diff --git a/.licenses/bundler/parallel.dep.yml b/.licenses/bundler/parallel.dep.yml
index 18172582..c6d3e870 100644
--- a/.licenses/bundler/parallel.dep.yml
+++ b/.licenses/bundler/parallel.dep.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 name: parallel
-version: 1.25.1
+version: 1.26.2
 type: bundler
 summary: Run any kind of code in parallel processes
 homepage: https://github.com/grosser/parallel
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b3310cfd..3ee1094e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -10,6 +10,12 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.
 
 - Ensure homepage string is not too long in cabal.rb to avoid DOS attack
 
+## 4.5.0
+
+### Changed
+
+- Bumped a number of dependencies for security fixes
+
 ## 4.4.0
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 7723ffe4..9f17caa1 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ GEM
     octokit (6.1.0)
       faraday (>= 1, < 3)
       sawyer (~> 0.9)
-    parallel (1.25.1)
+    parallel (1.26.2)
     parser (3.2.0.0)
       ast (~> 2.4.1)
     pathname-common_prefix (0.0.2)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 946d57dc..e6844b57 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ Licensed v3 includes a breaking change if both of the following are true:
 1. a project uses bundler to manage ruby dependencies
 2. a project uses the self-contained executable build of licensed
 
-All other usages of licensed should not encounter any major changes migrating from the latest 2.x build to 3.0.  
+All other usages of licensed should not encounter any major changes migrating from the latest 2.x build to 3.0.
 
 See [CHANGELOG.md](./CHANGELOG.md) for more details on what's changed.
 See the [v3 migration documentation](./docs/migrations/v3.md) for more info on migrating to v3.
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ To get started after checking out the repo, run
 
 You can also run `script/console` for an interactive prompt that will allow you to experiment.
 
-To install this gem onto your local machine, run `bundle exec rake install`. To release a new version, update the version number in `version.rb`, and then run `bundle exec rake release`, which will create a git tag for the version, push git commits and tags, and push the `.gem` file to [rubygems.org](https://rubygems.org).
+To install this gem onto your local machine, run `bundle exec rake install`. To release a new version, update the version number in `version.rb`, and then create a release on GitHub.
 
 ### Adding a new source