diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 3d5cd3a4..38c845ef 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ jobs:
 
   haul:
     if: needs.call-release.outputs.releases_created == 'true'
+    needs: call-release
     runs-on: [self-hosted, Linux, X64, validator]
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@692973e3d937129bcbf40652eb9f2f61becf3332 # v4
diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 717f15a8..b52a4cb7 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{".":"0.0.44"}
\ No newline at end of file
+{".":"0.0.45"}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7faaa9d6..2c19604a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,17 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.0.45](https://github.com/validator-labs/validator/compare/v0.0.44...v0.0.45) (2024-07-11)
+
+
+### Other
+
+* release 0.0.45 ([161322c](https://github.com/validator-labs/validator/commit/161322ca16317fa3917fb95049ffaa5c9da165db))
+
+
+### Dependency Updates
+
+* **deps:** update softprops/action-gh-release digest to a74c6b7 ([#313](https://github.com/validator-labs/validator/issues/313)) ([262b5a0](https://github.com/validator-labs/validator/commit/262b5a05ecd0030492f21141053a9154836c22e8))
+
 ## [0.0.44](https://github.com/validator-labs/validator/compare/v0.0.43...v0.0.44) (2024-07-10)
 
 
diff --git a/chart/validator/Chart.yaml b/chart/validator/Chart.yaml
index 63cc1742..f49b87b6 100644
--- a/chart/validator/Chart.yaml
+++ b/chart/validator/Chart.yaml
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@ description: >-
   Monitor results created by validator plugins and upload them to a configurable
   sink
 type: application
-version: 0.0.44
+version: 0.0.45
 appVersion: 0.0.27
diff --git a/chart/validator/README.md b/chart/validator/README.md
index 43b6b70c..df6fee91 100644
--- a/chart/validator/README.md
+++ b/chart/validator/README.md
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ The following table lists the configurable parameters of the Validator chart and
 | `controllerManager.manager.containerSecurityContext.allowPrivilegeEscalation` |  | `false` |
 | `controllerManager.manager.containerSecurityContext.capabilities.drop` |  | `["ALL"]` |
 | `controllerManager.manager.image.repository` |  | `"quay.io/validator-labs/validator"` |
-| `controllerManager.manager.image.tag` | x-release-please-version | `"v0.0.44"` |
+| `controllerManager.manager.image.tag` | x-release-please-version | `"v0.0.45"` |
 | `controllerManager.manager.resources.limits.cpu` |  | `"500m"` |
 | `controllerManager.manager.resources.limits.memory` |  | `"512Mi"` |
 | `controllerManager.manager.resources.requests.cpu` |  | `"10m"` |
diff --git a/chart/validator/values.yaml b/chart/validator/values.yaml
index e22820d1..40713b13 100644
--- a/chart/validator/values.yaml
+++ b/chart/validator/values.yaml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ controllerManager:
         - ALL
     image:
       repository: quay.io/validator-labs/validator
-      tag: v0.0.44  # x-release-please-version
+      tag: v0.0.45  # x-release-please-version
     resources:
       limits:
         cpu: 500m
diff --git a/hauler-manifest.yaml b/hauler-manifest.yaml
index 34574fd1..058693e3 100644
--- a/hauler-manifest.yaml
+++ b/hauler-manifest.yaml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ metadata:
   name: validator-images
 spec:
   images:
-    - name: quay.io/validator-labs/validator:v0.0.44 # x-release-please-version
+    - name: quay.io/validator-labs/validator:v0.0.45 # x-release-please-version
     - name: quay.io/validator-labs/validator-plugin-aws:v0.1.1
     - name: quay.io/validator-labs/validator-plugin-azure:v0.0.12
     - name: quay.io/validator-labs/validator-plugin-kubescape:v0.0.3
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ spec:
   charts:
     - name: validator
       repoURL: https://validator-labs.github.io/validator
-      version: 0.0.44 # x-release-please-version
+      version: 0.0.45 # x-release-please-version
     - name: validator-plugin-aws
       repoURL: https://validator-labs.github.io/validator-plugin-aws
       version: 0.1.1
diff --git a/release-please-config.json b/release-please-config.json
index fe326d0c..c21ae7f6 100644
--- a/release-please-config.json
+++ b/release-please-config.json
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@
       "extra-files": [
         "chart/validator/Chart.yaml",
         "chart/validator/README.md",
-        "chart/validator/values.yaml"
+        "chart/validator/values.yaml",
+        "hauler-manifest.yaml"
       ],
       "changelog-sections": [
         {