diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index ec6a03ceff..ef48bf0bb1 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-Overview of Changes
-===================
+Overview of Changes in 4.5.1, 16-12-2021
+========================================
 
 * GtkWidget sizing has been rewritten to implement
   width-for-height more properly. This had some fallout,
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 9479d79666..88b439f73f 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 project('gtk', 'c',
-        version: '4.5.0',
+        version: '4.5.1',
         default_options: [
           'buildtype=debugoptimized',
           'warning_level=1',