diff --git a/ansible_collections/arista/avd/galaxy.yml b/ansible_collections/arista/avd/galaxy.yml
index 10c278e019d..df3827bc274 100644
--- a/ansible_collections/arista/avd/galaxy.yml
+++ b/ansible_collections/arista/avd/galaxy.yml
@@ -9,8 +9,7 @@ namespace: arista
 name: avd
 
 # The version of the collection. Must be compatible with semantic versioning
-version: 4.4.0
-
+version: 4.5.0-dev1
 # The path to the Markdown (.md) readme file. This path is relative to the root of the collection
 readme: README.md