diff --git a/gnu/lib/libreadline/VERSION b/gnu/lib/libreadline/VERSION
index d2f0387da33..a74bd28ada3 100644
--- a/gnu/lib/libreadline/VERSION
+++ b/gnu/lib/libreadline/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Readline from bash 1.14.3 + local fixes
+Readline from bash 1.14.5 + local fixes