diff --git a/.versionbot/CHANGELOG.yml b/.versionbot/CHANGELOG.yml
index 55b6db2b..5fbedb00 100644
--- a/.versionbot/CHANGELOG.yml
+++ b/.versionbot/CHANGELOG.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,22 @@
+- commits:
+    - subject: 'Rename applications to fleets (stage 1). See: https://git.io/JRuZr'
+      hash: 64a44e7a5f6113952eda2a0fc3236331c8acf82e
+      body: |
+        - Add fleet(s) commands and -f, --fleet flags as aliases to the app(s)
+          commands and -a, --app, --application flags.
+        - Conditionally rename column/row headers and JSON object properties
+          from 'application' to 'fleet', with some variations.
+        - Print warning messages regarding the renaming, provided that stderr
+          is attached to an interactive terminal.
+      footer:
+        Change-type: minor
+        change-type: minor
+        Resolves: '#2302'
+        resolves: '#2302'
+      author: Paulo Castro
+      nested: []
+  version: 12.45.0
+  date: 2021-08-09T11:15:24.191Z
 - commits:
     - subject: 'preload: Fix storage driver detection in balenaOS v2.80.9'
       hash: 6cb28937502252e27bb0108c1327b3b9b92b1735
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 13f91294..00f2cf7f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file
 automatically by Versionist. DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE MANUALLY!
 This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
 
+## 12.45.0 - 2021-08-09
+
+* Rename applications to fleets (stage 1). See: https://git.io/JRuZr [Paulo Castro]
+
 ## 12.44.29 - 2021-07-26
 
 * preload: Fix storage driver detection in balenaOS v2.80.9 [Kyle Harding]
diff --git a/npm-shrinkwrap.json b/npm-shrinkwrap.json
index ac68666e..35417148 100644
--- a/npm-shrinkwrap.json
+++ b/npm-shrinkwrap.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "balena-cli",
-  "version": "12.44.29",
+  "version": "12.45.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 1,
   "requires": true,
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2ca18d71..44a75d95 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "balena-cli",
-  "version": "12.44.29",
+  "version": "12.45.0",
   "description": "The official balena Command Line Interface",
   "main": "./build/app.js",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/balena-io/balena-cli",
@@ -287,6 +287,6 @@
     "windosu": "^0.3.0"
   },
   "versionist": {
-    "publishedAt": "2021-07-26T16:07:13.896Z"
+    "publishedAt": "2021-08-09T11:15:24.420Z"
   }
 }