diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 876dec3..6c28152 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -66,11 +66,17 @@ Change log
 .. note:: GCnn refers to an issue nn on Google Code.
 
 
-0.4.9 (future)
+0.5.0 (future)
 --------------
 
 Released: Not yet.
 
+
+0.4.9
+-----
+
+Released: 2022-05-20
+
 * Fixed #161: Added a status attribute to the returned object from gen_key() which
   is set to 'ok' if a key was successfully created, or 'key not created' if that
   was reported by gpg, or None in any other case.
diff --git a/gnupg.py b/gnupg.py
index 675ae88..739fc81 100644
--- a/gnupg.py
+++ b/gnupg.py
@@ -42,9 +42,9 @@
 import sys
 import threading
 
-__version__ = '0.4.9.dev0'
+__version__ = '0.4.9'
 __author__ = 'Vinay Sajip'
-__date__ = '$24-Nov-2021 09:13:33$'
+__date__ = '$20-May-2022 09:01:43$'
 
 STARTUPINFO = None
 if os.name == 'nt':  # pragma: no cover
diff --git a/test_gnupg.py b/test_gnupg.py
index 5359688..4e8f685 100644
--- a/test_gnupg.py
+++ b/test_gnupg.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ def skipIf(condition, message):
 import gnupg
 
 __author__ = 'Vinay Sajip'
-__date__ = '$24-Nov-2021 09:14:09$'
+__date__ = '$20-May-2022 09:02:15$'
 
 ALL_TESTS = True