diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 29abba679d..5088273e62 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+Summary of changes from v044 to v045
+============================================
+
+Martin Schlemmer:
+  o Some updates for Gentoo's udev rules
+
+
 Summary of changes from v043 to v044
 ============================================
 
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a3aa2ecb8b..676302819d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ INFO =		udevinfo
 TESTER =	udevtest
 STARTER =	udevstart
 WAIT =		wait_for_sysfs
-VERSION =	044
+VERSION =	045
 INSTALL_DIR =	/usr/local/bin
 RELEASE_NAME =	$(ROOT)-$(VERSION)
 LOCAL_CFG_DIR =	etc/udev
diff --git a/udev.spec b/udev.spec
index bbaf076733..edb033e864 100644
--- a/udev.spec
+++ b/udev.spec
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
 Summary: A userspace implementation of devfs
 Name: udev
-Version: 044
+Version: 045
 Release: 1
 License: GPL
 Group: Utilities/System