diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 79a66e9fe..1e1c75d4d 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -21738,7 +21738,7 @@
     },
     "services/backend": {
       "name": "@deploystack/backend",
-      "version": "0.50.0",
+      "version": "0.50.1",
       "dependencies": {
         "@fastify/cookie": "^11.0.2",
         "@fastify/cors": "^11.1.0",
diff --git a/services/backend/CHANGELOG.md b/services/backend/CHANGELOG.md
index 5f26f134f..de765fa51 100644
--- a/services/backend/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/services/backend/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,18 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## <small>0.50.1 (2025-12-06)</small>
+
+* fix(backend): set default value for DEPLOYSTACK_ENCRYPTION_SECRET 8359fc3
+* fix(ci): always pass --increment flag in release PR workflows 6f650be
+* chore(backend): release v0.50.0 b7e6d19
+* chore(backend): release v0.50.0 714a87d
+* chore(frontend): release v0.46.0 016a8c1
+* chore(frontend): release v0.46.0 5d8faca
+* chore(satellite): release v0.13.0 be96cc1
+* chore(satellite): release v0.13.0 fdbbcdf
+* feat(all): add real-time MCP server config updates with automatic stdio restart ad287e4
+* feat(backend): add user-level HTTP config overrides for headers and query params 7193e89
+
 ## 0.50.0 (2025-12-06)
 
 * chore(backend): release v0.50.0 714a87d
diff --git a/services/backend/package.json b/services/backend/package.json
index 345f5b15b..794804df9 100644
--- a/services/backend/package.json
+++ b/services/backend/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@deploystack/backend",
-  "version": "0.50.0",
+  "version": "0.50.1",
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "nodemon",
     "build": "tsc && webpack --mode=production",
diff --git a/services/backend/src/config/version.ts b/services/backend/src/config/version.ts
index 1134a4eb4..79630da9c 100644
--- a/services/backend/src/config/version.ts
+++ b/services/backend/src/config/version.ts
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ export interface VersionInfo {
 
 // This will be replaced by the build script
 let versionData: VersionInfo = {
-  version: '0.50.0',
-  buildTime: '2025-12-06T12:01:37.317Z',
+  version: '0.50.1',
+  buildTime: '2025-12-06T12:13:47.878Z',
   source: 'release'
 };