diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 241f716..762033b 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.4.48-beta
+0.4.49-beta
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 8b5a7b8..ea8ed88 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -648,9 +648,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/fast-uri": {
-      "version": "3.1.3",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/fast-uri/-/fast-uri-3.1.3.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-i70LwGWUduXqzicKXWshooq+sWL1K3WUU5rKZNG/0i3a1OSoX3HqhH5WbWwTmqWfor4urUakGPiRQcleRZTwOg==",
+      "version": "3.1.4",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/fast-uri/-/fast-uri-3.1.4.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-8JnbkQ4juDyvYs4mgFGQqg4yCYtFDtUtmp2QIQq11ZZe5CFQ5wcqm1rqDgAh/QdMySuBnPzMUiJUNZG5N/AiQw==",
       "funding": [
         {
           "type": "github",
diff --git a/public/js/core.js b/public/js/core.js
index b7b7ca9..e6cdcb5 100644
--- a/public/js/core.js
+++ b/public/js/core.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 "use strict";
 /* version — shown until /api/version resolves (or if the fetch fails, e.g. offline).
    Kept in sync by hand with the VERSION file at the repo root on every release. */
-const VERSION = "0.4.48-beta";
+const VERSION = "0.4.49-beta";
 (function(){
   const tag = document.getElementById("verTag");
   tag.textContent = "v"+VERSION;