diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 47374ceb..7c56b328 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+Overview of changes in Sysprof 45.0
+===================================
+
+Changes since 45.rc:
+
+ * Ignore swapper/# scheduler details to better show activity
+ * Update some subsystem name extraction
+ * Translation updates
+
 Overview of changes in Sysprof 45.rc
 ====================================
 
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 065bf306..3f4a7ebb 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 project('sysprof', 'c', 'cpp',
           license: 'GPL-3.0-or-later',
-          version: '45.rc',
+          version: '45.0',
     meson_version: '>=0.62.0',
   default_options: [ 'c_std=gnu17',
                      'cpp_std=gnu++17',