diff --git a/src/rufus.c b/src/rufus.c
index 7be7a48f31..74c73cbc20 100755
--- a/src/rufus.c
+++ b/src/rufus.c
@@ -2531,7 +2531,7 @@ static INT_PTR CALLBACK MainCallback(HWND hDlg, UINT message, WPARAM wParam, LPA
 		case IDC_UEFI_MEDIA_VALIDATION:
 			if ((HIWORD(wParam)) == BN_CLICKED) {
 				validate_md5sum = IsChecked(IDC_UEFI_MEDIA_VALIDATION);
-				WriteSettingBool(SETTING_ENABLE_RUNTIME_VALIDATION, validate_md5sum);
+//				WriteSettingBool(SETTING_ENABLE_RUNTIME_VALIDATION, validate_md5sum);
 			}
 			break;
 		case IDC_LIST_USB_HDD:
@@ -3494,7 +3494,7 @@ int WINAPI WinMain(HINSTANCE hInstance, HINSTANCE hPrevInstance, LPSTR lpCmdLine
 	usb_debug = ReadSettingBool(SETTING_ENABLE_USB_DEBUG);
 	cdio_loglevel_default = usb_debug ? CDIO_LOG_DEBUG : CDIO_LOG_WARN;
 	use_rufus_mbr = !ReadSettingBool(SETTING_DISABLE_RUFUS_MBR);
-	validate_md5sum = ReadSettingBool(SETTING_ENABLE_RUNTIME_VALIDATION);
+//	validate_md5sum = ReadSettingBool(SETTING_ENABLE_RUNTIME_VALIDATION);
 	detect_fakes = !ReadSettingBool(SETTING_DISABLE_FAKE_DRIVES_CHECK);
 	allow_dual_uefi_bios = ReadSettingBool(SETTING_ENABLE_WIN_DUAL_EFI_BIOS);
 	force_large_fat32 = ReadSettingBool(SETTING_FORCE_LARGE_FAT32_FORMAT);
diff --git a/src/rufus.rc b/src/rufus.rc
index 0735c69489..16a6916704 100644
--- a/src/rufus.rc
+++ b/src/rufus.rc
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ LANGUAGE LANG_NEUTRAL, SUBLANG_NEUTRAL
 IDD_DIALOG DIALOGEX 12, 12, 232, 326
 STYLE DS_SETFONT | DS_MODALFRAME | DS_CENTER | WS_MINIMIZEBOX | WS_POPUP | WS_CAPTION | WS_SYSMENU
 EXSTYLE WS_EX_ACCEPTFILES
-CAPTION "Rufus 4.5.2176"
+CAPTION "Rufus 4.5.2177"
 FONT 9, "Segoe UI Symbol", 400, 0, 0x0
 BEGIN
     LTEXT           "Drive Properties",IDS_DRIVE_PROPERTIES_TXT,8,6,53,12,NOT WS_GROUP
@@ -397,8 +397,8 @@ END
 //
 
 VS_VERSION_INFO VERSIONINFO
- FILEVERSION 4,5,2176,0
- PRODUCTVERSION 4,5,2176,0
+ FILEVERSION 4,5,2177,0
+ PRODUCTVERSION 4,5,2177,0
  FILEFLAGSMASK 0x3fL
 #ifdef _DEBUG
  FILEFLAGS 0x1L
@@ -416,13 +416,13 @@ BEGIN
             VALUE "Comments", "https://rufus.ie"
             VALUE "CompanyName", "Akeo Consulting"
             VALUE "FileDescription", "Rufus"
-            VALUE "FileVersion", "4.5.2176"
+            VALUE "FileVersion", "4.5.2177"
             VALUE "InternalName", "Rufus"
             VALUE "LegalCopyright", "� 2011-2024 Pete Batard (GPL v3)"
             VALUE "LegalTrademarks", "https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html"
             VALUE "OriginalFilename", "rufus-4.5.exe"
             VALUE "ProductName", "Rufus"
-            VALUE "ProductVersion", "4.5.2176"
+            VALUE "ProductVersion", "4.5.2177"
         END
     END
     BLOCK "VarFileInfo"