# CiviCRM 5.45.1

Released January 11, 2022

- **[Synopsis](#synopsis)**
- **[Bugs resolved](#bugs)**
- **[Credits](#credits)**
- **[Feedback](#feedback)**

## <a name="synopsis"></a>Synopsis

| *Does this version...?*                                         |          |
| --------------------------------------------------------------- | -------- |
| Change the database schema?                                     | no       |
| Alter the API?                                                  | no       |
| Require attention to configuration options?                     | no       |
| Fix problems installing or upgrading to a previous version?     | no       |
| Introduce features?                                             | no       |
| **Fix bugs?**                                                   | **yes**  |

## <a name="bugs"></a>Bugs resolved

* **_KCFinder_: Fails to upload images ([packages#338](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-packages/pull/338))**
* **_Mail Merge_: Fix new warning and possible error when processing certain empty tokens ([#22445](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/22445))**
* **_Relationships_: Error when adding a relationship (if CiviMember is disabled) ([dev/core#3025](https://lab.civicrm.org/dev/core/-/issues/3025): [#22451](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/22451))**
* **_SearchKit_: URLs to external sites no longer render ([dev/report#93](https://lab.civicrm.org/dev/report/-/issues/93): [#22437](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/22437))**

## <a name="credits"></a>Credits

This release was developed by the following authors and reviewers:

Wikimedia Foundation - Eileen McNaughton; tapashdatta; Megaphone Technology Consulting -
Jon Goldberg; JMA Consulting - Seamus Lee; Dave D; CiviCRM - Coleman Watts, Tim Otten

## <a name="feedback"></a>Feedback

These release notes are edited by Tim Otten and Andie Hunt.  If you'd like to
provide feedback on them, please login to https://chat.civicrm.org/civicrm and
contact `@agh1`.