diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3baf1baf..fa2b5bdf 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,14 @@
 # CHANGELOG
 
 
+## v1.24.5 (2025-03-06)
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+- Add support for additional keyword arguments in widget constructors
+  ([`66c6c7f`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/66c6c7fa5075dcd5b6729fa3c2166aa821a6c51d))
+
+
 ## v1.24.4 (2025-03-05)
 
 ### Bug Fixes
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 8d08556e..f66ef43f 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 
 [project]
 name = "bec_widgets"
-version = "1.24.4"
+version = "1.24.5"
 description = "BEC Widgets"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
 classifiers = [