diff --git a/doc/source/references/release_notes.rst b/doc/source/references/release_notes.rst
index 551be11c..de3f0211 100644
--- a/doc/source/references/release_notes.rst
+++ b/doc/source/references/release_notes.rst
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 Release history
 ===============
 
-6.5.0
------
+6.5.0 (unreleased)
+------------------
 
+* [maint] Adapt generic indicators "excess" and "deficit" to xclim 0.45.
 * [maint] Upgrade minimal python version to 3.9
 * [fix] Avoid resampling SPI* indices.
 
diff --git a/environment.yml b/environment.yml
index a4835a52..e2bb5b72 100644
--- a/environment.yml
+++ b/environment.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ channels:
 dependencies:
 # Core dependencies
  - python>=3.9
- - xclim==0.43
+ - xclim>=0.45
  - numpy
  - xarray>=2022.6
  - cf_xarray>=0.7.4
diff --git a/icclim/generic_indices/generic_indicators.py b/icclim/generic_indices/generic_indicators.py
index ce6fd4c9..ecc454b5 100644
--- a/icclim/generic_indices/generic_indicators.py
+++ b/icclim/generic_indices/generic_indicators.py
@@ -390,7 +390,8 @@ def excess(
     res = (
         (excesses).clip(min=0).resample(time=resample_freq.pandas_freq).sum(dim="time")
     )
-    return to_agg_units(res, study, "delta_prod")
+    res = res.assign_attrs(units=f"delta_{res.attrs['units']}")
+    return to_agg_units(res, study, "integral")
 
 
 def deficit(
@@ -401,7 +402,8 @@ def deficit(
     study, threshold = get_single_var(climate_vars)
     deficit = threshold.compute(study, override_op=lambda da, th: th - da)
     res = deficit.clip(min=0).resample(time=resample_freq.pandas_freq).sum(dim="time")
-    return to_agg_units(res, study, "delta_prod")
+    res = res.assign_attrs(units=f"delta_{res.attrs['units']}")
+    return to_agg_units(res, study, "integral")
 
 
 def fraction_of_total(
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 2f59f5ba..2651b813 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -18,5 +18,5 @@ sphinx_codeautolink
 sphinx_copybutton
 sphinx_lfs_content
 xarray>=2022.6
-xclim==0.43
+xclim>=0.45
 zarr
diff --git a/requirements_dev.txt b/requirements_dev.txt
index 7f62d266..c0bcd80f 100644
--- a/requirements_dev.txt
+++ b/requirements_dev.txt
@@ -25,5 +25,5 @@ sphinx_copybutton
 sphinx_lfs_content
 twine
 xarray>=2022.6
-xclim==0.43
+xclim>=0.45
 zarr
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index cadcd970..3f4dbb3a 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 MINIMAL_REQUIREMENTS = [
     "numpy>=1.16",
     "xarray>=2022.6",
-    "xclim>=0.43",
+    "xclim>=0.45, <=0.47",
     "cf_xarray>=0.7.4",
     "cftime>=1.4.1",
     "dask[array]",