diff --git a/Ports/AvailablePorts.md b/Ports/AvailablePorts.md
index 6314efa3425..25343a53709 100644
--- a/Ports/AvailablePorts.md
+++ b/Ports/AvailablePorts.md
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ This list is also available at [ports.serenityos.net](https://ports.serenityos.n
 | [`expat`](expat/)                                   | Expat XML parser                                                | 2.5.0                     | https://libexpat.github.io/                                                    |
 | [`ffmpeg`](ffmpeg/)                                 | ffmpeg                                                          | 6.0                       | https://ffmpeg.org                                                             |
 | [`figlet`](figlet/)                                 | FIGlet                                                          | 2.2.5                     | http://www.figlet.org/                                                         |
-| [`file`](file/)                                     | file (determine file type)                                      | 5.44                      | https://www.darwinsys.com/file/                                                |
+| [`file`](file/)                                     | file (determine file type)                                      | 5.45                      | https://www.darwinsys.com/file/                                                |
 | [`findutils`](findutils/)                           | GNU findutils                                                   | 4.9.0                     | https://www.gnu.org/software/findutils/                                        |
 | [`fio`](fio/)                                       | fio - Flexible I/O tester                                       | 3.33                      | https://fio.readthedocs.io/en/latest/                                          |
 | [`flac`](flac/)                                     | Free Lossless Audio Codec                                       | 1.4.2                     | https://xiph.org/flac/                                                         |
diff --git a/Ports/file/package.sh b/Ports/file/package.sh
index 76b610a22ff..20b03b6cc4e 100755
--- a/Ports/file/package.sh
+++ b/Ports/file/package.sh
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env -S bash ../.port_include.sh
 port='file'
-version='5.44'
+version='5.45'
 useconfigure='true'
 use_fresh_config_sub='true'
 files=(
-    "http://ftp.astron.com/pub/file/file-${version}.tar.gz#3751c7fba8dbc831cb8d7cc8aff21035459b8ce5155ef8b0880a27d028475f3b"
+    "http://ftp.astron.com/pub/file/file-${version}.tar.gz#fc97f51029bb0e2c9f4e3bffefdaf678f0e039ee872b9de5c002a6d09c784d82"
 )