diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/netcdf-fortran/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/netcdf-fortran/package.py
index 2f9dec80b24..52c6a6d7ed3 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/netcdf-fortran/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/netcdf-fortran/package.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ class NetcdfFortran(AutotoolsPackage):
     homepage = "http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/netcdf"
     url      = "http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/downloads/netcdf/ftp/netcdf-fortran-4.4.3.tar.gz"
 
+    version('4.4.5', 'edb51c7320a9024b419b7a87e05fa79a')
     version('4.4.4', 'e855c789cd72e1b8bc1354366bf6ac72')
     version('4.4.3', 'bfd4ae23a34635b273d3eb0d91cbde9e')