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+## 0.45.2 (January 4, 2025)
+
+#### Fixed
+
+* Make `create_memory_object_stream` compatible with old anyio versions once again, and bump anyio minimum version to 3.6.2 [#2833](https://github.com/encode/starlette/pull/2833).
+
 ## 0.45.1 (December 30, 2024)
 
 #### Fixed
diff --git a/starlette/__init__.py b/starlette/__init__.py
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-__version__ = "0.45.1"
+__version__ = "0.45.2"