diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1b83b19fbc..ce20885c7c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Changelog
 
-## [Unreleased]
+## [v1.45.0] - 2024-10-08
 
 - Update `buf registry module info --format=json` to add `default_label_name`, which provides the name
   of the default label of a module.
@@ -1278,7 +1278,7 @@ buf check breaking proto --against .git#branch=master,subdir=proto
 
 Initial beta release.
 
-[Unreleased]: https://github.com/bufbuild/buf/compare/v1.44.0...HEAD
+[v1.45.0]: https://github.com/bufbuild/buf/compare/v1.44.0...v1.45.0
 [v1.44.0]: https://github.com/bufbuild/buf/compare/v1.43.0...v1.44.0
 [v1.43.0]: https://github.com/bufbuild/buf/compare/v1.42.0...v1.43.0
 [v1.42.0]: https://github.com/bufbuild/buf/compare/v1.41.0...v1.42.0
diff --git a/private/buf/bufcli/bufcli.go b/private/buf/bufcli/bufcli.go
index 2dff3f8d19..d9c5bd5955 100644
--- a/private/buf/bufcli/bufcli.go
+++ b/private/buf/bufcli/bufcli.go
@@ -15,4 +15,4 @@
 package bufcli
 
 // Version is the CLI version of buf.
-const Version = "1.44.1-dev"
+const Version = "1.45.0"