diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index add77fb5..abb582e4 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -241,6 +241,22 @@ dependencies = [
  "num",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "arrow-array"
+version = "49.0.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "6bda9acea48b25123c08340f3a8ac361aa0f74469bb36f5ee9acf923fce23e9d"
+dependencies = [
+ "ahash",
+ "arrow-buffer 49.0.0",
+ "arrow-data 49.0.0",
+ "arrow-schema 49.0.0",
+ "chrono",
+ "half 2.2.1",
+ "hashbrown 0.14.0",
+ "num",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "arrow-buffer"
 version = "37.0.0"
@@ -364,6 +380,17 @@ dependencies = [
  "num",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "arrow-buffer"
+version = "49.0.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "01a0fc21915b00fc6c2667b069c1b64bdd920982f426079bc4a7cab86822886c"
+dependencies = [
+ "bytes",
+ "half 2.2.1",
+ "num",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "arrow-cast"
 version = "48.0.0"
@@ -525,6 +552,18 @@ dependencies = [
  "num",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "arrow-data"
+version = "49.0.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "907fafe280a3874474678c1858b9ca4cb7fd83fb8034ff5b6d6376205a08c634"
+dependencies = [
+ "arrow-buffer 49.0.0",
+ "arrow-schema 49.0.0",
+ "half 2.2.1",
+ "num",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "arrow-format"
 version = "0.8.1"
@@ -627,6 +666,12 @@ version = "48.0.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "9d7a8c3f97f5ef6abd862155a6f39aaba36b029322462d72bbcfa69782a50614"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "arrow-schema"
+version = "49.0.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "09e28a5e781bf1b0f981333684ad13f5901f4cd2f20589eab7cf1797da8fc167"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "arrow-select"
 version = "48.0.0"
@@ -1634,7 +1679,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "serde_arrow"
-version = "0.9.0-rc.1"
+version = "0.9.0-rc.2"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "arrow-array 37.0.0",
@@ -1649,6 +1694,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "arrow-array 46.0.0",
  "arrow-array 47.0.0",
  "arrow-array 48.0.0",
+ "arrow-array 49.0.0",
  "arrow-buffer 37.0.0",
  "arrow-buffer 38.0.0",
  "arrow-buffer 39.0.0",
@@ -1661,6 +1707,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "arrow-buffer 46.0.0",
  "arrow-buffer 47.0.0",
  "arrow-buffer 48.0.0",
+ "arrow-buffer 49.0.0",
  "arrow-data 37.0.0",
  "arrow-data 38.0.0",
  "arrow-data 39.0.0",
@@ -1673,6 +1720,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "arrow-data 46.0.0",
  "arrow-data 47.0.0",
  "arrow-data 48.0.0",
+ "arrow-data 49.0.0",
  "arrow-json",
  "arrow-schema 37.0.0",
  "arrow-schema 38.0.0",
@@ -1686,6 +1734,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "arrow-schema 46.0.0",
  "arrow-schema 47.0.0",
  "arrow-schema 48.0.0",
+ "arrow-schema 49.0.0",
  "arrow2 0.16.0",
  "arrow2 0.17.0",
  "arrow2_convert",
diff --git a/serde_arrow/Cargo.toml b/serde_arrow/Cargo.toml
index 27b04594..0a91bc85 100644
--- a/serde_arrow/Cargo.toml
+++ b/serde_arrow/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "serde_arrow"
-version = "0.9.0-rc.1"
+version = "0.9.0-rc.2"
 authors = ["Christopher Prohm <mail@cprohm.de>"]
 edition = "2021"
 description  = "convert sequences of structs / maps to arrow tables"
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ features = ["arrow2-0-17", "arrow-48"]
 [features]
 default = []
 
+arrow-49 = ["dep:arrow-array-49", "dep:arrow-schema-49", "dep:arrow-data-49", "dep:arrow-buffer-49"]
 arrow-48 = ["dep:arrow-array-48", "dep:arrow-schema-48", "dep:arrow-data-48", "dep:arrow-buffer-48"]
 arrow-47 = ["dep:arrow-array-47", "dep:arrow-schema-47", "dep:arrow-data-47", "dep:arrow-buffer-47"]
 arrow-46 = ["dep:arrow-array-46", "dep:arrow-schema-46", "dep:arrow-data-46", "dep:arrow-buffer-46"]
@@ -42,6 +43,11 @@ chrono = "0.4"
 half = { version = "2", features = ["bytemuck"] }
 serde = { version = "1.0", features = ["derive"] }
 
+arrow-array-49 = { package = "arrow-array", version = "49", optional = true }
+arrow-buffer-49 = { package = "arrow-buffer", version = "49", optional = true }
+arrow-data-49 = { package = "arrow-data", version="49", optional = true }
+arrow-schema-49 = { package = "arrow-schema", version = "49", optional = true }
+
 arrow-array-48 = { package = "arrow-array", version = "48", optional = true }
 arrow-buffer-48 = { package = "arrow-buffer", version = "48", optional = true }
 arrow-data-48 = { package = "arrow-data", version="48", optional = true }
diff --git a/serde_arrow/src/lib.rs b/serde_arrow/src/lib.rs
index e1a9e197..e1a14caf 100644
--- a/serde_arrow/src/lib.rs
+++ b/serde_arrow/src/lib.rs
@@ -188,6 +188,7 @@ pub mod _impl {
         };
     }
 
+    #[cfg(has_arrow_49)] build_arrow_crate!(arrow_array_49, arrow_buffer_49, arrow_data_49, arrow_schema_49);
     #[cfg(has_arrow_48)] build_arrow_crate!(arrow_array_48, arrow_buffer_48, arrow_data_48, arrow_schema_48);
     #[cfg(has_arrow_47)] build_arrow_crate!(arrow_array_47, arrow_buffer_47, arrow_data_47, arrow_schema_47);
     #[cfg(has_arrow_46)] build_arrow_crate!(arrow_array_46, arrow_buffer_46, arrow_data_46, arrow_schema_46);