diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2df186c96..42ce8d7b4 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,24 @@
+# [4.5.0](https://github.com/Automattic/newspack-blocks/compare/v4.4.0...v4.5.0) (2024-12-09)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* also search for coauthor posts by term slug ([#1954](https://github.com/Automattic/newspack-blocks/issues/1954)) ([49357ff](https://github.com/Automattic/newspack-blocks/commit/49357ffa12bd2197d08379db0cd084f1cc5deb2a))
+* **modal-checkout:** allow all gateway assets ([#1988](https://github.com/Automattic/newspack-blocks/issues/1988)) ([e371e30](https://github.com/Automattic/newspack-blocks/commit/e371e309a41dd0239088e5fc8914093073f0e23a))
+* **modal-checkout:** handle paypal ([#1985](https://github.com/Automattic/newspack-blocks/issues/1985)) ([9bb2b8c](https://github.com/Automattic/newspack-blocks/commit/9bb2b8c9d82dbb9e5e110845c2a2f2d077aa7ee7))
+* **ras-acc:** correct spacing issue around saved credit cards ([#1980](https://github.com/Automattic/newspack-blocks/issues/1980)) ([52a5c57](https://github.com/Automattic/newspack-blocks/commit/52a5c57ffe037b3de9471c9a4587a2c62c917712))
+* **ras-acc:** fix display issues with Additional Fields ([#1979](https://github.com/Automattic/newspack-blocks/issues/1979)) ([b9390ef](https://github.com/Automattic/newspack-blocks/commit/b9390effc8096fc9faea48b49e90efdeabbe1513))
+* **ras-acc:** remove space caused by empty divs ([#1978](https://github.com/Automattic/newspack-blocks/issues/1978)) ([8cb6ead](https://github.com/Automattic/newspack-blocks/commit/8cb6ead13aaa86743bb83ba9afb859277394d1df))
+* remove reCaptcha for WooCommere code from modal checkout ([#1984](https://github.com/Automattic/newspack-blocks/issues/1984)) ([8e250eb](https://github.com/Automattic/newspack-blocks/commit/8e250eb8ef95ca960509beba9dcd6e7526aa9dc6))
+
+
+### Features
+
+* add Bluesky support to the Author Profile, List blocks ([#1969](https://github.com/Automattic/newspack-blocks/issues/1969)) ([d26a7e4](https://github.com/Automattic/newspack-blocks/commit/d26a7e4001e0645cba031143e2fbb18d4749def6))
+* add CSS class to variation buttons for tracking ([#1989](https://github.com/Automattic/newspack-blocks/issues/1989)) ([910e6b1](https://github.com/Automattic/newspack-blocks/commit/910e6b157fd6412b37c7b0ffb56589412a0058a2))
+* add support for Newspack Guest Contributor in HPP blocks ([#1934](https://github.com/Automattic/newspack-blocks/issues/1934)) ([c16849e](https://github.com/Automattic/newspack-blocks/commit/c16849e2cf62236b55a99fe63c72f68d727b3437))
+* merge RAS-ACC work into trunk ([#1977](https://github.com/Automattic/newspack-blocks/issues/1977)) ([2eeaa89](https://github.com/Automattic/newspack-blocks/commit/2eeaa8933cd4ac877389362aa0815e36d50bc729))
+
 # [4.4.0](https://github.com/Automattic/newspack-blocks/compare/v4.3.7...v4.4.0) (2024-11-25)
 
 
diff --git a/newspack-blocks.php b/newspack-blocks.php
index 7e31a0878..21b895dad 100755
--- a/newspack-blocks.php
+++ b/newspack-blocks.php
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  * Author URI:      https://newspack.com/
  * Text Domain:     newspack-blocks
  * Domain Path:     /languages
- * Version:         4.5.0-alpha.3
+ * Version:         4.5.0
  *
  * @package         Newspack_Blocks
  */
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 define( 'NEWSPACK_BLOCKS__PLUGIN_FILE', __FILE__ );
 define( 'NEWSPACK_BLOCKS__BLOCKS_DIRECTORY', 'dist/' );
 define( 'NEWSPACK_BLOCKS__PLUGIN_DIR', plugin_dir_path( NEWSPACK_BLOCKS__PLUGIN_FILE ) );
-define( 'NEWSPACK_BLOCKS__VERSION', '4.5.0-alpha.3' );
+define( 'NEWSPACK_BLOCKS__VERSION', '4.5.0' );
 
 require_once NEWSPACK_BLOCKS__PLUGIN_DIR . 'includes/class-newspack-blocks.php';
 require_once NEWSPACK_BLOCKS__PLUGIN_DIR . 'includes/class-newspack-blocks-api.php';
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 208bb4e93..1755a142e 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
 	"name": "@automattic/newspack-blocks",
-	"version": "4.4.0",
+	"version": "4.5.0",
 	"lockfileVersion": 3,
 	"requires": true,
 	"packages": {
 		"": {
 			"name": "@automattic/newspack-blocks",
-			"version": "4.4.0",
+			"version": "4.5.0",
 			"license": "GPL-3.0-or-later",
 			"dependencies": {
 				"classnames": "^2.5.1",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 731a6ddb4..35a423765 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "@automattic/newspack-blocks",
-	"version": "4.4.0",
+	"version": "4.5.0",
 	"author": "Automattic",
 	"devDependencies": {
 		"@rushstack/eslint-patch": "^1.10.4",