diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index fb15a57dad91ce..e3c544ae18635c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 Ansible Changes By Release
 ==========================
 
+1.4.5 "Could This Be Magic" - February 12, 2014
+
+- fixed issue with permissions being incorrect on fireball/accelerate keys when the umask setting was too loose.
+
 1.4.4 "Could This Be Magic" - January 06, 2014
 
 - Fixed issue with newer versions of pip not having --use-mirrors
diff --git a/RELEASES.txt b/RELEASES.txt
index d91dc97242de54..7cbdfafe2b32ec 100644
--- a/RELEASES.txt
+++ b/RELEASES.txt
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ Ansible Releases at a Glance
 ============================
 
 
+1.4.5  "Could This Be Magic?" - 02-12-2014
 1.4.4  "Could This Be Magic?" - 01-06-2014
 1.4.3  "Could This Be Magic?" - 12-20-2013
 1.4.2  "Could This Be Magic?" - 12-18-2013
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 1c99cf0e80935d..e516bb9d963a0c 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.4.4
+1.4.5
diff --git a/docsite/rst/index.rst b/docsite/rst/index.rst
index 860fc17d1542d3..ee23b9645cd478 100644
--- a/docsite/rst/index.rst
+++ b/docsite/rst/index.rst
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ upgrade remote daemons or the problem of not being able to manage systems becaus
 
 You may be interested in reading about `some notable Ansible users <http://www.ansibleworks.com/users/>`_.
 
-This documentation covers the current released version of Ansible (1.4.4) and also some development version features (1.5).  For recent features, in each section, the version of Ansible where the feature is added is indicated.  AnsibleWorks releases a new major release of Ansible approximately every 2 months.  The core application evolves somewhat conservatively, valuing simplicity in language design and setup, while the community around new modules and plugins being developed and contributed moves very very quickly, typically adding 20 or so new modules in each release.
+This documentation covers the current released version of Ansible (1.4.5) and also some development version features (1.5).  For recent features, in each section, the version of Ansible where the feature is added is indicated.  AnsibleWorks releases a new major release of Ansible approximately every 2 months.  The core application evolves somewhat conservatively, valuing simplicity in language design and setup, while the community around new modules and plugins being developed and contributed moves very very quickly, typically adding 20 or so new modules in each release.
 
 .. _an_introduction:
 
diff --git a/lib/ansible/__init__.py b/lib/ansible/__init__.py
index fc6a7ef0d10dca..80f0a9941adcd0 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/__init__.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/__init__.py
@@ -14,5 +14,5 @@
 #
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with Ansible.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-__version__ = '1.4.4'
+__version__ = '1.4.5'
 __author__ = 'Michael DeHaan'
diff --git a/packaging/debian/changelog b/packaging/debian/changelog
index 57da7bb4ee8d3f..dea3153c7dd943 100644
--- a/packaging/debian/changelog
+++ b/packaging/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+ansible (1.4.5) unstable; urgency=low
+
+  * 1.4.5 release
+
+ -- Michael DeHaan <michael.dehaan@gmail.com>  Wed, 12 February 2014 15:23:11 -0500
+
 ansible (1.4.4) unstable; urgency=low
 
   * 1.4.4 release
diff --git a/packaging/rpm/ansible.spec b/packaging/rpm/ansible.spec
index 7b8505f05699e1..5ccef7bca3e993 100644
--- a/packaging/rpm/ansible.spec
+++ b/packaging/rpm/ansible.spec
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ BuildRoot: %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-buildroot
 Name: ansible
 Release: 1%{?dist}
 Summary: SSH-based configuration management, deployment, and orchestration engine
-Version: 1.4.4
+Version: 1.4.5
 
 Group: Development/Libraries
 License: GPLv3
@@ -81,6 +81,9 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 
 %changelog
 
+* Wed Feb 12 2014 Michael DeHaan <michael.dehaan@gmail.com> - 1.4.5
+* Release 1.4.5
+
 * Mon Jan 06 2014 Michael DeHaan <michael.dehaan@gmail.com> - 1.4.4
 * Release 1.4.4