diff --git a/config.toml b/config.toml
index 054ccab56..22790b8b5 100644
--- a/config.toml
+++ b/config.toml
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ twitter = "GoHugoIO"
 [params]
   description = "The world’s fastest framework for building websites"
   ## Used for views in rendered HTML (i.e., rather than using the .Hugo variable)
-  release = "0.50-DEV"
+  release = "0.49"
   ## Setting this to true will add a "noindex" to *EVERY* page on the site
   removefromexternalsearch = false
   ## Gh repo for site footer (include trailing slash)
diff --git a/content/en/news/0.49-relnotes/featured-hugo-49-poster.png b/content/en/news/0.49-relnotes/featured-hugo-49-poster.png
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diff --git a/content/en/news/0.49-relnotes/index.md b/content/en/news/0.49-relnotes/index.md
index 83784cf21..6bb272c33 100644
--- a/content/en/news/0.49-relnotes/index.md
+++ b/content/en/news/0.49-relnotes/index.md
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 
 ---
 date: 2018-09-24
-title: "0.49"
-description: "0.49"
+title: "Hugo 0.49: Directory Based Archetypes"
+description: "Hugo 0.49 brings archetype bundle support and collection goodness."
 categories: ["Releases"]
 ---
 
diff --git a/netlify.toml b/netlify.toml
index 86d67ce08..6e5587d9a 100644
--- a/netlify.toml
+++ b/netlify.toml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ publish = "public"
 command = "hugo"
 
 [context.production.environment]
-HUGO_VERSION = "0.48"
+HUGO_VERSION = "0.49"
 HUGO_ENV = "production"
 HUGO_ENABLEGITINFO = "true"
 
@@ -11,20 +11,20 @@ HUGO_ENABLEGITINFO = "true"
 command = "hugo --enableGitInfo"
 
 [context.split1.environment]
-HUGO_VERSION = "0.48"
+HUGO_VERSION = "0.49"
 HUGO_ENV = "production"
 
 [context.deploy-preview]
 command = "hugo --buildFuture -b $DEPLOY_PRIME_URL"
 
 [context.deploy-preview.environment]
-HUGO_VERSION = "0.48"
+HUGO_VERSION = "0.49"
 
 [context.branch-deploy]
 command = "hugo -b $DEPLOY_PRIME_URL"
 
 [context.branch-deploy.environment]
-HUGO_VERSION = "0.48"
+HUGO_VERSION = "0.49"
 
 [context.next.environment]
 HUGO_ENABLEGITINFO = "true"
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