diff --git a/.releaserc b/.releaserc
index 78e982ac..5f53e6f5 100644
--- a/.releaserc
+++ b/.releaserc
@@ -13,9 +13,7 @@ plugins:
             - "./setup.py"
           from: 'version=".*"'
           to: 'version="${nextRelease.version}"'
-  - - "@semantic-release/exec"
-    -  prepareCmd: "python3 setup.py sdist && python3 -m twine check dist/*"
-       publishCmd: "python3 setup.py sdist && python3 -m twine upload dist/*"
+  - [ "@semantic-release/exec", { publishCmd: "python3 setup.py sdist && python3 -m twine upload dist/*" }]
   - - "@semantic-release/git"
     - assets:
         - "./googlemaps/__init__.py"
diff --git a/googlemaps/__init__.py b/googlemaps/__init__.py
index 803bf5a9..593f4ba8 100644
--- a/googlemaps/__init__.py
+++ b/googlemaps/__init__.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 # the License.
 #
 
-__version__ = "4.5.0"
+__version__ = "4.5.1"
 
 from googlemaps.client import Client
 from googlemaps import exceptions
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index c2a605ba..369cb0b5 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 setup(
     name="googlemaps",
-    version="4.5.0",
+    version="4.5.1",
     description="Python client library for Google Maps Platform",
     long_description=readme + changelog,
     long_description_content_type="text/markdown",