diff --git a/docs/release-notes.md b/docs/release-notes.md
index d5cf10450..70645ffb3 100644
--- a/docs/release-notes.md
+++ b/docs/release-notes.md
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 ## Latest changes
 
+## 0.49.2
+
 * Fix links in release notes. PR [#1052](https://github.com/tiangolo/fastapi/pull/1052) by [@sattosan](https://github.com/sattosan).
 * Fix typo in release notes. PR [#1051](https://github.com/tiangolo/fastapi/pull/1051) by [@sattosan](https://github.com/sattosan).
 * Refactor/clarify `serialize_response` parameter name to avoid confusion. PR [#1031](https://github.com/tiangolo/fastapi/pull/1031) by [@patrickmckenna](https://github.com/patrickmckenna).
diff --git a/fastapi/__init__.py b/fastapi/__init__.py
index 6f78b1bc3..952b35369 100644
--- a/fastapi/__init__.py
+++ b/fastapi/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 """FastAPI framework, high performance, easy to learn, fast to code, ready for production"""
 
-__version__ = "0.49.1"
+__version__ = "0.49.2"
 
 from starlette.background import BackgroundTasks