diff --git a/defaults.inc b/defaults.inc
index ae256ea7..301bebb0 100755
--- a/defaults.inc
+++ b/defaults.inc
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-VERS='2.5.43-12172023'
+VERS='2.5.45-12172023'
 
 noheader=' update service dailytemp confsync '