diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 4e7ac2ca2..f5d9aeb96 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <artifactId>commons-collections4</artifactId>
-  <version>4.5.0-M1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>4.5.0-M1</version>
   <name>Apache Commons Collections</name>
 
   <inceptionYear>2001</inceptionYear>
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@
     <!--Commons Release Plugin -->
     <commons.bc.version>4.4</commons.bc.version>
     <commons.release.isDistModule>true</commons.release.isDistModule>
-    <project.build.outputTimestamp>2024-01-01T00:00:00Z</project.build.outputTimestamp>
+    <project.build.outputTimestamp>2024-03-31T15:51:15Z</project.build.outputTimestamp>
   </properties>
 
   <build>