diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 80db441bb..7177cab9c 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.9.46.1
\ No newline at end of file
+2.9.49.0
diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index 6fd84b252..040e51a9a 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
 Changelog
 ---------
 
+2.9.49.0
+^^^^^^^^
+
+Thursday Apr 25 2024
+
+* Bugfix none type by @Aflynn50 in https://github.com/juju/python-libjuju/pull/1035
+
 2.9.46.1
 ^^^^^^^^