diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d30666216..4466fb2de 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,47 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [2.46.0] - 2026-03-19
+
+### API-Changes
+
+- [**breaking**] remove functions for sending and receiving Autocrypt Setup Message.
+- Add `list_transports_ex()` and `set_transport_unpublished()` functions.
+
+### Features / Changes
+
+- add `IncomingCallAccepted.from_this_device`.
+- mark messages as "fresh".
+- decode `dcaccount://` URLs and error out on empty URLs early.
+- enable anonymous OpenPGP key IDs.
+- tls: do not verify TLS certificates for hostnames starting with `_`.
+
+### Fixes
+
+- Mark call message as seen when accepting/declining a call ([#7842](https://github.com/chatmail/core/pull/7842)).
+- do not send MDNs for hidden messages.
+- call sync_all() instead of sync_data() when writing accounts.toml.
+- fsync() the rename() of accounts.toml.
+- count recipients by Intended Recipient Fingerprints.
+
+### Miscellaneous Tasks
+
+- deps: bump zizmorcore/zizmor-action from 0.5.0 to 0.5.2.
+- cargo: bump astral-tokio-tar from 0.5.6 to 0.6.0.
+- deps: bump actions/upload-artifact from 6 to 7.
+- cargo: bump blake3 from 1.8.2 to 1.8.3.
+- add constant_time_eq 0.3.1 to deny.toml.
+
+### Refactor
+
+- use re-exported rustls::pki_types.
+- import tokio_rustls::rustls.
+- Move transport_tests to their own file.
+
+### Tests
+
+- Shift time even more in flaky test_sync_broadcast_and_send_message.
+- test markfresh_chat()
+
 ## [2.45.0] - 2026-03-14
 
 ### API-Changes
@@ -7907,3 +7949,4 @@ https://github.com/chatmail/core/pulls?q=is%3Apr+is%3Aclosed
 [2.43.0]: https://github.com/chatmail/core/compare/v2.42.0..v2.43.0
 [2.44.0]: https://github.com/chatmail/core/compare/v2.43.0..v2.44.0
 [2.45.0]: https://github.com/chatmail/core/compare/v2.44.0..v2.45.0
+[2.46.0]: https://github.com/chatmail/core/compare/v2.45.0..v2.46.0
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 25ed4075d..6b3fabf34 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1307,7 +1307,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "deltachat"
-version = "2.46.0-dev"
+version = "2.46.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "astral-tokio-tar",
@@ -1416,7 +1416,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "deltachat-jsonrpc"
-version = "2.46.0-dev"
+version = "2.46.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-channel 2.5.0",
@@ -1437,7 +1437,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "deltachat-repl"
-version = "2.46.0-dev"
+version = "2.46.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "deltachat",
@@ -1453,7 +1453,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "deltachat-rpc-server"
-version = "2.46.0-dev"
+version = "2.46.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "deltachat",
@@ -1482,7 +1482,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "deltachat_ffi"
-version = "2.46.0-dev"
+version = "2.46.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "deltachat",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 8b8f4be2d..aff678417 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "deltachat"
-version = "2.46.0-dev"
+version = "2.46.0"
 edition = "2024"
 license = "MPL-2.0"
 rust-version = "1.88"
diff --git a/deltachat-ffi/Cargo.toml b/deltachat-ffi/Cargo.toml
index c7275e50e..57b653d0f 100644
--- a/deltachat-ffi/Cargo.toml
+++ b/deltachat-ffi/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "deltachat_ffi"
-version = "2.46.0-dev"
+version = "2.46.0"
 description = "Deltachat FFI"
 edition = "2018"
 readme = "README.md"
diff --git a/deltachat-jsonrpc/Cargo.toml b/deltachat-jsonrpc/Cargo.toml
index 8ba6c3460..aa3a194b6 100644
--- a/deltachat-jsonrpc/Cargo.toml
+++ b/deltachat-jsonrpc/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "deltachat-jsonrpc"
-version = "2.46.0-dev"
+version = "2.46.0"
 description = "DeltaChat JSON-RPC API"
 edition = "2021"
 license = "MPL-2.0"
diff --git a/deltachat-jsonrpc/typescript/package.json b/deltachat-jsonrpc/typescript/package.json
index 9693d70e7..df07e5dc9 100644
--- a/deltachat-jsonrpc/typescript/package.json
+++ b/deltachat-jsonrpc/typescript/package.json
@@ -54,5 +54,5 @@
   },
   "type": "module",
   "types": "dist/deltachat.d.ts",
-  "version": "2.46.0-dev"
+  "version": "2.46.0"
 }
diff --git a/deltachat-repl/Cargo.toml b/deltachat-repl/Cargo.toml
index 400f3b3cd..ac97dec40 100644
--- a/deltachat-repl/Cargo.toml
+++ b/deltachat-repl/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "deltachat-repl"
-version = "2.46.0-dev"
+version = "2.46.0"
 license = "MPL-2.0"
 edition = "2021"
 repository = "https://github.com/chatmail/core"
diff --git a/deltachat-rpc-client/pyproject.toml b/deltachat-rpc-client/pyproject.toml
index 135aa8e53..df3e99203 100644
--- a/deltachat-rpc-client/pyproject.toml
+++ b/deltachat-rpc-client/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "deltachat-rpc-client"
-version = "2.46.0-dev"
+version = "2.46.0"
 license = "MPL-2.0"
 description = "Python client for Delta Chat core JSON-RPC interface"
 classifiers = [
diff --git a/deltachat-rpc-server/Cargo.toml b/deltachat-rpc-server/Cargo.toml
index e831ffe48..cd8de92d4 100644
--- a/deltachat-rpc-server/Cargo.toml
+++ b/deltachat-rpc-server/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "deltachat-rpc-server"
-version = "2.46.0-dev"
+version = "2.46.0"
 description = "DeltaChat JSON-RPC server"
 edition = "2021"
 readme = "README.md"
diff --git a/deltachat-rpc-server/npm-package/package.json b/deltachat-rpc-server/npm-package/package.json
index 74491e761..e0aa28ee0 100644
--- a/deltachat-rpc-server/npm-package/package.json
+++ b/deltachat-rpc-server/npm-package/package.json
@@ -15,5 +15,5 @@
   },
   "type": "module",
   "types": "index.d.ts",
-  "version": "2.46.0-dev"
+  "version": "2.46.0"
 }
diff --git a/python/pyproject.toml b/python/pyproject.toml
index 23b19e91b..317b007c8 100644
--- a/python/pyproject.toml
+++ b/python/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "deltachat"
-version = "2.46.0-dev"
+version = "2.46.0"
 license = "MPL-2.0"
 description = "Python bindings for the Delta Chat Core library using CFFI against the Rust-implemented libdeltachat"
 readme = "README.rst"
diff --git a/release-date.in b/release-date.in
index 6e3400b7e..923c22dfc 100644
--- a/release-date.in
+++ b/release-date.in
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2026-03-14
\ No newline at end of file
+2026-03-19
\ No newline at end of file