diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 8e461e200..18673d70c 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
+45.5
+====
+* Fix auto-closing FDO notifications [Florian; !3204]
+* Fix key getting stuck when raising screen shield [Jonas; !3231]
+* Fixed crash [Jonas; !3233]
+* Misc. bug fixes and cleanups [Florian, Bilal, Paul, Ray; !3176, !3178, !3186,
+  !2765, !3202, !3206]
+
+Contributors:
+  Jonas Dreßler, Bilal Elmoussaoui, Paul Hollinsky, Florian Müllner, Ray Strode
+
 45.4
 ====
 * Close mount notification when drive gets disconnected [Florian; !3089]
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index e51f5062e..6c4308d2c 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 project('gnome-shell', 'c',
-  version: '45.4',
+  version: '45.5',
   meson_version: '>= 0.58.0',
   license: 'GPLv2+'
 )
diff --git a/subprojects/extensions-app/data/metainfo/org.gnome.Extensions.metainfo.xml.in b/subprojects/extensions-app/data/metainfo/org.gnome.Extensions.metainfo.xml.in
index 295b4ee03..33476c390 100644
--- a/subprojects/extensions-app/data/metainfo/org.gnome.Extensions.metainfo.xml.in
+++ b/subprojects/extensions-app/data/metainfo/org.gnome.Extensions.metainfo.xml.in
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
   </description>
 
   <releases>
+    <release version="45.5" date="2024-03-16"/>
     <release version="45.4" date="2024-02-11"/>
     <release version="45.3" date="2024-01-06"/>
     <release version="45.2" date="2023-12-01">
diff --git a/subprojects/extensions-app/meson.build b/subprojects/extensions-app/meson.build
index ff566c593..f36562769 100644
--- a/subprojects/extensions-app/meson.build
+++ b/subprojects/extensions-app/meson.build
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 project('gnome-extensions-app',
-  version: '45.4',
+  version: '45.5',
   meson_version: '>= 0.58.0',
   license: 'GPLv2+'
 )
diff --git a/subprojects/extensions-tool/meson.build b/subprojects/extensions-tool/meson.build
index cfa1a131a..849070583 100644
--- a/subprojects/extensions-tool/meson.build
+++ b/subprojects/extensions-tool/meson.build
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 project('gnome-extensions-tool', 'c',
-  version: '45.4',
+  version: '45.5',
   meson_version: '>= 0.58.0',
   license: 'GPLv2+'
 )
diff --git a/subprojects/shew/meson.build b/subprojects/shew/meson.build
index b1626746c..c939267e5 100644
--- a/subprojects/shew/meson.build
+++ b/subprojects/shew/meson.build
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 project('shew', 'c',
-  version: '45.4',
+  version: '45.5',
   meson_version: '>= 0.58.0',
   license: 'LGPLv2+',
 )