diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 9fc5fed7..de07b168 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 AC_PREREQ([2.63])
-AC_INIT([eSpeak NG], [1.49.0], [https://github.com/espeak-ng/espeak-ng/issues], [espeak-ng], [https://github.com/espeak-ng/espeak-ng])
+AC_INIT([eSpeak NG], [1.49.1], [https://github.com/espeak-ng/espeak-ng/issues], [espeak-ng], [https://github.com/espeak-ng/espeak-ng])
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE()
 LT_INIT
 
diff --git a/src/windows/installer/Product.wxs b/src/windows/installer/Product.wxs
index afdd6731..6fb686a0 100644
--- a/src/windows/installer/Product.wxs
+++ b/src/windows/installer/Product.wxs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <?define ProductName = "eSpeak NG Text-to-Speech" ?>
 <?define ProductVendor = "Cainteoir Text-to-Speech" ?>
-<?define ProductVersion = "1.49.0" ?>
+<?define ProductVersion = "1.49.1" ?>
 <?define CLSID_TtsEngine = "{61D23633-CE59-4101-8158-569FC6B51B49}" ?>
 <?if $(var.Platform) = x64 ?>
 <?define ProductDisplayName = "$(var.ProductName) 64-bit" ?>