diff --git a/gnu/packages/compression.scm b/gnu/packages/compression.scm
index f0530e1c7f..109afd0d11 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/compression.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/compression.scm
@@ -858,7 +858,7 @@ (define-public lz4
 (define-public squashfs-tools
   (package
     (name "squashfs-tools")
-    (version "4.4-git.1")               ; ‘A point release of […] 4.4’
+    (version "4.5")
     (source
      (origin
        (method git-fetch)
@@ -867,7 +867,7 @@ (define-public squashfs-tools
              (commit version)))
        (file-name (git-file-name name version))
        (sha256
-        (base32 "1hb95iy445hs2p3f7hg51jkrpkfi3bphddk60p2la0qmcdjkgbbm"))))
+        (base32 "18d4nwa22vgb8j2badngjngw63f0lj501cvlh3920wqy2mqxwav6"))))
     (build-system gnu-build-system)
     (arguments
      `(#:tests? #f                      ; no check target