diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index 7a222e5..3ec9888 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 - update caldp version
 - set permissions to make files readable and dirs executable in AL2023
+- additional updates for STSCI-AMAZON-LINUX2023
diff --git a/terraform/deploy_vars.sh b/terraform/deploy_vars.sh
index 796cb00..4789f64 100755
--- a/terraform/deploy_vars.sh
+++ b/terraform/deploy_vars.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #! /bin/bash -xu
-export CALCLOUD_VER="v0.4.45-rc4"
+export CALCLOUD_VER="v0.4.45-rc5"
 export CALDP_VER="v0.2.27-rc2"
 export CAL_BASE_IMAGE="stsci/hst-pipeline:CALDP_20240813_CAL_final"
 export BASE_IMAGE_TAG=`cut -d ":" -f2- <<< ${CAL_BASE_IMAGE} `