diff --git a/ANNOUNCE b/ANNOUNCE
index 8125079..719b23a 100644
--- a/ANNOUNCE
+++ b/ANNOUNCE
@@ -1,13 +1,5 @@
-libpng 1.6.45.git
-=================
-
-This is a development version, not intended to be a public release.
-It will be replaced by a public release, or by another development
-version, at a later time.
-
-
-libpng 1.6.44 - September 12, 2024
-==================================
+libpng 1.6.45 - January 7, 2025
+===============================
 
 This is a public release of libpng, intended for use in production code.
 
@@ -17,13 +9,13 @@
 
 Source files with LF line endings (for Unix/Linux):
 
- * libpng-1.6.44.tar.xz (LZMA-compressed, recommended)
- * libpng-1.6.44.tar.gz (deflate-compressed)
+ * libpng-1.6.45.tar.xz (LZMA-compressed, recommended)
+ * libpng-1.6.45.tar.gz (deflate-compressed)
 
 Source files with CRLF line endings (for Windows):
 
- * lpng1644.7z (LZMA-compressed, recommended)
- * lpng1644.zip (deflate-compressed)
+ * lpng1645.7z (LZMA-compressed, recommended)
+ * lpng1645.zip (deflate-compressed)
 
 Other information:
 
@@ -33,29 +25,18 @@
  * TRADEMARK.md
 
 
-Changes from version 1.6.43 to version 1.6.44
+Changes from version 1.6.44 to version 1.6.45
 ---------------------------------------------
 
- * Hardened calculations in chroma handling to prevent overflows, and
-   relaxed a constraint in cHRM validation to accomodate the standard
-   ACES AP1 set of color primaries.
+ * Added support for the cICP chunk.
+   (Contributed by Lucas Chollet and John Bowler)
+ * Adjusted and improved various checks in colorspace calculations.
    (Contributed by John Bowler)
- * Removed the ASM implementation of ARM Neon optimizations and updated
-   the build accordingly. Only the remaining C implementation shall be
-   used from now on, thus ensuring the support of the PAC/BTI security
-   features on ARM64.
-   (Contributed by Ross Burton and John Bowler)
- * Fixed the pickup of the PNG_HARDWARE_OPTIMIZATIONS option in the
-   CMake build on FreeBSD/amd64. This is an important performance fix
-   on this platform.
- * Applied various fixes and improvements to the CMake build.
-   (Contributed by Eric Riff, Benjamin Buch and Erik Scholz)
- * Added fuzzing targets for the simplified read API.
-   (Contributed by Mikhail Khachayants)
- * Fixed a build error involving pngtest.c under a custom config.
-   This was a regression introduced in a code cleanup in libpng-1.6.43.
-   (Contributed by Ben Wagner)
- * Fixed and improved the config files for AppVeyor CI and Travis CI.
+ * Rearranged the write order of colorspace chunks for better conformance
+   with the PNG v3 draft specification.
+   (Contributed by John Bowler)
+ * Raised the minimum required CMake version from 3.6 to 3.14.
+ * Forked off a development branch for libpng version 1.8.
 
 
 Send comments/corrections/commendations to png-mng-implement at lists.sf.net.
diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index eff6fb0..3f37f3f 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -6218,7 +6218,16 @@
     (Contributed by Ben Wagner)
   Fixed and improved the config files for AppVeyor CI and Travis CI.
 
-Version 1.6.45 [TODO]
+Version 1.6.45 [January 7, 2025]
+  Added support for the cICP chunk.
+    (Contributed by Lucas Chollet and John Bowler)
+  Adjusted and improved various checks in colorspace calculations.
+    (Contributed by John Bowler)
+  Rearranged the write order of colorspace chunks for better conformance
+    with the PNG v3 draft specification.
+    (Contributed by John Bowler)
+  Raised the minimum required CMake version from 3.6 to 3.14.
+  Forked off a development branch for libpng version 1.8.
 
