diff --git a/.changelog/unreleased/features/242-re-export-google-protos-from-tendermint-proto.md b/.changelog/v0.49.1/features/242-re-export-google-protos-from-tendermint-proto.md
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rename from .changelog/unreleased/features/242-re-export-google-protos-from-tendermint-proto.md
rename to .changelog/v0.49.1/features/242-re-export-google-protos-from-tendermint-proto.md
diff --git a/.changelog/v0.49.1/summary.md b/.changelog/v0.49.1/summary.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a635beaa
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+++ b/.changelog/v0.49.1/summary.md
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+*October 16th, 2024*
+
+This patch release re-exports Google protobuf types from `tendermint_proto` for
+easier use by downstream projects.
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 41b6626a..b5dc6b8f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,17 @@
 # CHANGELOG
 
+## v0.49.1
+
+*October 16th, 2024*
+
+This patch release re-exports Google protobuf types from `tendermint_proto` for
+easier use by downstream projects.
+
+### FEATURES
+
+- Re-export Google proto types from the `tendermint_proto` for added convenience
+  ([\#242](https://github.com/cosmos/ibc-proto-rs/pull/242))
+
 ## v0.49.0
 
 *September 24th, 2024*
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index d13b6b1d..63830faa 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name         = "ibc-proto"
-version      = "0.49.0"
+version      = "0.49.1"
 authors      = ["Informal Systems <hello@informal.systems>"]
 edition      = "2021"
 license      = "Apache-2.0"