diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 071fd11fd..02a835ada 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,57 @@ Format based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/).
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [2.45.0] - 2026-03-25
+
+### Added
+- **web**: make web UI mobile responsive (#2354)
+- **gsd**: add `/gsd rethink` command for conversational project reorganization (#2459)
+- **gsd**: add renderCall/renderResult previews to DB tools (#2273)
+- add timestamps on user and assistant messages (#2368)
+- **gsd**: add `/gsd mcp` command for MCP server status and connectivity (#2362)
+- complete offline mode support (#2429)
+- **system-context**: inject global ~/.gsd/agent/KNOWLEDGE.md into system prompt (#2331)
+
+### Fixed
+- **gsd**: handle retentionDays=0 on Windows + run windows-portability on PRs (#2460)
+- use Array.from instead of Buffer.from for native processStreamChunk state (#2348)
+- **gsd**: isInheritedRepo conflates ~/.gsd with project .gsd when git root is $HOME (#2398)
+- reconcile disk milestones missing from DB in deriveStateFromDb (#2416) (#2422)
+- **auto**: reset recoveryAttempts on unit re-dispatch (#2322) (#2424)
+- detect and preserve submodule state during worktree teardown (#2337) (#2425)
+- **auto-start**: handle survivor branch recovery in phase=complete (#2358) (#2427)
+- **gsd**: widen test search window for CRLF portability on Windows (#2458)
+- **gsd**: preserve rich task plans on DB roundtrip (#2450) (#2453)
+- merge worktree back to main when stopAuto is called after milestone completion (#2317) (#2430)
+- **gsd**: skip doctor directory checks for pending slices (#2446)
+- **gsd**: migrate completion/validation prompts to DB-backed tools (#2449)
+- **gsd**: prevent saveArtifactToDb from overwriting larger files with truncated content (#2442) (#2447)
+- stop auto loop on real code merge conflicts (#2330) (#2428)
+- classify terminated/connection errors as transient in provider error handler (#2309) (#2432)
+- archive completed-units.json on milestone transition and sync metrics.json (#2313) (#2431)
+- supervision timeouts now respect task est: annotations (#2243) (#2434)
+- auto_pr: true now actually creates PRs — fix 3 interacting bugs (#2302) (#2433)
+- **gsd**: insert DB row when generating milestone ID (#2416)
+- **gsd**: reconcile disk-only milestones into DB in deriveStateFromDb (#2416)
+- **preferences**: deduplicate unrecognized format warning on repeated loads (#2375)
+- gate auto-mode bootstrap on SQLite availability (#2419) (#2421)
+- block /gsd quick when auto-mode is active (#2420)
+- **ci**: add Rust target for all platforms, not just cross-compilation
+- **ci**: restore Rust target triple and separate cross-compilation setup
+- **ci**: separate cross-compilation target from toolchain install
+
+### Changed
+- migrate D-G test files from createTestContext to node:test (#2418)
+- **test**: replace try/finally with beforeEach/afterEach in packages tests (#2390)
+- **test**: migrate gsd/tests s-z from custom harness to node:test (#2397)
+- **test**: migrate gsd/tests o-r from custom harness to node:test (#2401)
+- **test**: migrate gsd/tests i-n from custom harness to node:test (#2399)
+- **test**: migrate gsd/tests a-c from custom harness to node:test (#2400)
+- **test**: replace try/finally with t.after() in gsd/tests (e-i) (#2396)
+- **test**: replace try/finally with t.after() in gsd/tests (a-d) (#2395)
+- **test**: replace try/finally with t.after() in src/tests (o-z) (#2392)
+- **test**: replace try/finally with t.after() in src/tests (a-n) (#2394)
+
 ## [2.44.0] - 2026-03-24
 
 ### Added
@@ -1740,7 +1791,8 @@ Format based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/).