 Send comments/corrections/commendations to png-mng-implement at lists.sf.net.
 Subscription is required; visit
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 75d25ec..f10f489 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@
 set(PNGLIB_MAJOR 1)
 set(PNGLIB_MINOR 6)
 set(PNGLIB_REVISION 45)
-#set(PNGLIB_SUBREVISION 0)
-set(PNGLIB_SUBREVISION "git")
+set(PNGLIB_SUBREVISION 0)
+#set(PNGLIB_SUBREVISION "git")
 set(PNGLIB_VERSION ${PNGLIB_MAJOR}.${PNGLIB_MINOR}.${PNGLIB_REVISION})
 set(PNGLIB_ABI_VERSION ${PNGLIB_MAJOR}${PNGLIB_MINOR})
 set(PNGLIB_SHARED_VERSION ${PNGLIB_ABI_VERSION}.${PNGLIB_REVISION}.${PNGLIB_SUBREVISION})
diff --git a/README b/README
index a4a32ec..1f73eb5 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-README for libpng version 1.6.45.git
-====================================
+README for libpng version 1.6.45
+================================
 
 See the note about version numbers near the top of `png.h`.
 See `INSTALL` for instructions on how to install libpng.
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 9dc8961..e15fba5 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #! /bin/sh
 # Guess values for system-dependent variables and create Makefiles.
-# Generated by GNU Autoconf 2.72 for libpng 1.6.45.git.
+# Generated by GNU Autoconf 2.72 for libpng 1.6.45.
 #
 # Report bugs to <png-mng-implement@lists.sourceforge.net>.
 #
@@ -614,8 +614,8 @@
 # Identity of this package.
 PACKAGE_NAME='libpng'
 PACKAGE_TARNAME='libpng'
-PACKAGE_VERSION='1.6.45.git'
-PACKAGE_STRING='libpng 1.6.45.git'
+PACKAGE_VERSION='1.6.45'
+PACKAGE_STRING='libpng 1.6.45'
 PACKAGE_BUGREPORT='png-mng-implement@lists.sourceforge.net'
 PACKAGE_URL=''
 
@@ -1421,7 +1421,7 @@
   # Omit some internal or obsolete options to make the list less imposing.
   # This message is too long to be a string in the A/UX 3.1 sh.
   cat <<_ACEOF
-'configure' configures libpng 1.6.45.git to adapt to many kinds of systems.
+'configure' configures libpng 1.6.45 to adapt to many kinds of systems.
 
 Usage: $0 [OPTION]... [VAR=VALUE]...
 
@@ -1492,7 +1492,7 @@
 
 if test -n "$ac_init_help"; then
   case $ac_init_help in
-     short | recursive ) echo "Configuration of libpng 1.6.45.git:";;
+     short | recursive ) echo "Configuration of libpng 1.6.45:";;
    esac
   cat <<\_ACEOF
 
@@ -1689,7 +1689,7 @@
 test -n "$ac_init_help" && exit $ac_status
 if $ac_init_version; then
   cat <<\_ACEOF
-libpng configure 1.6.45.git
+libpng configure 1.6.45
 generated by GNU Autoconf 2.72
 
 Copyright (C) 2023 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
@@ -1952,7 +1952,7 @@
 This file contains any messages produced by compilers while
 running configure, to aid debugging if configure makes a mistake.
 
-It was created by libpng $as_me 1.6.45.git, which was
+It was created by libpng $as_me 1.6.45, which was
 generated by GNU Autoconf 2.72.  Invocation command line was
 
   $ $0$ac_configure_args_raw
@@ -3433,7 +3433,7 @@
 
 # Define the identity of the package.
  PACKAGE='libpng'
- VERSION='1.6.45.git'
+ VERSION='1.6.45'
 
 
 printf "%s\n" "#define PACKAGE \"$PACKAGE\"" >>confdefs.h
@@ -3528,7 +3528,7 @@
 
 
 
