diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 16989ea1..768132cc 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ set(APPLICATION_NAME ${PROJECT_NAME})
 #     Increment AGE. Set REVISION to 0
 #   If the source code was changed, but there were no interface changes:
 #     Increment REVISION.
-set(LIBRARY_VERSION "4.5.0")
+set(LIBRARY_VERSION "4.5.1")
 set(LIBRARY_SOVERSION "4")
 
 # where to look first for cmake modules, before ${CMAKE_ROOT}/Modules/ is checked
diff --git a/src/ABI/current b/src/ABI/current
index a84947d6..99523d47 100644
--- a/src/ABI/current
+++ b/src/ABI/current
@@ -1 +1 @@
-4.5.0
+4.5.1
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/ABI/libssh-4.5.1.symbols b/src/ABI/libssh-4.5.1.symbols
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b