diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6923096..4cc5596 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+## [0.45.1](https://github.com/archgate/cli/compare/v0.45.0...v0.45.1) (2026-06-10)
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **install:** verify release assets exist before trusting advertised version; test isolation fixes ([#404](https://github.com/archgate/cli/issues/404)) ([be5e7d9](https://github.com/archgate/cli/commit/be5e7d95eb76a07a066b06abb318efa141272a3f))
+
 ## [0.45.0](https://github.com/archgate/cli/compare/v0.43.0...v0.45.0) (2026-06-10)
 
 ### Features
diff --git a/docs/astro.config.mjs b/docs/astro.config.mjs
index 3db36f8..f055a32 100644
--- a/docs/astro.config.mjs
+++ b/docs/astro.config.mjs
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ export default defineConfig({
             applicationCategory: "DeveloperApplication",
             applicationSubCategory: "Code Governance",
             operatingSystem: "macOS, Linux, Windows",
-            softwareVersion: "0.45.0",
+            softwareVersion: "0.45.1",
             license: "https://github.com/archgate/cli/blob/main/LICENSE",
             offers: { "@type": "Offer", price: "0", priceCurrency: "USD" },
             url: "https://cli.archgate.dev",
diff --git a/docs/public/version.json b/docs/public/version.json
index 4603260..92edc3b 100644
--- a/docs/public/version.json
+++ b/docs/public/version.json
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{ "version": "v0.45.0" }
+{ "version": "v0.45.1" }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d0e8790..ee04354 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "archgate",
-  "version": "0.45.0",
+  "version": "0.45.1",
   "description": "Enforce Architecture Decision Records as executable rules — for both humans and AI agents",
   "keywords": [
     "adr",
diff --git a/shims/go/internal/shim/shim.go b/shims/go/internal/shim/shim.go
index a4f97ea..1b85517 100644
--- a/shims/go/internal/shim/shim.go
+++ b/shims/go/internal/shim/shim.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 // Version is the archgate CLI version this shim downloads.
-const Version = "0.45.0"
+const Version = "0.45.1"
 
 const (
 	releaseBaseURL = "https://github.com/archgate/cli/releases/download"
diff --git a/shims/maven/pom.xml b/shims/maven/pom.xml
index 05566ba..39d6b1c 100644
--- a/shims/maven/pom.xml
+++ b/shims/maven/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
     <groupId>dev.archgate</groupId>
     <artifactId>archgate-cli</artifactId>
-    <version>0.45.0</version>
+    <version>0.45.1</version>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
     <name>archgate-cli</name>
diff --git a/shims/maven/src/main/java/dev/archgate/cli/Shim.java b/shims/maven/src/main/java/dev/archgate/cli/Shim.java
index b62e320..a9c56f2 100644
--- a/shims/maven/src/main/java/dev/archgate/cli/Shim.java
+++ b/shims/maven/src/main/java/dev/archgate/cli/Shim.java
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
  */
 public final class Shim {
 
-    private static final String VERSION = "0.45.0";
+    private static final String VERSION = "0.45.1";
     private static final String BASE_URL = "https://github.com/archgate/cli/releases/download/v" + VERSION + "/";
 
     private Shim() {}
diff --git a/shims/nuget/Archgate.Tool/Archgate.Tool.csproj b/shims/nuget/Archgate.Tool/Archgate.Tool.csproj
index 4a54588..0f214c9 100644
--- a/shims/nuget/Archgate.Tool/Archgate.Tool.csproj
+++ b/shims/nuget/Archgate.Tool/Archgate.Tool.csproj
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <PackAsTool>true</PackAsTool>
     <ToolCommandName>archgate</ToolCommandName>
     <PackageId>archgate</PackageId>
-    <Version>0.45.0</Version>
+    <Version>0.45.1</Version>
     <Description>Enforce Architecture Decision Records as executable rules — for both humans and AI agents</Description>
     <Authors>Archgate</Authors>
     <PackageLicenseExpression>Apache-2.0</PackageLicenseExpression>
diff --git a/shims/nuget/Archgate.Tool/Program.cs b/shims/nuget/Archgate.Tool/Program.cs
index b30ab1c..52d9bc9 100644
--- a/shims/nuget/Archgate.Tool/Program.cs
+++ b/shims/nuget/Archgate.Tool/Program.cs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ namespace Archgate.Tool;
 
 internal static class Program
 {
-    private const string Version = "0.45.0";
+    private const string Version = "0.45.1";
 
     private static readonly string CacheDir = Path.Join(
         Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.UserProfile),
diff --git a/shims/pypi/archgate/_version.py b/shims/pypi/archgate/_version.py
index 4d8afa5..058b03f 100644
--- a/shims/pypi/archgate/_version.py
+++ b/shims/pypi/archgate/_version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "0.45.0"
+__version__ = "0.45.1"
diff --git a/shims/pypi/pyproject.toml b/shims/pypi/pyproject.toml
index 87376b6..74de6bd 100644
--- a/shims/pypi/pyproject.toml
+++ b/shims/pypi/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 
 [project]
 name = "archgate"
-version = "0.45.0"
+version = "0.45.1"
 description = "Enforce Architecture Decision Records as executable rules — for both humans and AI agents"
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.8"
diff --git a/shims/rubygem/lib/archgate/version.rb b/shims/rubygem/lib/archgate/version.rb
index a6ce603..ec92fbc 100644
--- a/shims/rubygem/lib/archgate/version.rb
+++ b/shims/rubygem/lib/archgate/version.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
 module Archgate
-  VERSION = "0.45.0"
+  VERSION = "0.45.1"
 end