diff --git a/MekHQ/docs/history.txt b/MekHQ/docs/history.txt
index c6081f29ea..698057c358 100644
--- a/MekHQ/docs/history.txt
+++ b/MekHQ/docs/history.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 MEKHQ VERSION HISTORY:
 ---------------
-0.49.20 (2024-06-28 2100 UTC)
+0.50.0-SNAPSHOT (THIS MARKS THE START OF JAVA 17 AS THE MINIMUM REQUIRED)
+
+0.49.20 (2024-06-28 2100 UTC) (THIS IS THE LAST VERSION TO SUPPORT JAVA 11)
 + PR #4005: Code internals: DialogOptionsListener update
 + PR #2997: Story Arcs Basic Architecture
 + FIX #4017: Space and Low Atmosphere not saved to xml, when started game after load the correct board type was to megamek
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index fee110507e..8480e5db38 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ allprojects {
 
 subprojects {
     group = 'org.megamek'
-    version = '0.49.20'
+    version = '0.50.0-SNAPSHOT'
 }
 
 ext {