diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index f8e0a815..7ceabf51 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@ node_js:
   - "8"
   - "10"
   - "12"
-env:
-  - CXX=g++-4.8
 services:
   - xvfb
 addons:
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0063b6df..758528ae 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "ethereumjs-util",
-  "version": "4.5.0",
+  "version": "4.5.1",
   "description": "a collection of utility functions for Ethereum",
   "main": "dist/index.js",
   "files": [