diff --git a/SCYLLA-VERSION-GEN b/SCYLLA-VERSION-GEN
index e5f2f7d8c8..543c294eba 100755
--- a/SCYLLA-VERSION-GEN
+++ b/SCYLLA-VERSION-GEN
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 PRODUCT=scylla
-VERSION=4.4.dev
+VERSION=4.5.dev
 
 if test -f version
 then
diff --git a/dist/docker/redhat/Dockerfile b/dist/docker/redhat/Dockerfile
index e65bf6149a..a380b65b50 100644
--- a/dist/docker/redhat/Dockerfile
+++ b/dist/docker/redhat/Dockerfile
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ ENV container docker
 
 # The SCYLLA_REPO_URL argument specifies the URL to the RPM repository this Docker image uses to install Scylla. The default value is the Scylla's unstable RPM repository, which contains the daily build.
 ARG SCYLLA_REPO_URL=http://downloads.scylladb.com/rpm/unstable/centos/master/latest/scylla.repo
-ARG VERSION=666.development
+ARG VERSION=4.5.dev
 
 ADD scylla_bashrc /scylla_bashrc