diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7cd388c7d..d91dc7970 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,15 @@
 # Changelog 
 
+## 1.50.0
+
+- do not fetch emails in between inbox_watch disabled and enabled again #2087
+
+- fix: do not fetch from INBOX if inbox_watch is disabled #2085
+
+- fix: do not use STARTTLS when PLAIN connection is requested
+  and do not allow downgrade if STARTTLS is not available #2071
+
+
 ## 1.49.0
 
 - add timestamps to image and video filenames #2068
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 103066707..a4a87a6ca 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1003,7 +1003,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "deltachat"
-version = "1.50.0-alpha.0"
+version = "1.50.0"
 dependencies = [
  "ansi_term 0.12.1",
  "anyhow",
@@ -1079,7 +1079,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "deltachat_ffi"
-version = "1.50.0-alpha.0"
+version = "1.50.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-std",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index bb4fbc9de..d1e739b69 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "deltachat"
-version = "1.50.0-alpha.0"
+version = "1.50.0"
 authors = ["Delta Chat Developers (ML) <delta@codespeak.net>"]
 edition = "2018"
 license = "MPL-2.0"
diff --git a/deltachat-ffi/Cargo.toml b/deltachat-ffi/Cargo.toml
index 0d1b1f458..0d40122ed 100644
--- a/deltachat-ffi/Cargo.toml
+++ b/deltachat-ffi/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "deltachat_ffi"
-version = "1.50.0-alpha.0"
+version = "1.50.0"
 description = "Deltachat FFI"
 authors = ["Delta Chat Developers (ML) <delta@codespeak.net>"]
 edition = "2018"