-PNGLIB_VERSION=1.6.45.git
+PNGLIB_VERSION=1.6.45
 PNGLIB_MAJOR=1
 PNGLIB_MINOR=6
 PNGLIB_RELEASE=45
@@ -16165,7 +16165,7 @@
 # report actual input values of CONFIG_FILES etc. instead of their
 # values after options handling.
 ac_log="
-This file was extended by libpng $as_me 1.6.45.git, which was
+This file was extended by libpng $as_me 1.6.45, which was
 generated by GNU Autoconf 2.72.  Invocation command line was
 
   CONFIG_FILES    = $CONFIG_FILES
@@ -16233,7 +16233,7 @@
 cat >>$CONFIG_STATUS <<_ACEOF || ac_write_fail=1
 ac_cs_config='$ac_cs_config_escaped'
 ac_cs_version="\\
-libpng config.status 1.6.45.git
+libpng config.status 1.6.45
 configured by $0, generated by GNU Autoconf 2.72,
   with options \\"\$ac_cs_config\\"
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 012ae15..ab77979 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 
 dnl Version number stuff here:
 
-AC_INIT([libpng],[1.6.45.git],[png-mng-implement@lists.sourceforge.net])
+AC_INIT([libpng],[1.6.45],[png-mng-implement@lists.sourceforge.net])
 AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([scripts/autoconf])
 
 # libpng does not follow GNU file name conventions (hence 'foreign')
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 dnl AM_PREREQ([1.11.2])
 dnl stop configure from automagically running automake
 
-PNGLIB_VERSION=1.6.45.git
+PNGLIB_VERSION=1.6.45
 PNGLIB_MAJOR=1
 PNGLIB_MINOR=6
 PNGLIB_RELEASE=45
diff --git a/libpng-manual.txt b/libpng-manual.txt
index ce7bbd3..57881c1 100644
--- a/libpng-manual.txt
+++ b/libpng-manual.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 libpng-manual.txt - A description on how to use and modify libpng
 
- Copyright (c) 2018-2024 Cosmin Truta
+ Copyright (c) 2018-2025 Cosmin Truta
  Copyright (c) 1998-2018 Glenn Randers-Pehrson
 
  This document is released under the libpng license.
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@
 
  Based on:
 
- libpng version 1.6.36, December 2018, through 1.6.44 - September 2024
+ libpng version 1.6.36, December 2018, through 1.6.45 - January 2025
  Updated and distributed by Cosmin Truta
- Copyright (c) 2018-2024 Cosmin Truta
+ Copyright (c) 2018-2025 Cosmin Truta
 
  libpng versions 0.97, January 1998, through 1.6.35 - July 2018
  Updated and distributed by Glenn Randers-Pehrson
diff --git a/libpng.3 b/libpng.3
index 4bb92d4..3daec28 100644
--- a/libpng.3
+++ b/libpng.3
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-.TH LIBPNG 3 "September 12, 2024"
+.TH LIBPNG 3 "January 7, 2025"
 .SH NAME
-libpng \- Portable Network Graphics (PNG) Reference Library 1.6.44
+libpng \- Portable Network Graphics (PNG) Reference Library 1.6.45
 
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 \fB#include <png.h>\fP
@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@
 .SH LIBPNG.TXT
 libpng-manual.txt - A description on how to use and modify libpng
 
- Copyright (c) 2018-2024 Cosmin Truta
+ Copyright (c) 2018-2025 Cosmin Truta
  Copyright (c) 1998-2018 Glenn Randers-Pehrson
 
  This document is released under the libpng license.
@@ -528,9 +528,9 @@
 
  Based on:
 
- libpng version 1.6.36, December 2018, through 1.6.44 - September 2024
+ libpng version 1.6.36, December 2018, through 1.6.45 - January 2025
  Updated and distributed by Cosmin Truta
- Copyright (c) 2018-2024 Cosmin Truta
+ Copyright (c) 2018-2025 Cosmin Truta
 
  libpng versions 0.97, January 1998, through 1.6.35 - July 2018
  Updated and distributed by Glenn Randers-Pehrson
diff --git a/libpngpf.3 b/libpngpf.3
index b7557ca..592981c 100644
--- a/libpngpf.3
+++ b/libpngpf.3
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-.TH LIBPNGPF 3 "September 12, 2024"
+.TH LIBPNGPF 3 "January 7, 2025"
 .SH NAME
-libpng \- Portable Network Graphics (PNG) Reference Library 1.6.44
+libpng \- Portable Network Graphics (PNG) Reference Library 1.6.45
 (private functions)
 
