# CMake 4.4.5 available for download

**URL:** <https://discourse.cmake.org/t/cmake-4-4-5-available-for-download/15891>\
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**Created:** [October 29, 2026, 9:24pm UTC](https://discourse.cmake.org/t/cmake-4-4-5-available-for-download/15891 "2026-10-29T21:24:09Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 29, 2026, 9:24pm UTC](https://discourse.cmake.org/t/cmake-4-4-5-available-for-download/15891/1 "2026-10-29T21:24:09Z")

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We are pleased to announce that CMake 4.4.5 is now available for download.

Please use the latest release from our download page:  
[https://cmake.org/download/](https://cmake.org/download/)

or download this release from:  
[Release v4.4.5 · Kitware/CMake · GitHub](https://github.com/Kitware/CMake/releases/v4.4.5)

See also the [release notes](https://cmake.org/cmake/help/v4.4/release/4.4.html) and [release milestone](https://gitlab.kitware.com/cmake/cmake/-/milestones/215)

Thanks for your support!

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Changes made since CMake 4.4.4:

Brad King (2):

- cmCurl: Add support for curl \>= 8.21 built without a TLS backend
- CMake 4.4.5

Marc Chevrier (1):

- FindPython: fix wrong check in cross-compiling and CMP0190=OLD

Mike Matthews (1):

- GNUInstallDirs: Fix double separator in /opt special-case absolute paths

Tyler Yankee (1):

- cmCacheDocumentationTable: Add missing entries from CMake 4.4