diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index bb75d1bb16..e0025d5475 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 <!-- NOTE: This file is generated. Do not write release notes here.
  Notes for unreleased changes go in the .unreleased/ directory. -->
  
+## 0.45.6 - 2024-09-19
+
+### Features
+
+- Added an `apalache-mc.bat` file to easily start Apalache on Windows, see #2980
+
 ## 0.45.4 - 2024-09-02
 
 ### Features
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 35fef456c5..c17c8e0466 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.45.5-SNAPSHOT
+0.45.7-SNAPSHOT
diff --git a/project/Dependencies.scala b/project/Dependencies.scala
index c984a6feb0..574ff2cc52 100644
--- a/project/Dependencies.scala
+++ b/project/Dependencies.scala
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ object Dependencies {
     val commonsBeanutils =
       "commons-beanutils" % "commons-beanutils" % "1.9.4" // Apparently an untracked dependency of commonsConfiguration2
     val commonsConfiguration2 = "org.apache.commons" % "commons-configuration2" % "2.11.0"
-    val commonsIo = "commons-io" % "commons-io" % "2.16.1"
+    val commonsIo = "commons-io" % "commons-io" % "2.17.0"
     val guice = "com.google.inject" % "guice" % "7.0.0"
     val kiama = "org.bitbucket.inkytonik.kiama" %% "kiama" % "2.5.1"
     val logbackClassic = "ch.qos.logback" % "logback-classic" % logbackVersion
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ object Dependencies {
     val zio = "dev.zio" %% "zio" % zioVersion
     // Keep up to sync with version in plugins.sbt
     val zioGrpcCodgen = "com.thesamet.scalapb.zio-grpc" %% "zio-grpc-codegen" % "0.6.0-test3" % "provided"
-    val grpcNetty = "io.grpc" % "grpc-netty" % "1.66.0"
+    val grpcNetty = "io.grpc" % "grpc-netty" % "1.68.0"
     val scalapbRuntimGrpc =
       "com.thesamet.scalapb" %% "scalapb-runtime-grpc" % scalapb.compiler.Version.scalapbVersion
     // Ensures we have access to commonly used protocol buffers (e.g., google.protobuf.Struct)