diff --git a/python/notebooks/00-getting-started.ipynb b/python/notebooks/00-getting-started.ipynb
index 2522202102a2..5fc188ccebdb 100644
--- a/python/notebooks/00-getting-started.ipynb
+++ b/python/notebooks/00-getting-started.ipynb
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
    "metadata": {},
    "outputs": [],
    "source": [
-    "!python -m pip install semantic-kernel==0.4.4.dev0"
+    "!python -m pip install semantic-kernel==0.4.5.dev0"
    ]
   },
   {
diff --git a/python/notebooks/01-basic-loading-the-kernel.ipynb b/python/notebooks/01-basic-loading-the-kernel.ipynb
index 2e8ad8be3129..9d5be85de411 100644
--- a/python/notebooks/01-basic-loading-the-kernel.ipynb
+++ b/python/notebooks/01-basic-loading-the-kernel.ipynb
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
    "metadata": {},
    "outputs": [],
    "source": [
-    "!python -m pip install semantic-kernel==0.4.4.dev0"
+    "!python -m pip install semantic-kernel==0.4.5.dev0"
    ]
   },
   {
diff --git a/python/notebooks/02-running-prompts-from-file.ipynb b/python/notebooks/02-running-prompts-from-file.ipynb
index 17519257d6c3..047859154243 100644
--- a/python/notebooks/02-running-prompts-from-file.ipynb
+++ b/python/notebooks/02-running-prompts-from-file.ipynb
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
    "metadata": {},
    "outputs": [],
    "source": [
-    "!python -m pip install semantic-kernel==0.4.4.dev0"
+    "!python -m pip install semantic-kernel==0.4.5.dev0"
    ]
   },
   {
diff --git a/python/notebooks/03-semantic-function-inline.ipynb b/python/notebooks/03-semantic-function-inline.ipynb
index f5c90d8b1d2f..5051595020fc 100644
--- a/python/notebooks/03-semantic-function-inline.ipynb
+++ b/python/notebooks/03-semantic-function-inline.ipynb
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
    "metadata": {},
    "outputs": [],
    "source": [
-    "!python -m pip install semantic-kernel==0.4.4.dev0"
+    "!python -m pip install semantic-kernel==0.4.5.dev0"
    ]
   },
   {
diff --git a/python/notebooks/04-context-variables-chat.ipynb b/python/notebooks/04-context-variables-chat.ipynb
index 8eff5b7f3838..3797488a0ff1 100644
--- a/python/notebooks/04-context-variables-chat.ipynb
+++ b/python/notebooks/04-context-variables-chat.ipynb
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
    "metadata": {},
    "outputs": [],
    "source": [
-    "!python -m pip install semantic-kernel==0.4.4.dev0"
+    "!python -m pip install semantic-kernel==0.4.5.dev0"
    ]
   },
   {
diff --git a/python/notebooks/05-using-the-planner.ipynb b/python/notebooks/05-using-the-planner.ipynb
index 188c9dfa8464..0abc694b2747 100644
--- a/python/notebooks/05-using-the-planner.ipynb
+++ b/python/notebooks/05-using-the-planner.ipynb
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
    "metadata": {},
    "outputs": [],
    "source": [
-    "!python -m pip install semantic-kernel==0.4.4.dev0"
+    "!python -m pip install semantic-kernel==0.4.5.dev0"
    ]
   },
   {
diff --git a/python/notebooks/06-memory-and-embeddings.ipynb b/python/notebooks/06-memory-and-embeddings.ipynb
index 0a89aceabaa2..337cfbdb9cf9 100644
--- a/python/notebooks/06-memory-and-embeddings.ipynb
+++ b/python/notebooks/06-memory-and-embeddings.ipynb
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
    "metadata": {},
    "outputs": [],
    "source": [
-    "!python -m pip install semantic-kernel==0.4.4.dev0"
+    "!python -m pip install semantic-kernel==0.4.5.dev0"
    ]
   },
   {
diff --git a/python/notebooks/07-hugging-face-for-skills.ipynb b/python/notebooks/07-hugging-face-for-skills.ipynb
index eb22dae2ba4c..9feeb0213be7 100644
--- a/python/notebooks/07-hugging-face-for-skills.ipynb
+++ b/python/notebooks/07-hugging-face-for-skills.ipynb
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
    "metadata": {},
    "outputs": [],
    "source": [
-    "!python -m pip install semantic-kernel==0.4.4.dev0\n",
+    "!python -m pip install semantic-kernel==0.4.5.dev0\n",
     "\n",
     "# Note that additional dependencies are required for the Hugging Face connectors:\n",
     "!python -m pip install torch==2.0.0\n",
diff --git a/python/notebooks/08-native-function-inline.ipynb b/python/notebooks/08-native-function-inline.ipynb
index 1f59cafa3689..ffa620f7563a 100644
--- a/python/notebooks/08-native-function-inline.ipynb
+++ b/python/notebooks/08-native-function-inline.ipynb
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
    "metadata": {},
    "outputs": [],
    "source": [
-    "!python -m pip install semantic-kernel==0.4.4.dev0"
+    "!python -m pip install semantic-kernel==0.4.5.dev0"
    ]
   },
   {
diff --git a/python/notebooks/09-groundedness-checking.ipynb b/python/notebooks/09-groundedness-checking.ipynb
index cbb1fe18a82e..ac7e6d586607 100644
--- a/python/notebooks/09-groundedness-checking.ipynb
+++ b/python/notebooks/09-groundedness-checking.ipynb
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
    "metadata": {},
    "outputs": [],
    "source": [
-    "!python -m pip install semantic-kernel==0.4.4.dev0"
+    "!python -m pip install semantic-kernel==0.4.5.dev0"
    ]
   },
   {
diff --git a/python/notebooks/10-multiple-results-per-prompt.ipynb b/python/notebooks/10-multiple-results-per-prompt.ipynb
index 2fd67df162c0..13e00e6ed107 100644
--- a/python/notebooks/10-multiple-results-per-prompt.ipynb
+++ b/python/notebooks/10-multiple-results-per-prompt.ipynb
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
             "metadata": {},
             "outputs": [],
             "source": [
-                "!python -m pip install semantic-kernel==0.4.4.dev0"
+                "!python -m pip install semantic-kernel==0.4.5.dev0"
             ]
         },
         {
diff --git a/python/notebooks/11-streaming-completions.ipynb b/python/notebooks/11-streaming-completions.ipynb
index 85f481380637..f78d0061fee0 100644
--- a/python/notebooks/11-streaming-completions.ipynb
+++ b/python/notebooks/11-streaming-completions.ipynb
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
             "metadata": {},
             "outputs": [],
             "source": [
-                "!python -m pip install semantic-kernel==0.4.4.dev0"
+                "!python -m pip install semantic-kernel==0.4.5.dev0"
             ]
         },
         {
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@
             "name": "python",
             "nbconvert_exporter": "python",
             "pygments_lexer": "ipython3",
-            "version": "3.8.0"
+            "version": "3.10.12"
         }
     },
     "nbformat": 4,
diff --git a/python/pyproject.toml b/python/pyproject.toml
index 3c542c85e346..2a9c9fb4aee3 100644
--- a/python/pyproject.toml
+++ b/python/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "semantic-kernel"
-version = "0.4.4.dev"
+version = "0.4.5.dev"
 description = "Semantic Kernel Python SDK"
 authors = ["Microsoft <SK-Support@microsoft.com>"]
 readme = "pip/README.md"