diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index a36bf1fa..e02d67bf 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.45.2",
+  ".": "0.45.3",
   "mcp-package": "0.1.2"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c4aef940..89e181f0 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.45.3](https://github.com/grafana/plugin-validator/compare/plugin-validator/v0.45.2...plugin-validator/v0.45.3) (2026-07-22)
+
+
+### 🐛 Bug Fixes
+
+* **security/unknown/:** update module golang.org/x/text to v0.39.0 [security] ([#651](https://github.com/grafana/plugin-validator/issues/651)) ([58d980e](https://github.com/grafana/plugin-validator/commit/58d980e491ac2ee5260fd43c650ee84a7ea4269f))
+
 ## [0.45.2](https://github.com/grafana/plugin-validator/compare/plugin-validator/v0.45.1...plugin-validator/v0.45.2) (2026-07-22)
 
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 07f8cfd8..6e60f158 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@grafana/plugin-validator",
-  "version": "0.45.2",
+  "version": "0.45.3",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@grafana/plugin-validator",
-      "version": "0.45.2",
+      "version": "0.45.3",
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "tar": "7.5.20"
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index edc1d54f..73af5ade 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@grafana/plugin-validator",
-  "version": "0.45.2",
+  "version": "0.45.3",
   "description": "Grafana Plugin Validator",
   "main": "index.js",
   "repository": {