diff --git a/channels/candidate-4.5.yaml b/channels/candidate-4.5.yaml
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+name: candidate-4.5
+versions: []
diff --git a/channels/fast-4.5.yaml b/channels/fast-4.5.yaml
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+name: fast-4.5
+versions: []
diff --git a/channels/stable-4.5.yaml b/channels/stable-4.5.yaml
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+name: stable-4.5
+versions: []