diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
index fae4f55..edcec39 100644
--- a/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@
     "editor.formatOnSave": true,
     "modulename": "${workspaceFolderBasename}",
     "distname": "${workspaceFolderBasename}",
-    "moduleversion": "1.2.45",
+    "moduleversion": "1.2.46",
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/RELEASE_NOTES.md b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
index e765ab0..1ce5735 100644
--- a/RELEASE_NOTES.md
+++ b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # pyubx2 Release Notes
 
+### RELEASE 1.2.46
+
+ENHANCEMENTS:
+
+1. Minimum version of pynmeagps updated to 1.0.42 - incorporates additional NMEA sentence definitions and helper functions.
+
 ### RELEASE 1.2.45
 
 ENHANCEMENTS:
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 53de93c..5b9c87f 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ name = "pyubx2"
 authors = [{ name = "semuadmin", email = "semuadmin@semuconsulting.com" }]
 maintainers = [{ name = "semuadmin", email = "semuadmin@semuconsulting.com" }]
 description = "UBX protocol parser and generator"
-version = "1.2.45"
+version = "1.2.46"
 license = { file = "LICENSE" }
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.8"
diff --git a/src/pyubx2/_version.py b/src/pyubx2/_version.py
index 711f224..c30ef68 100644
--- a/src/pyubx2/_version.py
+++ b/src/pyubx2/_version.py
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@
 :license: BSD 3-Clause
 """
 
-__version__ = "1.2.45"
+__version__ = "1.2.46"