 .SH SYNOPSIS
diff --git a/png.5 b/png.5
index 14a3c43..082bf8b 100644
--- a/png.5
+++ b/png.5
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH PNG 5 "September 12, 2024"
+.TH PNG 5 "January 7, 2025"
 .SH NAME
 png \- Portable Network Graphics (PNG) format
 
@@ -20,6 +20,11 @@
 .SH "SEE ALSO"
 .BR "libpng"(3), " zlib"(3), " deflate"(5), " " and " zlib"(5)
 .LP
+PNG Specification (Third Edition) Candidate Recommendation Draft, July 2024:
+.IP
+.br
+https://www.w3.org/TR/2024/CRD-png-3-20240718/
+.LP
 PNG Specification (Second Edition), November 2003:
 .IP
 .br
diff --git a/png.c b/png.c
index 36d3dd9..466af7d 100644
--- a/png.c
+++ b/png.c
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #include "pngpriv.h"
 
 /* Generate a compiler error if there is an old png.h in the search path. */
-typedef png_libpng_version_1_6_45_git Your_png_h_is_not_version_1_6_45_git;
+typedef png_libpng_version_1_6_45 Your_png_h_is_not_version_1_6_45;
 
 /* Tells libpng that we have already handled the first "num_bytes" bytes
  * of the PNG file signature.  If the PNG data is embedded into another
@@ -793,7 +793,7 @@
    return PNG_STRING_COPYRIGHT
 #else
    return PNG_STRING_NEWLINE \
-      "libpng version 1.6.45.git" PNG_STRING_NEWLINE \
+      "libpng version 1.6.45" PNG_STRING_NEWLINE \
       "Copyright (c) 2018-2025 Cosmin Truta" PNG_STRING_NEWLINE \
       "Copyright (c) 1998-2002,2004,2006-2018 Glenn Randers-Pehrson" \
       PNG_STRING_NEWLINE \
diff --git a/png.h b/png.h
index 3e130a9..d25fbe9 100644
--- a/png.h
+++ b/png.h
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* png.h - header file for PNG reference library
  *
- * libpng version 1.6.45.git
+ * libpng version 1.6.45
  *
  * Copyright (c) 2018-2025 Cosmin Truta
  * Copyright (c) 1998-2002,2004,2006-2018 Glenn Randers-Pehrson
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  *   libpng versions 0.89, June 1996, through 0.96, May 1997: Andreas Dilger
  *   libpng versions 0.97, January 1998, through 1.6.35, July 2018:
  *     Glenn Randers-Pehrson
- *   libpng versions 1.6.36, December 2018, through 1.6.44, September 2024:
+ *   libpng versions 1.6.36, December 2018, through 1.6.45, January 2025:
  *     Cosmin Truta
  *   See also "Contributing Authors", below.
  */
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@
  *    ...
  *    1.5.30                  15    10530  15.so.15.30[.0]
  *    ...
- *    1.6.44                  16    10644  16.so.16.44[.0]
+ *    1.6.45                  16    10645  16.so.16.45[.0]
  *
  *    Henceforth the source version will match the shared-library major and
  *    minor numbers; the shared-library major version number will be used for
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@
  */
 
 /* Version information for png.h - this should match the version in png.c */
-#define PNG_LIBPNG_VER_STRING "1.6.45.git"
+#define PNG_LIBPNG_VER_STRING "1.6.45"
 #define PNG_HEADER_VERSION_STRING " libpng version " PNG_LIBPNG_VER_STRING "\n"
 
 /* The versions of shared library builds should stay in sync, going forward */
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@
 /* This should be zero for a public release, or non-zero for a
  * development version.
  */
-#define PNG_LIBPNG_VER_BUILD 1
+#define PNG_LIBPNG_VER_BUILD 0
 
