diff --git a/.github/release-please/manifest.json b/.github/release-please/manifest.json
index cbe9d9da0843..ef83ad5cc9ec 100644
--- a/.github/release-please/manifest.json
+++ b/.github/release-please/manifest.json
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 {
-  "core": "24.4.0",
+  "core": "24.5.0",
   "prover": "14.3.0"
 }
diff --git a/core/CHANGELOG.md b/core/CHANGELOG.md
index 424ab8c3a3ba..a77f703a8b0b 100644
--- a/core/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/core/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,36 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [24.5.0](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/compare/core-v24.4.0...core-v24.5.0) (2024-05-29)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* Add protocol_version label to WG jobs metric ([#2009](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/issues/2009)) ([e0a3393](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/commit/e0a33931f9bb9429eff362deaa1500fe914971c7))
+* **config:** remove zksync home ([#2022](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/issues/2022)) ([d08fe81](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/commit/d08fe81f4ec6c3aaeb5ad98351e44a63e5b100be))
+* **en:** Improve tree snapshot recovery ([#1938](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/issues/1938)) ([5bc8234](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/commit/5bc8234aae57c0d0f492b94860483a53d044b323))
+* **node_framework:** Migrate main node to the framework ([#1997](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/issues/1997)) ([27a26cb](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/commit/27a26cbb955ee8dd59140386af90816a1a44ab99))
+* **prover:** Adnotate prover queue metrics with protocol version ([#1893](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/issues/1893)) ([d1e1004](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/commit/d1e1004416b7e9db47e242ff68f01b5520834e94))
+* save writes needed for tree in state keeper ([#1965](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/issues/1965)) ([471af53](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/commit/471af539db6d965852360f8c0978744061a932eb))
+* **test:** Add filebased config support for integration tests ([#2043](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/issues/2043)) ([be3ded9](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/commit/be3ded97ede1caea69b4881b783c7b40861d183d))
+* **vm-runner:** implement VM runner main body ([#1955](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/issues/1955)) ([bf5b6c2](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/commit/bf5b6c2e5491b14920fd881388cbfdb6d7b4aa91))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **API:** polish web3 api  block-related types ([#1994](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/issues/1994)) ([6cd3c53](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/commit/6cd3c532190ee96a9ca56336d20837d249d6207e))
+* **en:** Fix recovery-related metrics ([#2014](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/issues/2014)) ([86355d6](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/commit/86355d647fca772a7c665a8534ab02e8a213cf7b))
+* fix metrics reporting wrong values ([#2065](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/issues/2065)) ([2ec010a](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/commit/2ec010aa15dc04f367fc7276ab01afcf211f57b4))
+* **loadtest:** resolve unit conversion error in loadtest metrics ([#1987](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/issues/1987)) ([b5870a0](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/commit/b5870a0b9c470ed38dfe4c67036139a3a1d7dddc))
+* **merkle-tree:** Fix incoherent Merkle tree view ([#2071](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/issues/2071)) ([2fc9a6c](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/commit/2fc9a6cdb659bd16694c568d16a5b76af063c730))
+* **node_framework:** Fix the connection pool size for the catchup task ([#2046](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/issues/2046)) ([c00a2eb](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/commit/c00a2eb21fe1670386364c7ced38f562471ed7f5))
+* **node_framework:** Use custom pool for commitiment generator ([#2076](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/issues/2076)) ([994df8f](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/commit/994df8f85cd65d032fb5ce991df89fdc319c24e2))
+* **zk_toolbox:** Use both folders for loading contracts  ([#2030](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/issues/2030)) ([97c6d5c](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/commit/97c6d5c9c2d9dddf0b18391077c8828e5dc7042b))
+
+
+### Performance Improvements
+
+* **commitment-generator:** Run commitment generation for multiple batches in parallel ([#1984](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/issues/1984)) ([602bf67](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/commit/602bf6725e7590fc67d8b027e07e0767fec9408b))
+
 ## [24.4.0](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/compare/core-v24.3.0...core-v24.4.0) (2024-05-21)
 
 
diff --git a/core/bin/external_node/Cargo.toml b/core/bin/external_node/Cargo.toml
index b5815a9a223c..a6c5b6fded73 100644
--- a/core/bin/external_node/Cargo.toml
+++ b/core/bin/external_node/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "zksync_external_node"
-version = "24.4.0" # x-release-please-version
+version = "24.5.0" # x-release-please-version
 edition.workspace = true
 authors.workspace = true
 homepage.workspace = true