diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 02270b0485c0ccbf5a2d04a921d982b2128cf09d..62e861f1168a0af0dd8a92fdcc0e0334c1379acf 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ CMAKE_MINIMUM_REQUIRED(VERSION 2.8.5)
 set(GEANT4_SRCS_REPOSITORY https://gitlab.cern.ch/lhcb/Geant4-srcs.git CACHE STRING "Repository for Geant4 sources")
 
 find_package(GaudiProject)
-gaudi_project(Geant4 v96r4p4
+gaudi_project(Geant4 v96r4p5
               DATA Geant4Files VERSION v96r*)
 
 # FIXME: hack for compatibility with CMT build
diff --git a/Geant4/G4config/cmt/requirements b/Geant4/G4config/cmt/requirements
index 84c366be5fe7f949fb52efedb0ee789631b91a0b..4a752434c9bbe674fbd0b209381a09a325cabc2f 100755
--- a/Geant4/G4config/cmt/requirements
+++ b/Geant4/G4config/cmt/requirements
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 package        G4config
-version        v96r4p4
+version        v96r4p5
 branches       cmt doc
 
 
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ use Geant4Files v96r*               -no_auto_imports
 #==============================================================================
 set G4_native_version     "9.6.p04" \
     override-geant4-version     "${G4_NATIVE_VERSION}"
-set G4VERS v96r4p4
+set G4VERS v96r4p5
 
 # =============================================================================
 # set Geant4 environment variables
diff --git a/Geant4Sys/cmt/requirements b/Geant4Sys/cmt/requirements
index 5cad9b85a739eaf8c35e2d0ae636aa3f8ea275b9..59300a4aa268821247deddbda4299e1937721848 100755
--- a/Geant4Sys/cmt/requirements
+++ b/Geant4Sys/cmt/requirements
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 package     Geant4Sys
-version     v96r4p4
+version     v96r4p5
 
 branches    cmt doc 
 
diff --git a/Geant4Sys/doc/release.notes b/Geant4Sys/doc/release.notes
index 54a883e41b6d0babb96368ba16f7fe095b0cda47..350bb611e62a1e9efa676ce38691dc23c38c7bbd 100755
--- a/Geant4Sys/doc/release.notes
+++ b/Geant4Sys/doc/release.notes
@@ -3,6 +3,18 @@ Package            : Geant4Sys
 Package manager(s) : Gloria Corti, Hubert DeGaudenzi, Nigel Watson
 Purpose            : LHCb build using cmt of Geant4
 
+<P>
+<b>BEWARE: 
+<ul>
+<li>As from version v96r4p5 this file is no longer maintained. 
+ The release notes for each individual release can be found in
+ the ReleaseNotes subdirectory of the project
+<li>As from version v96r4p4, this project is maintained only in Git
+<li>The package release notes are no longer maintained, look at the Git Merge Request (MR) comments
+<li>The package versions are no longer maintained, use the Git commit IDs
+</ul>
+</b>
+
 !=============================================================================
 
 !</PRE><H1><A NAME=v96r4p4>2016-06-10 Geant4Sys v96r4p4</A></H1><PRE>
diff --git a/ReleaseNotes/v96r4p5.md b/ReleaseNotes/v96r4p5.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..95734a97fee4d058bda73a5d4aa270c7ec270268
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ReleaseNotes/v96r4p5.md
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+2017-07-19 Geant4 v96r4p5
+===
+This version uses project Gaudi v27r1 (LCG 84) and Geant4Files v96r*.
+
+This version is identical to v96r4p4 but for some changes to support cmake. 
+It is for production for the upgrade.
+
+This version is released on `Sim09` branch. 
+
+This version is the last one released with cmt.
+
+## Cmake support
+**[MR !15] Fix Geant4 CMake build to install libraries in lib instead of lib64**
+
+**[MR !13] Updated toolchain.cmake to work with latest LbScripts**
+
+**[Geant4-srcs@bf2605ee] Fixed case of Hadr00.cc**
+
+**[Geant4-srcs@8455b1ea] Merge branch 'add-gcc49-support' into 'master', see [MR Geant4-srcs!2]**
+
+**[Geant4-srcs@d88e7bb5] removed circular dependenci of G4processes**
+
+**[Geant4-srcs@3acf5bc0]added support for c++1y and c++14**
+
+**[Geant4-srcs@a32dbfc2]added patches introduced after the original migration to CMake of LHCb Geant4**
+
+