diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d2a625b..3c60192 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+- 0.4.5-1 (2025-02-01):
+    + Added `nocreate` to logrotate configuration.
+
 - 0.4.4-1 (2025-01-31):
     + Fixed major I/O performance issue when writing metrics to DuckDB.
 
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 64ca6f6..1ab0084 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ SHELL := /bin/bash
 ROOT := $(abspath $(dir $(lastword $(MAKEFILE_LIST))))
 UMASK := 022
 
-VERSION := 0.4.4
+VERSION := 0.4.5
 ITERATION := 1
 REVISION := $(shell cd '$(ROOT)' && git rev-parse --short HEAD)
 ENVIRONMENT ?= production
diff --git a/extras/packaging/debian/varnishmon.logrotate b/extras/packaging/debian/varnishmon.logrotate
index e5c78a4..89b119c 100644
--- a/extras/packaging/debian/varnishmon.logrotate
+++ b/extras/packaging/debian/varnishmon.logrotate
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
   compress
   delaycompress
   missingok
+  nocreate
   sharedscripts
   postrotate
     /bin/kill -HUP `systemctl show -p MainPID --value varnishmon.service 2> /dev/null` 2> /dev/null || true
diff --git a/extras/packaging/redhat/varnishmon.logrotate b/extras/packaging/redhat/varnishmon.logrotate
index e5c78a4..89b119c 100644
--- a/extras/packaging/redhat/varnishmon.logrotate
+++ b/extras/packaging/redhat/varnishmon.logrotate
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
   compress
   delaycompress
   missingok
+  nocreate
   sharedscripts
   postrotate
     /bin/kill -HUP `systemctl show -p MainPID --value varnishmon.service 2> /dev/null` 2> /dev/null || true