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@@ -10,6 +10,19 @@ Release Notes
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+|compass| 1.45.0
+----------------
+
+*Released December 4, 2024*
+
+Bug Fixes:
+
+- Disables UTF8 validation when retrieving Compass metadata 
+  (:issue:`COMPASS-8517`)
+
+`Full Changelog available on Github
+<https://github.com/mongodb-js/compass/compare/v1.44.7...v1.45.0>`__
+
 |compass| 1.44.7
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