diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 3ca37fe..92e7324 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-1.4.x
+1.4.5
 -----
 - Use va_copy() macro in function with va_list parameter to avoid possible bug
+- Use BEEP_LOG_LEVEL environment variable for default log level
 
 1.4.4
 -----
diff --git a/GNUmakefile b/GNUmakefile
index 051d4f3..eab74c3 100644
--- a/GNUmakefile
+++ b/GNUmakefile
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 # default installation location for beep.
 
 PACKAGE_TARNAME = beep
-PACKAGE_VERSION = 1.4.4
+PACKAGE_VERSION = 1.4.5
 
 DESTDIR=
 prefix=/usr