diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 13a00f5e2..d1c07ac73 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-TEST_API_VERSION ?= 1.44
-TEST_ENGINE_VERSION ?= 25.0
+TEST_API_VERSION ?= 1.45
+TEST_ENGINE_VERSION ?= 26.1
 
 ifeq ($(OS),Windows_NT)
     PLATFORM := Windows
diff --git a/docker/constants.py b/docker/constants.py
index 3c527b47e..0e39dc291 100644
--- a/docker/constants.py
+++ b/docker/constants.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 from .version import __version__
 
-DEFAULT_DOCKER_API_VERSION = '1.44'
+DEFAULT_DOCKER_API_VERSION = '1.45'
 MINIMUM_DOCKER_API_VERSION = '1.24'
 DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_SECONDS = 60
 STREAM_HEADER_SIZE_BYTES = 8
diff --git a/tests/Dockerfile-ssh-dind b/tests/Dockerfile-ssh-dind
index 250c20f2c..49529f84b 100644
--- a/tests/Dockerfile-ssh-dind
+++ b/tests/Dockerfile-ssh-dind
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # syntax=docker/dockerfile:1
 
-ARG API_VERSION=1.44
-ARG ENGINE_VERSION=25.0
+ARG API_VERSION=1.45
+ARG ENGINE_VERSION=26.1
 
 FROM docker:${ENGINE_VERSION}-dind
 
diff --git a/tests/integration/models_containers_test.py b/tests/integration/models_containers_test.py
index 2cd713ec8..872745593 100644
--- a/tests/integration/models_containers_test.py
+++ b/tests/integration/models_containers_test.py
@@ -131,10 +131,9 @@ def test_run_with_networking_config(self):
         assert 'NetworkSettings' in attrs
         assert 'Networks' in attrs['NetworkSettings']
         assert list(attrs['NetworkSettings']['Networks'].keys()) == [net_name]
-        # Expect Aliases to list 'test_alias' and the container's short-id.
-        # In API version 1.45, the short-id will be removed.
+        # Aliases no longer include the container's short-id in API v1.45.
         assert attrs['NetworkSettings']['Networks'][net_name]['Aliases'] \
-               == [test_alias, attrs['Id'][:12]]
+               == [test_alias]
         assert attrs['NetworkSettings']['Networks'][net_name]['DriverOpts'] \
                == test_driver_opt
 
@@ -191,9 +190,9 @@ def test_run_with_networking_config_only_undeclared_network(self):
         assert 'NetworkSettings' in attrs
         assert 'Networks' in attrs['NetworkSettings']
         assert list(attrs['NetworkSettings']['Networks'].keys()) == [net_name]
-        # Aliases should include the container's short-id (but it will be removed
-        # in API v1.45).
-        assert attrs['NetworkSettings']['Networks'][net_name]['Aliases'] == [attrs["Id"][:12]]
+        # Aliases no longer include the container's short-id in API v1.45.
+        assert (attrs['NetworkSettings']['Networks'][net_name]['Aliases']
+                is None)
         assert (attrs['NetworkSettings']['Networks'][net_name]['DriverOpts']
                 is None)