diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 17140c35..a52e6ed6 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,15 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [v1.49.0-rc.0](https://github.com/hetznercloud/cli/releases/tag/v1.49.0-rc.0)
+
+### Features
+
+- drop support for go 1.21 (#902)
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+- macOS binary not notarized (#868)
+
 ## [1.48.0](https://github.com/hetznercloud/cli/compare/v1.47.0...v1.48.0) (2024-10-25)
 
 
diff --git a/internal/version/version.go b/internal/version/version.go
index a9ec438e..2dce7d09 100644
--- a/internal/version/version.go
+++ b/internal/version/version.go
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ package version
 
 var (
 	// version is a semver version (https://semver.org).
-	version = "1.48.0" // x-releaser-pleaser-version
+	version = "1.49.0-rc.0" // x-releaser-pleaser-version
 
 	// versionPrerelease is a semver version pre-release identifier (https://semver.org).
 	//