From 6ba2c0a2f9ee7feffd7e079621c4845820180c9a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Sebastian Thiel <sebastian.thiel@icloud.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2025 05:37:18 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Prepare a new release

---
 VERSION                | 2 +-
 doc/source/changes.rst | 6 ++++++
 2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index e6af1c454..3c91929a4 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-3.1.44
+3.1.45
diff --git a/doc/source/changes.rst b/doc/source/changes.rst
index 00a3c660e..151059ed2 100644
--- a/doc/source/changes.rst
+++ b/doc/source/changes.rst
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@
 Changelog
 =========
 
+3.1.45
+======
+
+See the following for all changes.
+https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/releases/tag/3.1.45
+
 3.1.44
 ======