diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 91741e92..d33ad2df 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-    ".": "0.48.4"
+    ".": "0.49.0"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e23e7629..11e4a385 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,19 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.49.0](https://github.com/bpg/terraform-provider-proxmox/compare/v0.48.4...v0.49.0) (2024-03-15)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* **vm:** add support for `protection` attribute ([#1126](https://github.com/bpg/terraform-provider-proxmox/issues/1126)) ([cea65a8](https://github.com/bpg/terraform-provider-proxmox/commit/cea65a8a129168581451ecda5b84be8ddd2e3a3e))
+* **vm:** add support for disk `aio`, `backup`, `iops*` attributes ([#1124](https://github.com/bpg/terraform-provider-proxmox/issues/1124)) ([014b59e](https://github.com/bpg/terraform-provider-proxmox/commit/014b59e04f30fc08bc512f68cf471fe2cfdc481c))
+
+
+### Miscellaneous
+
+* **deps:** bump google.golang.org/protobuf from 1.31.0 to 1.33.0 in /tools ([#1121](https://github.com/bpg/terraform-provider-proxmox/issues/1121)) ([1ffc40b](https://github.com/bpg/terraform-provider-proxmox/commit/1ffc40b77ae6d76c8eccf64373ef982e2b14f4d1))
+* **deps:** update module github.com/skeema/knownhosts (v1.2.1 → v1.2.2) ([#1123](https://github.com/bpg/terraform-provider-proxmox/issues/1123)) ([732f018](https://github.com/bpg/terraform-provider-proxmox/commit/732f0188d798fc082fcc01312b41a9f5ded2ae0c))
+
 ## [0.48.4](https://github.com/bpg/terraform-provider-proxmox/compare/v0.48.3...v0.48.4) (2024-03-13)
 
 
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b25a283c..6adb5ea8 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 NAME=terraform-provider-proxmox
 TARGETS=darwin linux windows
 TERRAFORM_PLUGIN_EXTENSION=
-VERSION=0.48.4# x-release-please-version
+VERSION=0.49.0# x-release-please-version
 
 # check if opentofu is installed and use it if it is,
 # otherwise use terraform
diff --git a/examples/guides/cloud-image/centos-qcow2/provider.tf b/examples/guides/cloud-image/centos-qcow2/provider.tf
index d1f61701..9abf0afa 100644
--- a/examples/guides/cloud-image/centos-qcow2/provider.tf
+++ b/examples/guides/cloud-image/centos-qcow2/provider.tf
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ terraform {
   required_providers {
     proxmox = {
       source  = "bpg/proxmox"
-      version = "0.48.4" # x-release-please-version
+      version = "0.49.0" # x-release-please-version
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/examples/guides/cloud-image/debian-from-storage/provider.tf b/examples/guides/cloud-image/debian-from-storage/provider.tf
index d1f61701..9abf0afa 100644
--- a/examples/guides/cloud-image/debian-from-storage/provider.tf
+++ b/examples/guides/cloud-image/debian-from-storage/provider.tf
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ terraform {
   required_providers {
     proxmox = {
       source  = "bpg/proxmox"
-      version = "0.48.4" # x-release-please-version
+      version = "0.49.0" # x-release-please-version
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/examples/guides/cloud-image/ubuntu-img/provider.tf b/examples/guides/cloud-image/ubuntu-img/provider.tf
index d1f61701..9abf0afa 100644
--- a/examples/guides/cloud-image/ubuntu-img/provider.tf
+++ b/examples/guides/cloud-image/ubuntu-img/provider.tf
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ terraform {
   required_providers {
     proxmox = {
       source  = "bpg/proxmox"
-      version = "0.48.4" # x-release-please-version
+      version = "0.49.0" # x-release-please-version
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/examples/guides/cloud-init/custom/provider.tf b/examples/guides/cloud-init/custom/provider.tf
index d1f61701..9abf0afa 100644
--- a/examples/guides/cloud-init/custom/provider.tf
+++ b/examples/guides/cloud-init/custom/provider.tf
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ terraform {
   required_providers {
     proxmox = {
       source  = "bpg/proxmox"
-      version = "0.48.4" # x-release-please-version
+      version = "0.49.0" # x-release-please-version
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/examples/guides/cloud-init/native/provider.tf b/examples/guides/cloud-init/native/provider.tf
index d1f61701..9abf0afa 100644
--- a/examples/guides/cloud-init/native/provider.tf
+++ b/examples/guides/cloud-init/native/provider.tf
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ terraform {
   required_providers {
     proxmox = {
       source  = "bpg/proxmox"
-      version = "0.48.4" # x-release-please-version
+      version = "0.49.0" # x-release-please-version
     }
   }
 }