diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 5ae8b7d..ca683ed 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.45.3"
+  ".": "0.46.0"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 24371a2..75e20d3 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,27 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.46.0](https://github.com/webstreamr/webstreamr/compare/v0.45.3...v0.46.0) (2025-09-03)
+
+
+### Miscellaneous Chores
+
+* add ipStatus to /live endpoint ([94abcd3](https://github.com/webstreamr/webstreamr/commit/94abcd3f0ae814d2e057e14c7e5cbc96822c6803))
+* **fetcher:** decrease timeout to 5 seconds ([83021fb](https://github.com/webstreamr/webstreamr/commit/83021fb773e87711b812e327c4dec003fb27eb01))
+* no special sorting for errors ([12ac42e](https://github.com/webstreamr/webstreamr/commit/12ac42ef5f67c20be2fedfb0dea9183504529663))
+
+
+### Features
+
+* add stats endpoint with cache stats ([fd0900e](https://github.com/webstreamr/webstreamr/commit/fd0900e0533ad2f56a1546f55f1e92a48c366b2e))
+* configure sqlite as secondary source and extractor cache ([2b7e9c4](https://github.com/webstreamr/webstreamr/commit/2b7e9c403d646bde10c30e4eb48d55815b1aacff))
+* **source:** persist PrimeWire redirect URL cache ([8979060](https://github.com/webstreamr/webstreamr/commit/89790609db3a24274b0b9f8ef39478f81657da4c))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **source:** make cache prop static ([5ea34f6](https://github.com/webstreamr/webstreamr/commit/5ea34f66dd5106112eae792e657af51513064df4))
+* **source:** move countryCode filtering into central place ([5547fd5](https://github.com/webstreamr/webstreamr/commit/5547fd5486e61a260a208e343f837bd06978cd26))
+
 ## [0.45.3](https://github.com/webstreamr/webstreamr/compare/v0.45.2...v0.45.3) (2025-09-02)
 
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 3888ea6..35e8f65 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "webstreamr",
-  "version": "0.45.3",
+  "version": "0.46.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "webstreamr",
-      "version": "0.45.3",
+      "version": "0.46.0",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "@keyv/sqlite": "^4.0.5",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index fcc274e..a741bb0 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "webstreamr",
   "description": "Provides HTTP URLs from streaming websites.",
-  "version": "0.45.3",
+  "version": "0.46.0",
   "type": "commonjs",
   "scripts": {
     "analyse": "tsc --noEmit --project ./tsconfig.dev.json",
diff --git a/src/utils/manifest.ts b/src/utils/manifest.ts
index 9a6a930..20e95d3 100644
--- a/src/utils/manifest.ts
+++ b/src/utils/manifest.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ const typedEntries = <T extends object>(obj: T): [keyof T, T[keyof T]][] => (Obj
 export const buildManifest = (sources: Source[], extractors: Extractor[], config: Config): CustomManifest => {
   const manifest: CustomManifest = {
     id: envGetAppId(),
-    version: '0.45.3', // x-release-please-version
+    version: '0.46.0', // x-release-please-version
     name: envGetAppName(),
     description: 'Provides HTTP URLs from streaming websites. Configure add-on for additional languages. Add MediaFlow proxy for more URLs.',
     resources: [