diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 947895888..f3d370d30 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-    ".": "4.5.0"
+    ".": "4.5.1"
 }
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diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 27cecd5a1..133568d30 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [4.5.1](https://github.com/googlemaps/android-maps-utils/compare/v4.5.0...v4.5.1) (2026-06-17)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* enable filterTouchesWhenObscured on WebView layouts ([#1705](https://github.com/googlemaps/android-maps-utils/issues/1705)) ([3e59470](https://github.com/googlemaps/android-maps-utils/commit/3e59470f718d12bb2269f9ae38ccd2af912adb5a))
+
 ## [4.5.0](https://github.com/googlemaps/android-maps-utils/compare/v4.4.1...v4.5.0) (2026-06-16)
 
 
diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index 902b47794..17a074789 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -45,6 +45,6 @@ tasks.register<Exec>("installAndLaunch") {
 allprojects {
     group = "com.google.maps.android"
     // {x-release-please-start-version}
-    version = "4.5.0"
+    version = "4.5.1"
     // {x-release-please-end}
 }
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