diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-verify.yml b/.github/workflows/pr-verify.yml
index 0e41d12c8..01fbf5c67 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-verify.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-verify.yml
@@ -14,13 +14,13 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set Up NodeJS
         uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
-          node-version: '18'
+          node-version: '20'
       - name: Set Up Java
         uses: actions/setup-java@v4
         with:
           java-version: '24'
           distribution: 'temurin'
-      - run: npm install -g typescript "vsce"
+      - run: npm install -g typescript "@vscode/vsce"
       - run: wget http://download.eclipse.org/jdtls/snapshots/jdt-language-server-latest.tar.gz
       - run: mkdir server && tar -xvzf jdt-language-server-latest.tar.gz -C ./server && rm jdt-language-server-latest.tar.gz
       - run: npm install
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 2d2e4a688..10645bf74 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set Up NodeJS
         uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
-          node-version: '18'
+          node-version: '20'
       - name: Install NodeJS dependencies
         run: npm install -g typescript "@vscode/vsce" "ovsx"
       - name: Download JDT-LS Release
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 12b25a53b..cff611657 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -256,8 +256,6 @@ The following settings are supported:
 * `java.jdt.ls.javac.enabled`: [Experimental] Specify whether to enable Javac-based compilation in the language server. Requires running this extension with Java 24. Defaults to `off`.
 * `java.completion.engine`: [Experimental] Select code completion engine. Defaults to `ecj`.
 * `java.references.includeDeclarations`: Include declarations when finding references. Defaults to `true`
-
-New in 1.44.0
 * `java.jdt.ls.appcds.enabled` : [Experimental] Enable Java AppCDS (Application Class Data Sharing) for improvements to extension activation. When set to `auto`, AppCDS will be enabled in Visual Studio Code - Insiders, and for pre-release versions.
 
 Semantic Highlighting
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 407ceaf32..7abcc768f 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "java",
-  "version": "1.44.0",
+  "version": "1.45.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "java",
-      "version": "1.44.0",
+      "version": "1.45.0",
       "license": "EPL-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "@redhat-developer/vscode-extension-proposals": "0.0.23",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ea30ea4a1..a37049135 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   "author": "Red Hat",
   "icon": "icons/icon128.png",
   "license": "EPL-2.0",
-  "version": "1.44.0",
+  "version": "1.45.0",
   "publisher": "redhat",
   "bugs": "https://github.com/redhat-developer/vscode-java/issues",
   "preview": false,