 ### Changed
 - License updated to MIT
 
-[Unreleased]: https://github.com/gsd-build/gsd-2/compare/v2.44.0...HEAD
+[Unreleased]: https://github.com/gsd-build/gsd-2/compare/v2.45.0...HEAD
+[2.45.0]: https://github.com/gsd-build/gsd-2/compare/v2.44.0...v2.45.0
 [2.44.0]: https://github.com/gsd-build/gsd-2/compare/v2.43.0...v2.44.0
 [2.43.0]: https://github.com/gsd-build/gsd-2/compare/v2.42.0...v2.43.0
 [2.42.0]: https://github.com/gsd-build/gsd-2/compare/v2.41.0...v2.42.0
diff --git a/native/npm/darwin-arm64/package.json b/native/npm/darwin-arm64/package.json
index ceddc7dde..66657021f 100644
--- a/native/npm/darwin-arm64/package.json
+++ b/native/npm/darwin-arm64/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@gsd-build/engine-darwin-arm64",
-  "version": "2.44.0",
+  "version": "2.45.0",
   "description": "GSD native engine binary for macOS ARM64",
   "os": [
     "darwin"
diff --git a/native/npm/darwin-x64/package.json b/native/npm/darwin-x64/package.json
index be298cbab..c7f1efe73 100644
--- a/native/npm/darwin-x64/package.json
+++ b/native/npm/darwin-x64/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@gsd-build/engine-darwin-x64",
-  "version": "2.44.0",
+  "version": "2.45.0",
   "description": "GSD native engine binary for macOS Intel",
   "os": [
     "darwin"
diff --git a/native/npm/linux-arm64-gnu/package.json b/native/npm/linux-arm64-gnu/package.json
index e067d70e7..0d4556abe 100644
--- a/native/npm/linux-arm64-gnu/package.json
+++ b/native/npm/linux-arm64-gnu/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@gsd-build/engine-linux-arm64-gnu",
-  "version": "2.44.0",
+  "version": "2.45.0",
   "description": "GSD native engine binary for Linux ARM64 (glibc)",
   "os": [
     "linux"
diff --git a/native/npm/linux-x64-gnu/package.json b/native/npm/linux-x64-gnu/package.json
index 9bab8fc72..0193757e6 100644
--- a/native/npm/linux-x64-gnu/package.json
+++ b/native/npm/linux-x64-gnu/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@gsd-build/engine-linux-x64-gnu",
-  "version": "2.44.0",
+  "version": "2.45.0",
   "description": "GSD native engine binary for Linux x64 (glibc)",
   "os": [
     "linux"
diff --git a/native/npm/win32-x64-msvc/package.json b/native/npm/win32-x64-msvc/package.json
index e2bbeb1eb..67ac75811 100644
--- a/native/npm/win32-x64-msvc/package.json
+++ b/native/npm/win32-x64-msvc/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@gsd-build/engine-win32-x64-msvc",
-  "version": "2.44.0",
+  "version": "2.45.0",
   "description": "GSD native engine binary for Windows x64 (MSVC)",
   "os": [
     "win32"
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index daaa91cae..2f737c099 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "gsd-pi",
-  "version": "2.44.0",
+  "version": "2.45.0",
   "description": "GSD — Get Shit Done coding agent",
   "license": "MIT",
   "repository": {
diff --git a/packages/pi-coding-agent/package.json b/packages/pi-coding-agent/package.json
index ec896225f..2b756f72b 100644
--- a/packages/pi-coding-agent/package.json
+++ b/packages/pi-coding-agent/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@gsd/pi-coding-agent",
-  "version": "2.44.0",
+  "version": "2.45.0",
   "description": "Coding agent CLI (vendored from pi-mono)",
   "type": "module",
   "piConfig": {
diff --git a/pkg/package.json b/pkg/package.json
index 5c8c1de1a..a2cb485bf 100644
--- a/pkg/package.json
+++ b/pkg/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@glittercowboy/gsd",
-  "version": "2.44.0",
+  "version": "2.45.0",
   "piConfig": {
     "name": "gsd",
     "configDir": ".gsd"