diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b01a565ab..79c41e9eb 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,37 @@
 # Changelog 
 
+## 1.45.0
+
+- add `dc_accounts_t` account manager object and related api functions #1784
+
+- add capability to import backups as .tar files,
+  which will become the default in a subsequent release #1749
+
+- try various server domains on configuration #1780 #1838
+
+- recognize .tgs files as stickers #1826
+
+- remove X-Mailer debug header #1819
+
+- improve guessing message types from extension #1818
+
+- fix showing unprotected subjects in encrypted messages #1822
+
+- fix threading in interaction with non-delta-clients #1843
+
+- fix handling if encryption degrades #1829
+
+- fix webrtc-servers names set by the user #1831
+
+- update provider database #1828
+
+- update async-imap to fix Oauth2 #1837
+
+- optimize jpeg assets with trimage #1840
+
+- add tests and documentations #1809 #1820
+
+
 ## 1.44.0
 
 - fix peerstate issues #1800 #1805
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 0bba9e3bb..fe936bcec 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -804,7 +804,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "deltachat"
-version = "1.44.0"
+version = "1.45.0"
 dependencies = [
  "ansi_term 0.12.1",
  "anyhow",
@@ -879,7 +879,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "deltachat_ffi"
-version = "1.44.0"
+version = "1.45.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-std",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 6d200648b..9eeb1f00c 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "deltachat"
-version = "1.44.0"
+version = "1.45.0"
 authors = ["Delta Chat Developers (ML) <delta@codespeak.net>"]
 edition = "2018"
 license = "MPL-2.0"
diff --git a/deltachat-ffi/Cargo.toml b/deltachat-ffi/Cargo.toml
index 5b346bd5d..788845662 100644
--- a/deltachat-ffi/Cargo.toml
+++ b/deltachat-ffi/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "deltachat_ffi"
-version = "1.44.0"
+version = "1.45.0"
 description = "Deltachat FFI"
 authors = ["Delta Chat Developers (ML) <delta@codespeak.net>"]
 edition = "2018"