diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index df32385d3..5be7e2723 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,25 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [1.46.0](https://github.com/googleapis/python-genai/compare/v1.45.0...v1.46.0) (2025-10-21)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* Add enable_enhanced_civic_answers in GenerationConfig ([6c1dae7](https://github.com/googleapis/python-genai/commit/6c1dae79846f293bed19315402351fdf2db8a5a9))
+* Support custom httpx clients ([694a6bd](https://github.com/googleapis/python-genai/commit/694a6bdc290f7fc089eb86266c24ad256a7c147d))
+* Support jailbreak in HarmCategory and BlockedReason ([011e218](https://github.com/googleapis/python-genai/commit/011e218b8d06444c848fbc8ba11c01608ff2d613))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* Remove bytes for Gemini Developer API before sending a video for Veo Video Extension async ([9ccc6ce](https://github.com/googleapis/python-genai/commit/9ccc6cea798d3a43f5a29f288accf823c4400884))
+
+
+### Documentation
+
+* Regenerate docs for 1.45.0 ([9b7632d](https://github.com/googleapis/python-genai/commit/9b7632d95c02720f2ed5551d2605a715c08ebe8a))
+* Update README with Gempix example (nano-banana) ([ac2bc42](https://github.com/googleapis/python-genai/commit/ac2bc4205a66d13a3f4bc2bcf41f3e315224ffc1))
+
 ## [1.45.0](https://github.com/googleapis/python-genai/compare/v1.44.0...v1.45.0) (2025-10-15)
 
 
diff --git a/google/genai/version.py b/google/genai/version.py
index a1f8e6e18..388e49ca4 100644
--- a/google/genai/version.py
+++ b/google/genai/version.py
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 #
 
-__version__ = '1.45.0' # x-release-please-version
+__version__ = '1.46.0' # x-release-please-version
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 438514be8..8dda63baa 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ requires = ["setuptools", "wheel", "twine>=6.1.0", "packaging>=24.2", "pkginfo>=
 
 [project]
 name = "google-genai"
-version = "1.45.0"
+version = "1.46.0"
 description = "GenAI Python SDK"
 readme = "README.md"
 license = "Apache-2.0"