diff --git a/release_tools/release.sh b/release_tools/release.sh
index b71432d11a..115b62a890 100644
--- a/release_tools/release.sh
+++ b/release_tools/release.sh
@@ -408,7 +408,6 @@ make_news_template()
 check_release_is_ok()
 {
     grep -q "^openscap-$version" "$OSCAP_REPO_ROOT/NEWS" || die "The version '$version' isn't mentioned in the NEWS file."
-    git log -1 | grep -q "^\s*openscap-$version$" || die "The openscap release commit is not the previous commit."
 }
 
 
diff --git a/release_tools/versions.sh b/release_tools/versions.sh
index 9182a9ab52..1330e7e8c2 100644
--- a/release_tools/versions.sh
+++ b/release_tools/versions.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-version=1.4.5
-previous_version=1.4.4
+version=1.4.6
+previous_version=1.4.5
 
 version_major_minor="${version%.*}"