diff --git a/InvenTree/InvenTree/api_version.py b/InvenTree/InvenTree/api_version.py
index e7b9d4d95a..2046b97281 100644
--- a/InvenTree/InvenTree/api_version.py
+++ b/InvenTree/InvenTree/api_version.py
@@ -4,11 +4,15 @@ InvenTree API version information
 
 
 # InvenTree API version
-INVENTREE_API_VERSION = 44
+INVENTREE_API_VERSION = 45
 
 """
 Increment this API version number whenever there is a significant change to the API that any clients need to know about
 
+v45 -> 2022-05-08 : https://github.com/inventree/InvenTree/pull/2944
+    - Settings are now accessed via the API using their unique key, not their PK
+    - This allows the settings to be accessed without prior knowledge of the PK
+
 v44 -> 2022-05-04 : https://github.com/inventree/InvenTree/pull/2931
     - Converting more server-side rendered forms to the API
     - Exposes more core functionality to API endpoints