diff --git a/CHANGELOG.txt b/CHANGELOG.txt
index 840e777fb78..4853101cf39 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.txt
+++ b/CHANGELOG.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-Drupal 7.50, xxxx-xx-xx (development version)
+Drupal 7.50, 2016-07-07 
 -----------------------
 - Added a new "administer fields" permission for trusted users, which is
   required in addition to other permissions to use the field UI
diff --git a/includes/bootstrap.inc b/includes/bootstrap.inc
index 131a7dfeebd..e42f5423747 100644
--- a/includes/bootstrap.inc
+++ b/includes/bootstrap.inc
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 /**
  * The current system version.
  */
-define('VERSION', '7.45-dev');
+define('VERSION', '7.50');
 
 /**
  * Core API compatibility.