diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index d919b395c..16027e15a 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,18 @@
+45.beta.1
+=========
+* Fix input handling in alt-tab and several other components [Carlos; !2872]
+* Fix screenshot tool [Florian; 2877]
+* Export notification source classes for extensions [Andy; 2869]
+* Finishing ESM porting touches [Florian; 2880]
+* Misc. bug fixes and cleanups [Andrew, Carlos, Florian; !2866, !2871,
+  !2876, !2878, !2879]
+
+Contributors:
+  Carlos Garnacho, Florian Müllner, Andy Holmes, Andrew Zaech
+
+Translators:
+  Piotr Drąg [pl], Kukuh Syafaat [id]
+
 45.beta
 =======
 * Load extensions as modules [Florian; !2795]
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 1543dc5f4..e68f6093b 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 project('gnome-shell', 'c',
-  version: '45.beta',
+  version: '45.beta.1',
   meson_version: '>= 0.58.0',
   license: 'GPLv2+'
 )
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ gio_req = '>= 2.56.0'
 gi_req = '>= 1.49.1'
 gjs_req = '>= 1.73.1'
 gtk_req = '>= 4.0'
-mutter_req = '>= 45.beta'
+mutter_req = '>= 45.beta.1'
 polkit_req = '>= 0.100'
 schemas_req = '>= 42.beta'
 startup_req = '>= 0.11'
diff --git a/subprojects/extensions-app/data/metainfo/org.gnome.Extensions.metainfo.xml.in b/subprojects/extensions-app/data/metainfo/org.gnome.Extensions.metainfo.xml.in
index 2e285f92c..40d0694f4 100644
--- a/subprojects/extensions-app/data/metainfo/org.gnome.Extensions.metainfo.xml.in
+++ b/subprojects/extensions-app/data/metainfo/org.gnome.Extensions.metainfo.xml.in
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
   </description>
 
   <releases>
+    <release version="45.beta.1" date="2023-08-11" type="development"/>
     <release version="45.beta" date="2023-08-07" type="development"/>
     <release version="45.alpha" date="2023-07-03" type="development">
       <p>Modernize layout</p>
diff --git a/subprojects/extensions-app/meson.build b/subprojects/extensions-app/meson.build
index ef8e50561..5ca0a34bb 100644
--- a/subprojects/extensions-app/meson.build
+++ b/subprojects/extensions-app/meson.build
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 project('gnome-extensions-app',
-  version: '45.beta',
+  version: '45.beta.1',
   meson_version: '>= 0.58.0',
   license: 'GPLv2+'
 )
diff --git a/subprojects/extensions-tool/meson.build b/subprojects/extensions-tool/meson.build
index 0fc765c0d..6394bba92 100644
--- a/subprojects/extensions-tool/meson.build
+++ b/subprojects/extensions-tool/meson.build
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 project('gnome-extensions-tool', 'c',
-  version: '45.beta',
+  version: '45.beta.1',
   meson_version: '>= 0.58.0',
   license: 'GPLv2+'
 )
diff --git a/subprojects/shew/meson.build b/subprojects/shew/meson.build
index 18c180f6d..5068a2758 100644
--- a/subprojects/shew/meson.build
+++ b/subprojects/shew/meson.build
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 project('shew', 'c',
-  version: '45.beta',
+  version: '45.beta.1',
   meson_version: '>= 0.58.0',
   license: 'LGPLv2+',
 )