diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index e23e3c22c..1f0284c2e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+mkdocs-material-9.5.45 (2024-11-20)
+
+  * Reduced size of Docker image through multi-stage build
+  * Fixed #7708: Blog plugin crashing on YAML dates with timezones
+
 mkdocs-material-9.5.44 (2024-11-05)
 
   * Fixed #7672: Font CSS 404's when using privacy plugin (9.5.43 regression)
diff --git a/docs/changelog/index.md b/docs/changelog/index.md
index 8f29809fe..131aab4be 100644
--- a/docs/changelog/index.md
+++ b/docs/changelog/index.md
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@
 
 ## Material for MkDocs
 
+### 9.5.45 <small>November 20, 2024</small> { id="9.5.45" }
+
+- Reduced size of Docker image through multi-stage build
+- Fixed #7708: Blog plugin crashing on YAML dates with timezones
+
 ### 9.5.44 <small>November 5, 2024</small> { id="9.5.44" }
 
 - Fixed #7672: Font CSS 404's when using privacy plugin (9.5.43 regression)
diff --git a/material/__init__.py b/material/__init__.py
index 492d9c572..de1ff4f50 100644
--- a/material/__init__.py
+++ b/material/__init__.py
@@ -18,4 +18,4 @@
 # FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS
 # IN THE SOFTWARE.
 
-__version__ = "9.5.44"
+__version__ = "9.5.45"
diff --git a/material/templates/base.html b/material/templates/base.html
index ff527e78a..f19c21ac7 100644
--- a/material/templates/base.html
+++ b/material/templates/base.html
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
         <link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title="{{ lang.t('rss.updated') }}" href="{{ 'feed_rss_updated.xml' | url }}">
       {% endif %}
       <link rel="icon" href="{{ config.theme.favicon | url }}">
-      <meta name="generator" content="mkdocs-{{ mkdocs_version }}, mkdocs-material-9.5.44">
+      <meta name="generator" content="mkdocs-{{ mkdocs_version }}, mkdocs-material-9.5.45">
     {% endblock %}
     {% block htmltitle %}
       {% if page.meta and page.meta.title %}
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 4b5dd0c1d..111fed15c 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "mkdocs-material",
-  "version": "9.5.44",
+  "version": "9.5.45",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "mkdocs-material",
-      "version": "9.5.44",
+      "version": "9.5.45",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "clipboard": "^2.0.11",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d821a0b87..a495a89c0 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "mkdocs-material",
-  "version": "9.5.44",
+  "version": "9.5.45",
   "description": "Documentation that simply works",
   "keywords": [
     "mkdocs",