diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 8def76f..b69c470 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 10
     name: lint
     runs-on: ${{ github.repository == 'stainless-sdks/anthale-typescript' && 'depot-ubuntu-24.04' || 'ubuntu-latest' }}
-    if: github.event_name == 'push' || github.event.pull_request.head.repo.fork
+    if: (github.event_name == 'push' || github.event.pull_request.head.repo.fork) && (github.event_name != 'push' || github.event.head_commit.message != 'codegen metadata')
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 5
     name: build
     runs-on: ${{ github.repository == 'stainless-sdks/anthale-typescript' && 'depot-ubuntu-24.04' || 'ubuntu-latest' }}
-    if: github.event_name == 'push' || github.event.pull_request.head.repo.fork
+    if: (github.event_name == 'push' || github.event.pull_request.head.repo.fork) && (github.event_name != 'push' || github.event.head_commit.message != 'codegen metadata')
     permissions:
       contents: read
       id-token: write
diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index ec087f9..a3cf436 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.4.4"
+  ".": "0.4.5"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7e3c7f9..02b829c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 0.4.5 (2026-03-25)
+
+Full Changelog: [v0.4.4...v0.4.5](https://github.com/anthalehq/anthale-node/compare/v0.4.4...v0.4.5)
+
+### Chores
+
+* **ci:** skip lint on metadata-only changes ([66491f6](https://github.com/anthalehq/anthale-node/commit/66491f60701e9715afff5fdb6aef0a8d5eeca89e))
+
 ## 0.4.4 (2026-03-24)
 
 Full Changelog: [v0.4.3...v0.4.4](https://github.com/anthalehq/anthale-node/compare/v0.4.3...v0.4.4)
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f853672..c591e93 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "anthale",
-  "version": "0.4.4",
+  "version": "0.4.5",
   "description": "The official TypeScript library for the Anthale API",
   "author": "Anthale <contact@anthale.com>",
   "types": "dist/index.d.ts",
diff --git a/src/version.ts b/src/version.ts
index 139cfd2..848cae9 100644
--- a/src/version.ts
+++ b/src/version.ts
@@ -1 +1 @@
-export const VERSION = '0.4.4'; // x-release-please-version
+export const VERSION = '0.4.5'; // x-release-please-version