diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index b7effb422b..a65f33a196 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -15,10 +15,14 @@ $ pipx install --suffix=@next 'tmuxp' --pip-args '\--pre' --force
 // Usage: tmuxp@next load yoursession
 ```
 
-## tmuxp 1.49.0 (unreleased)
+## tmuxp 1.50.0 (unreleased)
 
 <!-- Maintainers, insert changes / features for the next release here -->
 
+## tmuxp 1.49.0 (2024-11-26)
+
+_Maintenance only, no bug fixes or new features_
+
 ### Breaking changes
 
 - Drop Python 3.8. end of life was October 7th, 2024 (#951)
@@ -26,6 +30,7 @@ $ pipx install --suffix=@next 'tmuxp' --pip-args '\--pre' --force
   tmuxp 1.48.0 was the last release for Python 3.8.
 
   The minimum python for tmuxp as of 1.49.0 is Python 3.9
+- libtmux 0.38.1 -> 0.39.0 (Minimum Python version of 3.9)
 
 ## tmuxp 1.48.0 (2024-11-26)
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 817576b9ea..953a65175e 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "tmuxp"
-version = "1.48.0"
+version = "1.49.0"
 description = "Session manager for tmux, which allows users to save and load tmux sessions through simple configuration files."
 requires-python = ">=3.9,<4.0"
 authors = [
diff --git a/src/tmuxp/__about__.py b/src/tmuxp/__about__.py
index 4d7e29d1ed..be24b639f4 100644
--- a/src/tmuxp/__about__.py
+++ b/src/tmuxp/__about__.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 __title__ = "tmuxp"
 __package_name__ = "tmuxp"
-__version__ = "1.48.0"
+__version__ = "1.49.0"
 __description__ = "tmux session manager"
 __email__ = "tony@git-pull.com"
 __author__ = "Tony Narlock"
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index 45f6aed0a1..726a78bf9f 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -1045,7 +1045,7 @@ wheels = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "tmuxp"
-version = "1.48.0"
+version = "1.49.0"
 source = { editable = "." }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "colorama" },