diff --git a/package/libs/pcre/Makefile b/package/libs/pcre/Makefile
index 8644746b4bd107dd72169d7ebc33a37e45d6af67..db157ec1b497e17483b0858dc23773d0d1f9d56e 100644
--- a/package/libs/pcre/Makefile
+++ b/package/libs/pcre/Makefile
@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=pcre
-PKG_VERSION:=8.44
-PKG_RELEASE:=4
+PKG_VERSION:=8.45
+PKG_RELEASE:=$(AUTORELEASE)
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.bz2
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@SF/$(PKG_NAME)
-PKG_HASH:=19108658b23b3ec5058edc9f66ac545ea19f9537234be1ec62b714c84399366d
+PKG_HASH:=4dae6fdcd2bb0bb6c37b5f97c33c2be954da743985369cddac3546e3218bffb8
 
 PKG_MAINTAINER:=Thomas Heil <heil@terminal-consulting.de>
 PKG_LICENSE:=BSD-3-Clause