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 | Release | Manifest | Kubernetes Version                                                        |
 | -- | --- |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-| 44 | [v1-31-eks-44](https://distro.eks.amazonaws.com/kubernetes-1-31/kubernetes-1-31-eks-44.yaml) | [v1.31.14](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/release/tag/v1.31.14) |
+| 45 | [v1-31-eks-45](https://distro.eks.amazonaws.com/kubernetes-1-31/kubernetes-1-31-eks-45.yaml) | [v1.31.14](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/release/tag/v1.31.14) |
 
 ### Kubernetes 1-30
 
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 * [v1-32-eks-1](releases/1-32/1/index.md) (December 06, 2024)
 
 #### EKS-D 1.31 Version Dependencies
+* [v1-31-eks-45](releases/1-31/45/index.md) (June 22, 2026)
 * [v1-31-eks-44](releases/1-31/44/index.md) (May 12, 2026)
 * [v1-31-eks-43](releases/1-31/43/index.md) (April 06, 2026)
 * [v1-31-eks-42](releases/1-31/42/index.md) (March 10, 2026)
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+# Changelog for v1-31-eks-45
+
+This changelog highlights the changes for [v1-31-eks-45](https://github.com/aws/eks-distro/tree/v1-31-eks-45).
+
+## Changes
+
+### Patches
+No changes since last release
+
+### Projects
+* Update GIT_TAG and GOLANG_VERSION files for internally built projects ([4722](https://github.com/aws/eks-distro/pull/4722))
+
+### Base Image
+* Update base image in tag file(s) ([4704](https://github.com/aws/eks-distro/pull/4704))
+* Update base image in tag file(s) ([4702](https://github.com/aws/eks-distro/pull/4702))
+
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+# EKS-D v1-31-eks-45 Release
+
+For additional information, see the [changelog](CHANGELOG-v1-31-eks-45.md) for this release.
+
+## Release Manifest
+
+Download the release manifest here: [kubernetes-1-31-eks-45.yaml](https://distro.eks.amazonaws.com/kubernetes-1-31/kubernetes-1-31-eks-45.yaml)
+
+| Name | Version | URI |
+|------|---------|-----|
+| aws-iam-authenticator | v0.7.17 | public.ecr.aws/eks-distro/kubernetes-sigs/aws-iam-authenticator:v0.7.17-eks-1-31-45 |
+| coredns | v1.12.4 | public.ecr.aws/eks-distro/coredns/coredns:v1.12.4-eks-1-31-45 |
+| etcd | v3.5.21 | public.ecr.aws/eks-distro/etcd-io/etcd:v3.5.21-eks-1-31-45 |
+| go-runner | v0.18.0 | public.ecr.aws/eks-distro/kubernetes/go-runner:v0.18.0-eks-1-31-45 |
+| kube-apiserver | v1.31.14 | public.ecr.aws/eks-distro/kubernetes/kube-apiserver:v1.31.14-eks-1-31-45 |
+| kube-controller-manager | v1.31.14 | public.ecr.aws/eks-distro/kubernetes/kube-controller-manager:v1.31.14-eks-1-31-45 |
+| kube-proxy | v1.31.14 | public.ecr.aws/eks-distro/kubernetes/kube-proxy:v1.31.14-eks-1-31-45 |
+| kube-proxy-base | v0.18.0 | public.ecr.aws/eks-distro/kubernetes/kube-proxy-base:v0.18.0-eks-1-31-45 |
+| kube-scheduler | v1.31.14 | public.ecr.aws/eks-distro/kubernetes/kube-scheduler:v1.31.14-eks-1-31-45 |
+| pause | v1.31.14 | public.ecr.aws/eks-distro/kubernetes/pause:v1.31.14-eks-1-31-45 |
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+Amazon EKS Distro v1-31-eks-45 is now available. Builds are available through ECR Public Gallery (https://gallery.ecr.aws/eks-distro). The changelog and release manifest are available on GitHub (https://github.com/aws/eks-distro/releases).
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