diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index ae4be7fa80b7..4ec24eab3a89 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.49.0",
+  ".": "0.49.1",
   "yarn-project/cli": "0.35.1",
-  "yarn-project/aztec": "0.49.0",
-  "barretenberg": "0.49.0",
-  "barretenberg/ts": "0.49.0"
+  "yarn-project/aztec": "0.49.1",
+  "barretenberg": "0.49.1",
+  "barretenberg/ts": "0.49.1"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 48ecaff0f292..cb20dba2be04 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,24 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.49.1](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/compare/aztec-packages-v0.49.0...aztec-packages-v0.49.1) (2024-08-15)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* Add pending reorg chain resistance in contracts ([#7926](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/7926)) ([f769f84](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/f769f84cf89a9c447d7d5e2e53749ff47d67cc1b))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* Docker.dockerignore file can be huge. ([#8023](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8023)) ([cee9d9a](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/cee9d9ac0c56b95df048976920d68f7af8010a9f))
+* Forking world state in prover-node ([#7995](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/7995)) ([ebffe96](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/ebffe964486d23a90cc055f2a7eca579f824c626))
+
+
+### Miscellaneous
+
+* **avm:** Separate binary and bytes finalization ([#8010](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8010)) ([3ad6dd9](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/3ad6dd91c5bd30ca3b8b522855e9c04106e0ec9f))
+* Sync alphanet back to master ([#7970](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/7970)) ([523724d](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/523724d35a874eea8355e9f7b080a9d84985808d))
+
 ## [0.49.0](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/compare/aztec-packages-v0.48.0...aztec-packages-v0.49.0) (2024-08-15)
 
 
diff --git a/barretenberg/CHANGELOG.md b/barretenberg/CHANGELOG.md
index 820d8d569504..f7a557e6ab40 100644
--- a/barretenberg/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/barretenberg/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.49.1](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/compare/barretenberg-v0.49.0...barretenberg-v0.49.1) (2024-08-15)
+
+
+### Miscellaneous
+
+* **avm:** Separate binary and bytes finalization ([#8010](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8010)) ([3ad6dd9](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/3ad6dd91c5bd30ca3b8b522855e9c04106e0ec9f))
+
 ## [0.49.0](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/compare/barretenberg-v0.48.0...barretenberg-v0.49.0) (2024-08-15)
 
 
diff --git a/barretenberg/cpp/CMakeLists.txt b/barretenberg/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
index 094d608ed4bf..3502ad5dfc01 100644
--- a/barretenberg/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/barretenberg/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.24 FATAL_ERROR)
 project(
     Barretenberg
     DESCRIPTION "BN254 elliptic curve library, and PLONK SNARK prover"
-    VERSION 0.49.0 # x-release-please-version
+    VERSION 0.49.1 # x-release-please-version
     LANGUAGES CXX C
 )
 # Insert version into `bb` config file
diff --git a/barretenberg/ts/CHANGELOG.md b/barretenberg/ts/CHANGELOG.md
index b07165e9ebb8..46f7979d01ff 100644
--- a/barretenberg/ts/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/barretenberg/ts/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.49.1](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/compare/barretenberg.js-v0.49.0...barretenberg.js-v0.49.1) (2024-08-15)
+
+
+### Miscellaneous
+
+* **barretenberg.js:** Synchronize aztec-packages versions
+
 ## [0.49.0](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/compare/barretenberg.js-v0.48.0...barretenberg.js-v0.49.0) (2024-08-15)
 
 
diff --git a/barretenberg/ts/package.json b/barretenberg/ts/package.json
index fcbbfaca919e..d91f1459a247 100644
--- a/barretenberg/ts/package.json
+++ b/barretenberg/ts/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "@aztec/bb.js",
   "packageManager": "yarn@1.22.22",
-  "version": "0.49.0",
+  "version": "0.49.1",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/tree/master/barretenberg/ts",
   "license": "MIT",
   "type": "module",
diff --git a/yarn-project/aztec/CHANGELOG.md b/yarn-project/aztec/CHANGELOG.md
index c3644a4a89a8..cf618f73a43b 100644
--- a/yarn-project/aztec/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/yarn-project/aztec/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.49.1](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/compare/aztec-package-v0.49.0...aztec-package-v0.49.1) (2024-08-15)
+
+
+### Miscellaneous
+
+* Sync alphanet back to master ([#7970](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/7970)) ([523724d](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/523724d35a874eea8355e9f7b080a9d84985808d))
+
 ## [0.49.0](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/compare/aztec-package-v0.48.0...aztec-package-v0.49.0) (2024-08-15)
 
 
diff --git a/yarn-project/aztec/package.json b/yarn-project/aztec/package.json
index 88f9e4e47ff4..1d8e006291c2 100644
--- a/yarn-project/aztec/package.json
+++ b/yarn-project/aztec/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@aztec/aztec",
-  "version": "0.49.0",
+  "version": "0.49.1",
   "type": "module",
   "exports": {
     ".": "./dest/index.js"