diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 454014b..728a4a1 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@
 
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file. The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/), and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [1.4.5] - 2025-10-14
+### Changed
+
+- Fixed issue with unidentified node types.
+
 ## [1.4.4] - 2024-04-01
 ### Added
 
@@ -76,4 +81,4 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file. The format
 
 ## [1.0.0] - 2023-01-09
 
-    - Initial Release
\ No newline at end of file
+    - Initial Release
diff --git a/dist/support_bundle b/dist/support_bundle
index c308103..9715fe1 100755
Binary files a/dist/support_bundle and b/dist/support_bundle differ
diff --git a/support_bundle.py b/support_bundle.py
index a17b5a8..e9ac0eb 100755
--- a/support_bundle.py
+++ b/support_bundle.py
@@ -393,6 +393,7 @@ def run_identify():
 
     if "node_type" not in identity_info:
         logging.warning("Failed to identify node type")
+        identity_info["node_type"] = "unidentified"
 
     # identify host id
     minion_files = ['/etc/salt/minion.d/nf-minion.conf',
@@ -734,7 +735,7 @@ def main():
 # main
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     try:
-        __version__ = '1.4.4'
+        __version__ = '1.4.5'
         # change log
         # https://github.com/netfoundry/edge-router-support-bundle/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md