 /* Release Status */
 #define PNG_LIBPNG_BUILD_ALPHA               1
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@
 #define PNG_LIBPNG_BUILD_SPECIAL 32 /* Cannot be OR'ed with
                                        PNG_LIBPNG_BUILD_PRIVATE */
 
-#define PNG_LIBPNG_BUILD_BASE_TYPE PNG_LIBPNG_BUILD_BETA
+#define PNG_LIBPNG_BUILD_BASE_TYPE PNG_LIBPNG_BUILD_STABLE
 
 /* Careful here.  At one time, Guy wanted to use 082, but that
  * would be octal.  We must not include leading zeros.
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@
  * From version 1.0.1 it is:
  * XXYYZZ, where XX=major, YY=minor, ZZ=release
  */
-#define PNG_LIBPNG_VER 10645 /* 1.6.45.git */
+#define PNG_LIBPNG_VER 10645 /* 1.6.45 */
 
 /* Library configuration: these options cannot be changed after
  * the library has been built.
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@
 /* This triggers a compiler error in png.c, if png.c and png.h
  * do not agree upon the version number.
  */
-typedef char* png_libpng_version_1_6_45_git;
+typedef char* png_libpng_version_1_6_45;
 
 /* Basic control structions.  Read libpng-manual.txt or libpng.3 for more info.
  *
diff --git a/pngconf.h b/pngconf.h
index 6060644..11a40b8 100644
--- a/pngconf.h
+++ b/pngconf.h
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 /* pngconf.h - machine-configurable file for libpng
  *
- * libpng version 1.6.45.git
+ * libpng version 1.6.45
  *
- * Copyright (c) 2018-2024 Cosmin Truta
+ * Copyright (c) 2018-2025 Cosmin Truta
  * Copyright (c) 1998-2002,2004,2006-2016,2018 Glenn Randers-Pehrson
  * Copyright (c) 1996-1997 Andreas Dilger
  * Copyright (c) 1995-1996 Guy Eric Schalnat, Group 42, Inc.
diff --git a/pngtest.c b/pngtest.c
index c029266..e723438 100644
--- a/pngtest.c
+++ b/pngtest.c
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
 #define STDERR stdout
 
 /* Generate a compiler error if there is an old png.h in the search path. */
-typedef png_libpng_version_1_6_45_git Your_png_h_is_not_version_1_6_45_git;
+typedef png_libpng_version_1_6_45 Your_png_h_is_not_version_1_6_45;
 
 /* Ensure that all version numbers in png.h are consistent with one another. */
 #if (PNG_LIBPNG_VER != PNG_LIBPNG_VER_MAJOR * 10000 + \
diff --git a/scripts/libpng-config-head.in b/scripts/libpng-config-head.in
index 17e2334..039a145 100644
--- a/scripts/libpng-config-head.in
+++ b/scripts/libpng-config-head.in
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 # Modeled after libxml-config.
 
-version=1.6.45.git
+version=1.6.45
 prefix=""
 libdir=""
 libs=""
diff --git a/scripts/libpng.pc.in b/scripts/libpng.pc.in
index f9a0835..9192fd4 100644
--- a/scripts/libpng.pc.in
+++ b/scripts/libpng.pc.in
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@
 
 Name: libpng
 Description: Loads and saves PNG files
-Version: 1.6.45.git
+Version: 1.6.45
 Libs: -L${libdir} -lpng16
 Cflags: -I${includedir}
diff --git a/scripts/pnglibconf.h.prebuilt b/scripts/pnglibconf.h.prebuilt
index 613d7e9..695aae6 100644
--- a/scripts/pnglibconf.h.prebuilt
+++ b/scripts/pnglibconf.h.prebuilt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* pnglibconf.h - library build configuration */
 
-/* libpng version 1.6.45.git */
+/* libpng version 1.6.45 */
 
 /* Copyright (c) 2018-2025 Cosmin Truta */
 /* Copyright (c) 1998-2002,2004,2006-2018 Glenn Randers-Pehrson */