diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index c4a752c1f..93cdf29af 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ include (CheckStructHasMember)
 set (HAVE_CMAKE true)
 
 project (task)
-set (PROJECT_VERSION "2.4.4")
+set (PROJECT_VERSION "2.4.5")
 
 OPTION(USE_GNUTLS "Build gnutls support." ON)
 
diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index f2463af87..c2ae721b8 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2.4.5 () -
+
+------ current release ---------------------------
+
 2.4.4 (2015-05-10) df49aaba126484b668c41d3ff9301f8d8ec49987
 
 - TW-69   wait dates relative to due date (thanks to John Florian).
@@ -17,8 +21,6 @@
 - The 'obfuscate' setting, if set to '1' will replace all text with 'xxx'.
 - POSIX file locking mechanism, eliminating platform-specific code.
 
------- current release ---------------------------
-
 2.4.3 (2015-04-19) 499044b9b6bdbc95338ea585204e949d80b24a09
 
 - TW-57   user defined attribute sort order (thanks to Max Muller).
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 028b9b0b0..4d5375bb5 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,26 +1,13 @@
 
-New Features in Taskwarrior 2.4.4
+New Features in Taskwarrior 2.4.5
 
-  - Taskwarrior now requires GCC 4.7+ / Clang 3.3+, for full C++11 support.
-  - Taskwarrior now builds properly on 32-bit platforms.
-  - The beginnings of a Japaneѕe translation.
+New commands in Taskwarrior 2.4.5
 
-New commands in Taskwarrior 2.4.4
+New configuration options in Taskwarrior 2.4.5
 
-  - None
+Newly deprecated features in Taskwarrior 2.4.5
 
-New configuration options in Taskwarrior 2.4.4
-
-  - The 'obfuscate' setting, if set to '1' will replace all text with 'xxx'.
-    This is useful when sharing data for bug reporting purposes.
-
-Newly deprecated features in Taskwarrior 2.4.4
-
-  - None
-
-Removed features in 2.4.4
-
-  - None
+Removed features in 2.4.5
 
 Known Issues