diff --git a/Modules/_bsddb.c b/Modules/_bsddb.c
index 13b5b7b481b..23fa573fade 100644
--- a/Modules/_bsddb.c
+++ b/Modules/_bsddb.c
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
 #error "eek! DBVER can't handle minor versions > 9"
 #endif
 
-#define PY_BSDDB_VERSION "4.4.6"
+#define PY_BSDDB_VERSION "4.5.0"
 static char *rcs_id = "$Id$";