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    :class: twocols
 
+|compass| 1.45.3
+----------------
+
+*Released February 13, 2025*
+
+New Features:
+
+- Handle non-existent namespaces (:issue:`COMPASS-5750`)
+- Run schema analysis with ``secondaryPreferred`` when read preference is 
+  not set (:issue:`COMPASS-8854`)
+- Allow users to set the default sort order to be recent first (:issue:`COMPASS-6706`)
+- Adds support for ``createFromHexString`` and ``createFromBase64`` binary 
+  constructors (:issue:`COMPASS-8942`)
+
+Bug Fixes:
+
+- Retain current query when new query is applied (:issue:`COMPASS-8262`)
+- Sign the Windows setup ``.exe`` (:issue:`COMPASS-8945`, :issue:`COMPASS-8950`)
+
+`Full Changelog available on Github
+<https://github.com/mongodb-js/compass/compare/v1.45.2...v1.45.3>`__
+
 |compass| 1.45.2
 ----------------