diff --git a/.CI/chatterino-installer.iss b/.CI/chatterino-installer.iss
index 108775536..34056571e 100644
--- a/.CI/chatterino-installer.iss
+++ b/.CI/chatterino-installer.iss
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 ; SEE THE DOCUMENTATION FOR DETAILS ON CREATING INNO SETUP SCRIPT FILES!
 
 #define MyAppName "Chatterino"
-#define MyAppVersion "2.4.4"
+#define MyAppVersion "2.4.5"
 #define MyAppPublisher "Chatterino Team"
 #define MyAppURL "https://www.chatterino.com"
 #define MyAppExeName "chatterino.exe"
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5ada5750b..420f6d5d1 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 ## Unversioned
 
+## 2.4.5
+
 - Major: AutoMod term management messages (e.g. testaccount added "noob" as a blocked term on AutoMod.) are now hidden in Streamer Mode if you have the "Hide moderation actions" setting enabled. (#4758)
 - Minor: Added `/shoutout <username>` command to shoutout a specified user. Note: This is only the /command, we are still unable to display when a shoutout happens. (#4638)
 - Minor: Added a setting to only show tabs with live channels (default toggle hotkey: Ctrl+Shift+L). (#4358)
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index db82c9ed0..caa3990b4 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ list(APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH
     "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/sanitizers-cmake/cmake"
     )
 
-project(chatterino VERSION 2.4.4)
+project(chatterino VERSION 2.4.5)
 
 option(BUILD_APP "Build Chatterino" ON)
 option(BUILD_TESTS "Build the tests for Chatterino" OFF)
diff --git a/docs/make-release.md b/docs/make-release.md
index 2cea79618..4fa0993eb 100644
--- a/docs/make-release.md
+++ b/docs/make-release.md
@@ -1,11 +1,23 @@
 # Checklist for making a release
 
+## In the release PR
+
 - [ ] Updated version code in `src/common/Version.hpp`
 - [ ] Updated version code in `CMakeLists.txt`  
        This can only be "whole versions", so if you're releasing `2.4.0-beta` you'll need to condense it to `2.4.0`
-- [ ] Updated version code in `resources/com.chatterino.chatterino.appdata.xml`  
+- [ ] Add a new release at the top of of the `releases` key in `resources/com.chatterino.chatterino.appdata.xml`  
        This cannot use dash to denote a pre-release identifier, you have to use a tilde instead.
+
 - [ ] Updated version code in `.CI/chatterino-installer.iss`
 - [ ] Update the changelog `## Unreleased` section to the new version `CHANGELOG.md`  
        Make sure to leave the `## Unreleased` line unchanged for easier merges
-- [ ] Push directly to master :tf:
+
+## After the PR has been merged
+
+- [ ] Tag the release
+- [ ] Manually run the [create-installer](https://github.com/Chatterino/chatterino2/actions/workflows/create-installer.yml) workflow.  
+       This is only necessary if the tag was created after the CI in the main branch finished.
+- [ ] Start a manual [Launchpad import](https://code.launchpad.net/~pajlada/chatterino/+git/chatterino) - scroll down & click Import Now
+- [ ] Make a PPA release to [this repo](https://git.launchpad.net/~pajlada/+git/chatterino-packaging/) with the `debchange` command.  
+       `debchange -v 2.4.0` then add the changelog entries  
+       `debchange --release` then change the distro to be `unstable`
diff --git a/resources/com.chatterino.chatterino.appdata.xml b/resources/com.chatterino.chatterino.appdata.xml
index 33b7a362b..8a9af97d5 100644
--- a/resources/com.chatterino.chatterino.appdata.xml
+++ b/resources/com.chatterino.chatterino.appdata.xml
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@
         <binary>chatterino</binary>
     </provides>
     <releases>
+        <release version="2.4.5" date="2023-08-26">
+            <url>https://github.com/Chatterino/chatterino2/releases/tag/v2.4.5</url>
+        </release>
         <release version="2.4.4" date="2023-05-14">
             <url>https://github.com/Chatterino/chatterino2/releases/tag/v2.4.4</url>
         </release>
diff --git a/src/common/Version.hpp b/src/common/Version.hpp
index ab7764e1a..a9496fe6c 100644
--- a/src/common/Version.hpp
+++ b/src/common/Version.hpp
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
  *  - 2.4.0-alpha.2
  *  - 2.4.0-alpha
  **/
-#define CHATTERINO_VERSION "2.4.4"
+#define CHATTERINO_VERSION "2.4.5"
 
 #if defined(Q_OS_WIN)
 #    define CHATTERINO_OS "win"