diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 3b6f7d1645eb11148eecfcbb94adf14af4abd1bb..e4db4ebc676d4d6850307ebd4a917b3a2f39b68b 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ find_package(GaudiProject)
 #---------------------------------------------------------------
 
 # Declare project name and version
-gaudi_project(DaVinci v41r4p4
+gaudi_project(DaVinci v41r4p5
               USE Analysis v17r5
-                  Stripping v10r11p2
+                  Stripping v10r11p3
               DATA AppConfig VERSION v3r*
                    FieldMap VERSION v5r*
                    ParamFiles VERSION v8r*
diff --git a/DaVinciSys/CMakeLists.txt b/DaVinciSys/CMakeLists.txt
index 212a6d296273d9dab8a5c6969bc8268715c80c83..cda61321c3aff1bea183f8b589ea78a0c568fa25 100644
--- a/DaVinciSys/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/DaVinciSys/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ################################################################################
 # Package: DaVinciSys
 ################################################################################
-gaudi_subdir(DaVinciSys v41r4p4)
+gaudi_subdir(DaVinciSys v41r4p5)
 
 gaudi_depends_on_subdirs(DaVinciTests
                          ##############################
diff --git a/DaVinciSys/cmt/requirements b/DaVinciSys/cmt/requirements
index fe73a19329733a3e655707083d83dbb9e4d4243b..254c8d4e9e79fec40509aecf6cb9d87163d7721f 100755
--- a/DaVinciSys/cmt/requirements
+++ b/DaVinciSys/cmt/requirements
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 package DaVinciSys
-version v41r4p4
+version v41r4p5
 
 branches doc cmt
 
diff --git a/ReleaseNotes/v41r4p5.md b/ReleaseNotes/v41r4p5.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..a6c69f531cca66f4e5a08329a0117c4b28ccaac5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ReleaseNotes/v41r4p5.md
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+2017-12-12 DaVinci v41r4p5
+==========================
+
+Patch release for the stripping campaigns S28r1p1, S31 and S31r1.
+
+This version is released on the 2016-patches branch.
+It is based on Gaudi v27r1, LHCb v40r5, Rec v19r6, Phys v21r8, Analysis v17r5 and Stripping v10r11p3.
+Uses LCG_84 with ROOT 6.06.02.
+
+- Added options for S31r1 and updated tests for S28r1p1 and S31r1.
+  - See merge request lhcb/DaVinci!129
diff --git a/cmt/project.cmt b/cmt/project.cmt
index 8620c555c86cb68c437edb1e96e1ac35805b0fc4..a767856196d02bd3d7e8959571fc1add4626623e 100755
--- a/cmt/project.cmt
+++ b/cmt/project.cmt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 project DAVINCI
 
 use ANALYSIS  ANALYSIS_v17r5
-use STRIPPING STRIPPING_v10r11p2
+use STRIPPING STRIPPING_v10r11p3
 
 build_strategy with_installarea
 setup_strategy root