diff --git a/composer.lock b/composer.lock
index 769c3f21a5b412c3b31d7aa385940b8703b15f9f..7f857218e2299aa2440a9f654c3d66c9634062d9 100644
--- a/composer.lock
+++ b/composer.lock
@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@
         },
         {
             "name": "drupal/core",
-            "version": "9.4.x-dev",
+            "version": "9.4.5",
             "dist": {
                 "type": "path",
                 "url": "core",
@@ -689,7 +689,7 @@
         },
         {
             "name": "drupal/core-project-message",
-            "version": "9.4.x-dev",
+            "version": "9.4.5",
             "dist": {
                 "type": "path",
                 "url": "composer/Plugin/ProjectMessage",
@@ -722,7 +722,7 @@
         },
         {
             "name": "drupal/core-vendor-hardening",
-            "version": "9.4.x-dev",
+            "version": "9.4.5",
             "dist": {
                 "type": "path",
                 "url": "composer/Plugin/VendorHardening",
@@ -8149,11 +8149,7 @@
     ],
     "aliases": [],
     "minimum-stability": "dev",
-    "stability-flags": {
-        "drupal/core": 20,
-        "drupal/core-project-message": 20,
-        "drupal/core-vendor-hardening": 20
-    },
+    "stability-flags": [],
     "prefer-stable": true,
     "prefer-lowest": false,
     "platform": [],
diff --git a/composer/Metapackage/CoreRecommended/composer.json b/composer/Metapackage/CoreRecommended/composer.json
index 08b085cfa117b2da676948fad6c9c2f3aa970c1c..dd8a9d9027bff9712c15c8ca9b0d397f49dbfa94 100644
--- a/composer/Metapackage/CoreRecommended/composer.json
+++ b/composer/Metapackage/CoreRecommended/composer.json
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
         "webflo/drupal-core-strict": "*"
     },
     "require": {
-        "drupal/core": "9.4.x-dev",
+        "drupal/core": "9.4.5",
         "asm89/stack-cors": "~1.3.0",
         "composer/semver": "~3.3.2",
         "doctrine/annotations": "~1.13.2",
diff --git a/composer/Metapackage/PinnedDevDependencies/composer.json b/composer/Metapackage/PinnedDevDependencies/composer.json
index 6bca3a6dd3ade913d94365e05d82479025fd7c9c..c3568bf3b619a5e6b520235bc5d9ae363774938b 100644
--- a/composer/Metapackage/PinnedDevDependencies/composer.json
+++ b/composer/Metapackage/PinnedDevDependencies/composer.json
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
         "webflo/drupal-core-require-dev": "*"
     },
     "require": {
-        "drupal/core": "9.4.x-dev",
+        "drupal/core": "9.4.5",
         "behat/mink": "v1.10.0",
         "behat/mink-selenium2-driver": "v1.6.0",
         "composer/ca-bundle": "1.3.2",
diff --git a/composer/Template/LegacyProject/composer.json b/composer/Template/LegacyProject/composer.json
index 587605450f78b809a60c2424b0c31e52c8357c12..7cdde7248476d6c9a852129799634a11f8a9c529 100644
--- a/composer/Template/LegacyProject/composer.json
+++ b/composer/Template/LegacyProject/composer.json
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
     "conflict": {
         "drupal/drupal": "*"
     },
-    "minimum-stability": "dev",
+    "minimum-stability": "stable",
     "prefer-stable": true,
     "config": {
         "allow-plugins": {
diff --git a/composer/Template/RecommendedProject/composer.json b/composer/Template/RecommendedProject/composer.json
index 3b6ccd50bcbd015f619186887f1eeeaa50c839b1..c236b311893fccb48271df1c9f54d14ee8a6d949 100644
--- a/composer/Template/RecommendedProject/composer.json
+++ b/composer/Template/RecommendedProject/composer.json
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     "conflict": {
         "drupal/drupal": "*"
     },
-    "minimum-stability": "dev",
+    "minimum-stability": "stable",
     "prefer-stable": true,
     "config": {
         "allow-plugins": {
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal.php b/core/lib/Drupal.php
index 9c0eded568c46fb2a8bacfe6b84fe5498d0d9303..913fd54151d35b651d70562dbb23662264e4b3fc 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal.php
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ class Drupal {
   /**
    * The current system version.
    */
-  const VERSION = '9.4.5-dev';
+  const VERSION = '9.4.5';
 
   /**
    * Core API compatibility.