diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index ba2c5854ee0..6d2723c72ad 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "1.44.0"
+  ".": "1.45.0"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3cec69bcc77..9c0a80f07cf 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,24 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [1.45.0](https://github.com/googleapis/java-genai/compare/v1.44.0...v1.45.0) (2026-03-28)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* Add consent_audio and voice_consent_signature and AsyncSession.setup_complete ([959c01b](https://github.com/googleapis/java-genai/commit/959c01bb6ea75d4a498a6781f52d8741f3bade94))
+* Add labels field to Veo configs ([86f235a](https://github.com/googleapis/java-genai/commit/86f235af5751234c433236b93c92dc1d05e479bc))
+* Add model_status to GenerateContentResponse (Gemini API only) ([6c35249](https://github.com/googleapis/java-genai/commit/6c352493d503fb98e7738af3ea88ad7556b19a10))
+* Add part_metadata in Part (Gemini API only) ([6c35249](https://github.com/googleapis/java-genai/commit/6c352493d503fb98e7738af3ea88ad7556b19a10))
+* Add service tier to GenerateContent. ([5f61a16](https://github.com/googleapis/java-genai/commit/5f61a168d697588c2878461976cb31912cee9b3c))
+* **genai:** add TURN_INCLUDES_AUDIO_ACTIVITY_AND_ALL_VIDEO to TurnCoverage ([dbc4c33](https://github.com/googleapis/java-genai/commit/dbc4c33887d8d66cca0e474fde5faa8e98e13802))
+* support hyperparameters in distillation tuning ([fdedc74](https://github.com/googleapis/java-genai/commit/fdedc744dc3d447e94859c59379748286066353c))
+* Support rendered_parts in GroundingSupport ([6c35249](https://github.com/googleapis/java-genai/commit/6c352493d503fb98e7738af3ea88ad7556b19a10))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* support us region routing ([3296bfe](https://github.com/googleapis/java-genai/commit/3296bfe392dc685a499a3c1c8477b23674089d77))
+
 ## [1.44.0](https://github.com/googleapis/java-genai/compare/v1.43.0...v1.44.0) (2026-03-18)
 
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 09e0d5d50c8..6cf64b8cea2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ If you're using Maven, add the following to your dependencies:
   <dependency>
     <groupId>com.google.genai</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-genai</artifactId>
-    <version>1.44.0</version>
+    <version>1.45.0</version>
   </dependency>
 </dependencies>
 ```
diff --git a/examples/pom.xml b/examples/pom.xml
index 291963c4ca3..4ac03c58d1e 100644
--- a/examples/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
   <groupId>com.google.genai.examples</groupId>
   <artifactId>google-genai-examples</artifactId>
-  <version>1.45.0-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-genai:current} -->
+  <version>1.45.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-genai:current} -->
   <name>google-genai-examples</name>
 
   <properties>
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
     <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
     <!-- {x-version-update-start:google-genai:current} -->
-    <google-genai.version>1.45.0-SNAPSHOT</google-genai.version>
+    <google-genai.version>1.45.0</google-genai.version>
     <!-- {x-version-update-end} -->
   </properties>
   <build>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 92f0c6524c2..86b314e696a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   <groupId>com.google.genai</groupId>
   <artifactId>google-genai</artifactId>
   <name>google-genai</name>
-  <version>1.45.0-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-genai:current} -->
+  <version>1.45.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-genai:current} -->
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
   <description>
     Java idiomatic SDK for the Gemini Developer APIs and Vertex AI APIs.
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/google/genai/ApiClient.java b/src/main/java/com/google/genai/ApiClient.java
index 5d549e5d379..c6744b40450 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/google/genai/ApiClient.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/google/genai/ApiClient.java
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ public abstract class ApiClient implements AutoCloseable {
 
 
   // {x-version-update-start:google-genai:released}
-  private static final String SDK_VERSION = "1.44.0";
+  private static final String SDK_VERSION = "1.45.0";
   // {x-version-update-end:google-genai:released}
   private static final Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(ApiClient.class.getName());
 
diff --git a/versions.txt b/versions.txt
index 23a83ada75f..4ff9076a909 100644
--- a/versions.txt
+++ b/versions.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 # Format:
 # module:released-version:current-version
 
-google-genai:1.44.0:1.45.0-SNAPSHOT
\ No newline at end of file
+google-genai:1.45.0:1.45.0
\ No newline at end of file