Merge branch 'cherry-pick-5788a755' into 'master'

release 2.45.0 cherry pick

Closes #2483

See merge request !5677

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/), and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
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+## [2.45.0]
+	
+- [!2.45.0](https://repo1.dso.mil/big-bang/bigbang/-/merge_requests?scope=all&utf8=%E2%9C%93&state=merged&milestone_title=2.45.0); List of merge requests in this release.
+
 ## [2.44.0]
 	
 - [!2.44.0](https://repo1.dso.mil/big-bang/bigbang/-/merge_requests?scope=all&utf8=%E2%9C%93&state=merged&milestone_title=2.44.0); List of merge requests in this release.

base/gitrepository.yaml

@@ -11,4 +11,4 @@ spec:
   interval: 10m
   url: https://repo1.dso.mil/big-bang/bigbang.git
   ref:
-    tag: 2.44.0
+    tag: 2.45.0

chart/Chart.yaml

 apiVersion: v2
 name: bigbang
-version: 2.44.0
+version: 2.45.0
 kubeVersion: '>=1.29.0-0'
 description: Big Bang is a declarative, continuous delivery tool for core DoD hardened and approved packages into a Kubernetes cluster.
 type: application