diff --git a/charts/splunk-connect-for-syslog/Chart.yaml b/charts/splunk-connect-for-syslog/Chart.yaml
index b2e44364ce..7c80f5de48 100644
--- a/charts/splunk-connect-for-syslog/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/splunk-connect-for-syslog/Chart.yaml
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@ apiVersion: v2
 name: splunk-connect-for-syslog
 description: Deploy Splunk Connect for Syslog
 type: application
-version: 3.4.4
-appVersion: "3.4.4"
+version: 3.4.5-develop.1
+appVersion: "3.4.5-develop.1"
diff --git a/package/etc/VERSION b/package/etc/VERSION
index f9892605c7..cc946f9c9d 100644
--- a/package/etc/VERSION
+++ b/package/etc/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-3.4.4
+3.4.5-develop.1
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 5c25e35c65..fc0eaece9a 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "splunk-connect-for-syslog"
-version = "3.4.4"
+version = "3.4.5-develop.1"
 description = ""
 authors = ["rjha-splunk <rjha@splunk.com>"]
 license = "Apache-2.0"