diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index decac53353..9924ae153b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -21,13 +21,13 @@ Download the latest binary executable for your operating system.
   brew install tektoncd-cli
 ```
 
-- Use [released tarball](https://github.com/tektoncd/cli/releases/download/v0.44.0/tkn_0.44.0_Darwin_all.tar.gz)
+- Use [released tarball](https://github.com/tektoncd/cli/releases/download/v0.45.0/tkn_0.45.0_Darwin_all.tar.gz)
 
   ```shell
   # Get the tar.xz
-  curl -LO https://github.com/tektoncd/cli/releases/download/v0.44.0/tkn_0.44.0_Darwin_all.tar.gz
+  curl -LO https://github.com/tektoncd/cli/releases/download/v0.45.0/tkn_0.45.0_Darwin_all.tar.gz
   # Extract tkn to your PATH (e.g. /usr/local/bin)
-  sudo tar xvzf tkn_0.44.0_Darwin_all.tar.gz -C /usr/local/bin tkn
+  sudo tar xvzf tkn_0.45.0_Darwin_all.tar.gz -C /usr/local/bin tkn
   ```
 
 ### Windows
@@ -44,13 +44,13 @@ choco install tektoncd-cli --confirm
 scoop install tektoncd-cli
 ```
 
-- Use [Powershell](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell) [released zip](https://github.com/tektoncd/cli/releases/download/v0.44.0/tkn_0.44.0_Windows_x86_64.zip)
+- Use [Powershell](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell) [released zip](https://github.com/tektoncd/cli/releases/download/v0.45.0/tkn_0.45.0_Windows_x86_64.zip)
 
 ```powershell
 #Create directory
 New-Item -Path "$HOME/tektoncd/cli" -Type Directory
 # Download file
-Start-BitsTransfer -Source https://github.com/tektoncd/cli/releases/download/v0.44.0/tkn_0.44.0_Windows_x86_64.zip -Destination "$HOME/tektoncd/cli/."
+Start-BitsTransfer -Source https://github.com/tektoncd/cli/releases/download/v0.45.0/tkn_0.45.0_Windows_x86_64.zip -Destination "$HOME/tektoncd/cli/."
 # Uncompress zip file
 Expand-Archive $HOME/tektoncd/cli/*.zip -DestinationPath C:\Users\Developer\tektoncd\cli\.
 #Add to Windows `Environment Variables`
@@ -59,40 +59,40 @@ Expand-Archive $HOME/tektoncd/cli/*.zip -DestinationPath C:\Users\Developer\tekt
 
 ### Linux tarballs
 
-- [Linux AMD 64](https://github.com/tektoncd/cli/releases/download/v0.44.0/tkn_0.44.0_Linux_x86_64.tar.gz)
+- [Linux AMD 64](https://github.com/tektoncd/cli/releases/download/v0.45.0/tkn_0.45.0_Linux_x86_64.tar.gz)
 
   ```shell
   # Get the tar.xz
-  curl -LO https://github.com/tektoncd/cli/releases/download/v0.44.0/tkn_0.44.0_Linux_x86_64.tar.gz
+  curl -LO https://github.com/tektoncd/cli/releases/download/v0.45.0/tkn_0.45.0_Linux_x86_64.tar.gz
   # Extract tkn to your PATH (e.g. /usr/local/bin)
-  sudo tar xvzf tkn_0.44.0_Linux_x86_64.tar.gz -C /usr/local/bin/ tkn
+  sudo tar xvzf tkn_0.45.0_Linux_x86_64.tar.gz -C /usr/local/bin/ tkn
   ```
 
-- [Linux AARCH 64](https://github.com/tektoncd/cli/releases/download/v0.44.0/tkn_0.44.0_Linux_aarch64.tar.gz)
+- [Linux AARCH 64](https://github.com/tektoncd/cli/releases/download/v0.45.0/tkn_0.45.0_Linux_aarch64.tar.gz)
 
   ```shell
   # Get the tar.xz
-  curl -LO https://github.com/tektoncd/cli/releases/download/v0.44.0/tkn_0.44.0_Linux_aarch64.tar.gz
+  curl -LO https://github.com/tektoncd/cli/releases/download/v0.45.0/tkn_0.45.0_Linux_aarch64.tar.gz
   # Extract tkn to your PATH (e.g. /usr/local/bin)
-  sudo tar xvzf tkn_0.44.0_Linux_aarch64.tar.gz -C /usr/local/bin/ tkn
+  sudo tar xvzf tkn_0.45.0_Linux_aarch64.tar.gz -C /usr/local/bin/ tkn
   ```
 
-- [Linux IBM Z](https://github.com/tektoncd/cli/releases/download/v0.44.0/tkn_0.44.0_Linux_s390x.tar.gz)
+- [Linux IBM Z](https://github.com/tektoncd/cli/releases/download/v0.45.0/tkn_0.45.0_Linux_s390x.tar.gz)
 
   ```shell
   # Get the tar.gz
-  curl -LO https://github.com/tektoncd/cli/releases/download/v0.44.0/tkn_0.44.0_Linux_s390x.tar.gz
+  curl -LO https://github.com/tektoncd/cli/releases/download/v0.45.0/tkn_0.45.0_Linux_s390x.tar.gz
   # Extract tkn to your PATH (e.g. /usr/local/bin)
-  sudo tar xvzf tkn_0.44.0_Linux_s390x.tar.gz -C /usr/local/bin/ tkn
+  sudo tar xvzf tkn_0.45.0_Linux_s390x.tar.gz -C /usr/local/bin/ tkn
   ```
 
-- [Linux IBM P](https://github.com/tektoncd/cli/releases/download/v0.44.0/tkn_0.44.0_Linux_ppc64le.tar.gz)
+- [Linux IBM P](https://github.com/tektoncd/cli/releases/download/v0.45.0/tkn_0.45.0_Linux_ppc64le.tar.gz)
 
   ```shell
   # Get the tar.gz
-  curl -LO https://github.com/tektoncd/cli/releases/download/v0.44.0/tkn_0.44.0_Linux_ppc64le.tar.gz
+  curl -LO https://github.com/tektoncd/cli/releases/download/v0.45.0/tkn_0.45.0_Linux_ppc64le.tar.gz
   # Extract tkn to your PATH (e.g. /usr/local/bin)
-  sudo tar xvzf tkn_0.44.0_Linux_ppc64le.tar.gz -C /usr/local/bin/ tkn
+  sudo tar xvzf tkn_0.45.0_Linux_ppc64le.tar.gz -C /usr/local/bin/ tkn
   ```
 
 ### Linux RPMs
@@ -112,12 +112,12 @@ dnf copr enable chmouel/tektoncd-cli
 dnf install tektoncd-cli
 ```
 
