diff --git a/SCYLLA-VERSION-GEN b/SCYLLA-VERSION-GEN
index 4c3aabd612..5034545d0d 100755
--- a/SCYLLA-VERSION-GEN
+++ b/SCYLLA-VERSION-GEN
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 PRODUCT=scylla
-VERSION=4.5.rc7
+VERSION=4.5.0
 
 if test -f version
 then
diff --git a/dist/docker/redhat/Dockerfile b/dist/docker/redhat/Dockerfile
index cf9b05b6be..743cd38232 100644
--- a/dist/docker/redhat/Dockerfile
+++ b/dist/docker/redhat/Dockerfile
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ ENV container docker
 
 # The SCYLLA_REPO_URL argument specifies the URL to the RPM repository this Docker image uses to install Scylla. The default value is the Scylla's unstable RPM repository, which contains the daily build.
 ARG SCYLLA_REPO_URL=downloads.scylladb.com/unstable/scylla/branch-4.5/rpm/centos/latest/
-ARG VERSION=4.5.rc7
+ARG VERSION=4.5.0
 
 ADD scylla_bashrc /scylla_bashrc