diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 2b295c5fb..c5b6b3c5e 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ IMAGE = $(REGISTRY)/$(IMGNAME)
 MULTI_ARCH_IMG = $(IMAGE)-$(ARCH)
 
 # Set default base image dynamically for each arch
-BASEIMAGE?=quay.io/kubernetes-ingress-controller/nginx-$(ARCH):0.44
+BASEIMAGE?=quay.io/kubernetes-ingress-controller/nginx-$(ARCH):0.45
 
 ifeq ($(ARCH),arm)
 	QEMUARCH=arm
diff --git a/images/nginx/Makefile b/images/nginx/Makefile
index 437e4a0c2..a4909f21b 100644
--- a/images/nginx/Makefile
+++ b/images/nginx/Makefile
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 
 # 0.0.0 shouldn't clobber any released builds
-TAG ?= 0.44
+TAG ?= 0.45
 REGISTRY ?= quay.io/kubernetes-ingress-controller
 ARCH ?= $(shell go env GOARCH)
 DOCKER ?= docker