diff --git a/pkg/vm/testcases/transformations/ffi/finalizable_sync3.dart b/pkg/vm/testcases/transformations/ffi/finalizable_sync3.dart
index bc83bbe..75ca4d7 100644
--- a/pkg/vm/testcases/transformations/ffi/finalizable_sync3.dart
+++ b/pkg/vm/testcases/transformations/ffi/finalizable_sync3.dart
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@
 
 // @dart=2.16
 
-// ignore_for_file: unused_local_variable
-
 import 'dart:ffi';
 
 class MyFinalizable implements Finalizable {
diff --git a/tools/VERSION b/tools/VERSION
index e5b7204..f24b7e4 100644
--- a/tools/VERSION
+++ b/tools/VERSION
@@ -27,5 +27,5 @@
 MAJOR 2
 MINOR 17
 PATCH 0
-PRERELEASE 244
+PRERELEASE 245
 PRERELEASE_PATCH 0
\ No newline at end of file