Sync with Git 2.45-rc0
diff --git a/Documentation/RelNotes/2.45.0.txt b/Documentation/RelNotes/2.45.0.txt
index f0267cb..0570dcd 100644
--- a/Documentation/RelNotes/2.45.0.txt
+++ b/Documentation/RelNotes/2.45.0.txt
@@ -430,3 +430,5 @@
    (merge 39bb692152 rs/imap-send-use-xsnprintf later to maint).
    (merge 8d320cec60 jc/t2104-style-fixes later to maint).
    (merge b4454d5a7b pw/t3428-cleanup later to maint).
+   (merge 84a7c33a4b pf/commitish-committish later to maint).
+   (merge 8882ee9d68 la/mailmap-entry later to maint).
diff --git a/GIT-VERSION-GEN b/GIT-VERSION-GEN
index df788c7..dabd2b5 100755
--- a/GIT-VERSION-GEN
+++ b/GIT-VERSION-GEN
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 GVF=GIT-VERSION-FILE
-DEF_VER=v2.44.GIT
+DEF_VER=v2.45.0-rc0
 
 LF='
 '