diff --git a/tools/appliance/definitions/systemvm64template/postinstall.sh b/tools/appliance/definitions/systemvm64template/postinstall.sh
index da16cb8e900..32e59d91b88 100644
--- a/tools/appliance/definitions/systemvm64template/postinstall.sh
+++ b/tools/appliance/definitions/systemvm64template/postinstall.sh
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ set -x
 
 ROOTPW=password
 HOSTNAME=systemvm
-CLOUDSTACK_RELEASE=4.4.0
+CLOUDSTACK_RELEASE=4.5.0
 
 add_backports () {
     sed -i '/backports/d' /etc/apt/sources.list
diff --git a/tools/appliance/definitions/systemvmtemplate/postinstall.sh b/tools/appliance/definitions/systemvmtemplate/postinstall.sh
index d085b2516e2..a292203c7fc 100644
--- a/tools/appliance/definitions/systemvmtemplate/postinstall.sh
+++ b/tools/appliance/definitions/systemvmtemplate/postinstall.sh
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ set -x
 
 ROOTPW=password
 HOSTNAME=systemvm
-CLOUDSTACK_RELEASE=4.4.0
+CLOUDSTACK_RELEASE=4.5.0
 
 add_backports () {
     sed -i '/backports/d' /etc/apt/sources.list