diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0c583bd38..34fcdd034 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## 2.45.0-beta.1
+
+### Fixed
+- Fixed a bug where optional fields for `NodeUpdateTransaction` were being set as default values.
+
 ## 2.44.0
 
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/docs/android-app/android-app-quickstart.md b/docs/android-app/android-app-quickstart.md
index f267cebc6..e250f5abc 100644
--- a/docs/android-app/android-app-quickstart.md
+++ b/docs/android-app/android-app-quickstart.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ To get started with an Android project, you'll need to add the following **two**
 
 1. **Hedera™ Java SDK:**
 ```groovy
-implementation 'com.hedera.hashgraph:sdk:2.44.0'
+implementation 'com.hedera.hashgraph:sdk:2.45.0-beta.1'
 ```
 
 2. **gRPC implementation:**
diff --git a/docs/java-app/java-app-quickstart.md b/docs/java-app/java-app-quickstart.md
index e1a06eb6c..7e1395f1f 100644
--- a/docs/java-app/java-app-quickstart.md
+++ b/docs/java-app/java-app-quickstart.md
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ To get started with a Java project, you'll need to add the following **three** d
 
 _Gradle:_
 ```groovy
-implementation 'com.hedera.hashgraph:sdk:2.44.0'
+implementation 'com.hedera.hashgraph:sdk:2.45.0-beta.1'
 ```
 
 _Maven:_
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ _Maven:_
 <dependency>
   <groupId>com.hedera.hashgraph</groupId>
   <artifactId>sdk</artifactId>
-  <version>2.44.0</version>
+  <version>2.45.0-beta.1</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 
diff --git a/example-android/app/build.gradle.kts b/example-android/app/build.gradle.kts
index a3f456c74..0f6afdd40 100644
--- a/example-android/app/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/example-android/app/build.gradle.kts
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ dependencies {
     implementation(platform("com.hedera.hashgraph:sdk-dependency-versions"))
     // ---------------------------------------------
 
-    implementation("com.hedera.hashgraph:sdk:2.44.0")
+    implementation("com.hedera.hashgraph:sdk:2.45.0-beta.1")
 
     implementation("com.google.android.material:material:1.11.0")
 
diff --git a/examples/build.gradle.kts b/examples/build.gradle.kts
index 303c7504b..4bb73c207 100644
--- a/examples/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/examples/build.gradle.kts
@@ -28,6 +28,6 @@ mainModuleInfo {
 }
 
 dependencies.constraints {
-    implementation("com.hedera.hashgraph:sdk:2.44.0")
-    implementation("com.hedera.hashgraph:sdk-full:2.44.0")
+    implementation("com.hedera.hashgraph:sdk:2.45.0-beta.1")
+    implementation("com.hedera.hashgraph:sdk-full:2.45.0-beta.1")
 }
diff --git a/version.txt b/version.txt
index 3e197472e..06a5f8e8c 100644
--- a/version.txt
+++ b/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.44.0
+2.45.0-beta.1