diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c3c9a3a9e..3f712b290 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,8 +4,20 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file. Dates are d
 
 Generated by [`auto-changelog`](https://github.com/CookPete/auto-changelog).
 
-#### [2.4.4](https://github.com/gradido/gradido/compare/2.3.1...2.4.4)
+#### [2.4.5](https://github.com/gradido/gradido/compare/2.3.1...2.4.5)
 
+- feat(backend): add answer button inside E-Mail [`#3431`](https://github.com/gradido/gradido/pull/3431)
+- feat(other): build config in deployment [`#3430`](https://github.com/gradido/gradido/pull/3430)
+- fix(dht): and federation using config in bare-metal setup [`#3434`](https://github.com/gradido/gradido/pull/3434)
+- fix(frontend): fix meta url from env.template [`#3432`](https://github.com/gradido/gradido/pull/3432)
+- fix(frontend): fix problems with dev container [`#3429`](https://github.com/gradido/gradido/pull/3429)
+- feat(backend): add config validation with joi [`#3422`](https://github.com/gradido/gradido/pull/3422)
+- feat(backend): patch getUsername in PublishNameLogic  [`#3428`](https://github.com/gradido/gradido/pull/3428)
+- feat(admin): resubmission date localized [`#3426`](https://github.com/gradido/gradido/pull/3426)
+- refactor(workflow): increaste artifact version [`#3425`](https://github.com/gradido/gradido/pull/3425)
+- feat(backend): make sure, correct user name is used for jwt token [`#3424`](https://github.com/gradido/gradido/pull/3424)
+- feat(frontend): speedup frontend build time [`#3423`](https://github.com/gradido/gradido/pull/3423)
+- chore(release): v2.4.4 beta [`#3421`](https://github.com/gradido/gradido/pull/3421)
 - fix(admin): copy of env variables [`#3420`](https://github.com/gradido/gradido/pull/3420)
 - fix(backend): toggle for using worker threads for password encryption [`#3418`](https://github.com/gradido/gradido/pull/3418)
 - fix(admin): fix resubmission [`#3416`](https://github.com/gradido/gradido/pull/3416)
diff --git a/admin/package.json b/admin/package.json
index b6943dde2..5b4c7a24c 100644
--- a/admin/package.json
+++ b/admin/package.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   "description": "Administration Interface for Gradido",
   "main": "index.js",
   "author": "Moriz Wahl",
-  "version": "2.4.4",
+  "version": "2.4.5",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
   "scripts": {
     "start": "node run/server.js",
diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index 18ecc99e8..39708cb99 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "gradido-backend",
-  "version": "2.4.4",
+  "version": "2.4.5",
   "description": "Gradido unified backend providing an API-Service for Gradido Transactions",
   "main": "src/index.ts",
   "repository": "https://github.com/gradido/gradido/backend",
diff --git a/database/package.json b/database/package.json
index 3c9f4bcd8..121bdf96e 100644
--- a/database/package.json
+++ b/database/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "gradido-database",
-  "version": "2.4.4",
+  "version": "2.4.5",
   "description": "Gradido Database Tool to execute database migrations",
   "main": "src/index.ts",
   "repository": "https://github.com/gradido/gradido/database",
diff --git a/dht-node/package.json b/dht-node/package.json
index 2b6ecee15..0804cb4fd 100644
--- a/dht-node/package.json
+++ b/dht-node/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "gradido-dht-node",
-  "version": "2.4.4",
+  "version": "2.4.5",
   "description": "Gradido dht-node module",
   "main": "src/index.ts",
   "repository": "https://github.com/gradido/gradido/",
diff --git a/dlt-connector/package.json b/dlt-connector/package.json
index d6e3351d1..214c1853d 100644
--- a/dlt-connector/package.json
+++ b/dlt-connector/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "gradido-dlt-connector",
-  "version": "2.4.4",
+  "version": "2.4.5",
   "description": "Gradido DLT-Connector",
   "main": "src/index.ts",
   "repository": "https://github.com/gradido/gradido/",
diff --git a/federation/package.json b/federation/package.json
index 9d171d353..0da7c167f 100644
--- a/federation/package.json
+++ b/federation/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "gradido-federation",
-  "version": "2.4.4",
+  "version": "2.4.5",
   "description": "Gradido federation module providing Gradido-Hub-Federation and versioned API for inter community communication",
   "main": "src/index.ts",
   "repository": "https://github.com/gradido/gradido/federation",
diff --git a/frontend/package.json b/frontend/package.json
index cac2428ec..17dd58803 100755
--- a/frontend/package.json
+++ b/frontend/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "bootstrap-vue-gradido-wallet",
-  "version": "2.4.4",
+  "version": "2.4.5",
   "private": true,
   "scripts": {
     "start": "node run/server.js",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b97f748ff..36b28dd70 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "gradido",
-  "version": "2.4.4",
+  "version": "2.4.5",
   "description": "Gradido",
   "main": "index.js",
   "repository": "git@github.com:gradido/gradido.git",