diff --git a/SPECS/kdump-utils.spec b/SPECS/kdump-utils.spec
index f2ebb10..1035881 100644
--- a/SPECS/kdump-utils.spec
+++ b/SPECS/kdump-utils.spec
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 ## (rpmautospec version 0.6.5)
 ## RPMAUTOSPEC: autorelease, autochangelog
 %define autorelease(e:s:pb:n) %{?-p:0.}%{lua:
-    release_number = 2;
+    release_number = 3;
     base_release_number = tonumber(rpm.expand("%{?-b*}%{!?-b:1}"));
     print(release_number + base_release_number - 1);
 }%{?-e:.%{-e*}}%{?-s:.%{-s*}}%{!?-n:%{?dist}}
@@ -147,6 +147,9 @@ fi
 
 %changelog
 ## START: Generated by rpmautospec
+* Tue Oct 29 2024 Troy Dawson <tdawson@redhat.com> - 1.0.45-3
+- Bump release for October 2024 mass rebuild:
+
 * Sun Oct 20 2024 Tao Liu <ltao@redhat.com> - 1.0.45-2
 - Return the correct exit code of rebuild initrd