diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index cfef310d..6d769115 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+byobu (2.50) unreleased; urgency=low
+
+  * UNRELEASED
+
+ -- Dustin Kirkland <kirkland@ubuntu.com>  Mon, 18 Jan 2010 11:13:20 +1300
+
 byobu (2.49-0ubuntu1) lucid; urgency=low
 
   * Re-release, cleaning up the tarball a bit, removing the debian/
diff --git a/debian/release.sh b/debian/release.sh
index c8aa8800..46ef97ff 100755
--- a/debian/release.sh
+++ b/debian/release.sh
@@ -22,11 +22,11 @@ gpg --armor --sign --detach-sig ../"$PKG"_*.orig.tar.gz
 # Create the rpm export
 sudo alien --to-rpm ../$PKG"_"$MAJOR.$minor"_all.deb"
 mv -f *.rpm ..
-rsync -aP ../*.rpm kirkland@people.canonical.com:~kirkland/public_html/$PKG/rpm
+rsync -azP ../*.rpm kirkland@people.canonical.com:~kirkland/public_html/$PKG/rpm
 
 # Create the tarball export
 $PKG-export -f /tmp/$PKG.tar.gz
-rsync -aP /tmp/$PKG.tar.gz kirkland@people.canonical.com:~kirkland/public_html
+rsync -azP /tmp/$PKG.tar.gz kirkland@people.canonical.com:~kirkland/public_html
 
 # Do the Ubuntu packaging
 #cd ..
diff --git a/rpm/byobu.spec b/rpm/byobu.spec
index d4629e48..a0a20bc0 100644
--- a/rpm/byobu.spec
+++ b/rpm/byobu.spec
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 Name:           byobu
-Version:        2.49
+Version:        2.50
 Release:        1%{?dist}
 Summary:        a set of useful profiles and a profile-switcher for GNU screen
 
 Group:          Applications/System
 License:        GPL
 URL:            http://launchpad.net/byobu
-Source0:        http://code.launchpad.net/byobu/trunk/2.49/+download/byobu_2.49.orig.tar.gz
+Source0:        http://code.launchpad.net/byobu/trunk/2.50/+download/byobu_2.50.orig.tar.gz
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
 BuildArch:	noarch
 
diff --git a/usr/bin/byobu b/usr/bin/byobu
index 75e219f7..31c467be 100755
--- a/usr/bin/byobu
+++ b/usr/bin/byobu
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 #    along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 PKG="byobu"
-VERSION=2.49
+VERSION=2.50
 
 # Add a version argument for debugging purposes
 if [ "$#" = "1" ] && [ "$1" = "-v" ]; then