-- [Binary RPM package](https://github.com/tektoncd/cli/releases/download/v0.44.0/tektoncd-cli-0.44.0_Linux-64bit.rpm)
+- [Binary RPM package](https://github.com/tektoncd/cli/releases/download/v0.45.0/tektoncd-cli-0.45.0_Linux-64bit.rpm)
 
 On any other RPM based distros, you can install the rpm directly:
 
 ```shell
- rpm -Uvh https://github.com/tektoncd/cli/releases/download/v0.44.0/tektoncd-cli-0.44.0_Linux-64bit.rpm
+ rpm -Uvh https://github.com/tektoncd/cli/releases/download/v0.45.0/tektoncd-cli-0.45.0_Linux-64bit.rpm
 ```
 
 ### Linux Debs
@@ -135,13 +135,13 @@ sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y tektoncd-cli
 
 The PPA may work with older releases, but that hasn't been tested.
 
-- [Binary DEB package](https://github.com/tektoncd/cli/releases/download/v0.44.0/tektoncd-cli-0.44.0_Linux-64bit.deb)
+- [Binary DEB package](https://github.com/tektoncd/cli/releases/download/v0.45.0/tektoncd-cli-0.45.0_Linux-64bit.deb)
 
 On any other Debian or Ubuntu based distro, you can simply install the binary package directly with `dpkg`:
 
 ```shell
-curl -LO https://github.com/tektoncd/cli/releases/download/v0.44.0/tektoncd-cli-0.44.0_Linux-64bit.deb
-dpkg -i tektoncd-cli-0.44.0_Linux-64bit.deb
+curl -LO https://github.com/tektoncd/cli/releases/download/v0.45.0/tektoncd-cli-0.45.0_Linux-64bit.deb
+dpkg -i tektoncd-cli-0.45.0_Linux-64bit.deb
 ```
 
 ### NixOS/Nix
diff --git a/releases.md b/releases.md
index 5d287c5660..41e671154c 100644
--- a/releases.md
+++ b/releases.md
@@ -36,6 +36,11 @@ Further documentation available:
 
 ## Releases
 
+### v0.45 (LTS)
+
+- **Latest Release**: [v0.44.0][v0-45-0] (2026-05-12) ([docs][v0-45-0-docs])
+- **Initial Release**: [v0.44.0][v0-45-0] (2026-05-12) ([docs][v0-45-0-docs])
+- **End of Life**: 2027-05-11
 
 ### v0.44 (LTS)
 
@@ -172,6 +177,7 @@ Older releases are EOL and available on [GitHub][tekton-cli-releases].
 [tekton-releases-docs]: tekton/README.md
 [release-notes-standards]: https://github.com/tektoncd/community/blob/main/standards.md#release-notes
 [tekton-release-process]: RELEASE_PROCESS.md
+[v0-45-0]: https://github.com/tektoncd/cli/releases/tag/v0.45.0
 [v0-44-0]: https://github.com/tektoncd/cli/releases/tag/v0.44.0
 [v0-43-0]: https://github.com/tektoncd/cli/releases/tag/v0.43.0
 [v0-42-0]: https://github.com/tektoncd/cli/releases/tag/v0.42.0
@@ -202,6 +208,7 @@ Older releases are EOL and available on [GitHub][tekton-cli-releases].
 [v0-27-0]: https://github.com/tektoncd/cli/releases/tag/v0.27.0
 [v0-26-0]: https://github.com/tektoncd/cli/releases/tag/v0.26.0
 [v0-25-0]: https://github.com/tektoncd/cli/releases/tag/v0.25.0
+[v0-45-0-docs]: https://github.com/tektoncd/cli/tree/v0.45.0/docs
 [v0-44-0-docs]: https://github.com/tektoncd/cli/tree/v0.44.0/docs
 [v0-43-0-docs]: https://github.com/tektoncd/cli/tree/v0.43.0/docs
 [v0-42-0-docs]: https://github.com/tektoncd/cli/tree/v0.42.0/docs
diff --git a/tekton/release-pipeline.yml b/tekton/release-pipeline.yml
index 303460d8e2..b82192881a 100644
--- a/tekton/release-pipeline.yml
+++ b/tekton/release-pipeline.yml
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ spec:
         - name: github-token-secret-key
           value: $(params.github-token-secret-key)
         - name: image
-          value: goreleaser/goreleaser:v2.14.0
+          value: goreleaser/goreleaser:v2.15.4
         - name: flags
           value: --timeout=60m
       workspaces: