diff --git a/src/changes/changes.xml b/src/changes/changes.xml
index 756b8f4968..f8203b68b7 100644
--- a/src/changes/changes.xml
+++ b/src/changes/changes.xml
@@ -22,6 +22,11 @@
     <title>Apache Commons Collections Release Notes</title>
   </properties>
   <body>
+  <release version="4.5.0-M4" date="YYYY-MM-DD" description="This is a feature and maintenance release. Java 8 or later is required.">
+    <!-- FIX -->
+    <!-- ADD -->
+    <!-- UPDATE -->
+  </release>
   <release version="4.5.0-M3" date="2024-12-15" description="This is a feature and maintenance release. Java 8 or later is required.">
     <!-- FIX -->
     <action issue="COLLECTIONS-857" type="fix" dev="ggregory" due-to="Claude Warren">Complete bloom filter documentation #507.</action>
