diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/file/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/file/package.py
index d2bc55cb710..3d8029ab49c 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/file/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/file/package.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ class File(AutotoolsPackage):
 
     license("BSD-2-Clause")
 
+    version("5.45", sha256="fc97f51029bb0e2c9f4e3bffefdaf678f0e039ee872b9de5c002a6d09c784d82")
     version("5.44", sha256="3751c7fba8dbc831cb8d7cc8aff21035459b8ce5155ef8b0880a27d028475f3b")
     version("5.43", sha256="8c8015e91ae0e8d0321d94c78239892ef9dbc70c4ade0008c0e95894abfb1991")
     version("5.42", sha256="c076fb4d029c74073f15c43361ef572cfb868407d347190ba834af3b1639b0e4")