diff --git a/ordinis-admin-ui/CHANGELOG.md b/ordinis-admin-ui/CHANGELOG.md
index 8043286..5ad7e9a 100644
--- a/ordinis-admin-ui/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/ordinis-admin-ui/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@
 Auto-generated by semantic-release based on conventional commits.
 See `.releaserc.json` for release rules.
 
+## [2.45.0](https://git.nstart.cloud/2-6/2-6-4/terravault/ordinis/compare/v2.44.1...v2.45.0) (2026-05-26)
+
+### ✨ Features
+
+* **auth:** Phase 2 — audited-users UserPicker + Tier-3 Keycloak Admin lookup ([a4ba873](https://git.nstart.cloud/2-6/2-6-4/terravault/ordinis/commit/a4ba8735d0e03b1e867c648bc8fb9ee059aa5c8f))
+
 ## [2.44.1](https://git.nstart.cloud/2-6/2-6-4/terravault/ordinis/compare/v2.44.0...v2.44.1) (2026-05-26)
 
 ### 🐛 Fixes
diff --git a/ordinis-admin-ui/package.json b/ordinis-admin-ui/package.json
index 89e0e1b..5a520f2 100644
--- a/ordinis-admin-ui/package.json
+++ b/ordinis-admin-ui/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "ordinis-admin-ui",
   "private": true,
-  "version": "2.44.1",
+  "version": "2.45.0",
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {
     "copy-changelog": "node scripts/copy-changelog.mjs",