diff --git a/.versionrc b/.versionrc
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index ecf59363..00000000
--- a/.versionrc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "types": [
-    { "type": "feat", "section": "Features" },
-    { "type": "fix", "section": "Bug Fixes" },
-    { "type": "perf", "section": "Performance improvements" },
-    { "type": "revert", "section": "Reverts" },
-    { "type": "refactor", "section": "Refactorings" },
-    { "type": "build", "section": "Build" },
-    { "type": "ci", "hidden": true },
-    { "type": "test", "hidden": true },
-    { "type": "chore", "hidden": true },
-    { "type": "docs", "hidden": true }
-  ]
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/version.txt b/version.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4a858ed4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/version.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+2.45.1