diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 5c8d72bd77b..6d98e39903d 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.50.0",
+  ".": "0.50.1",
   "yarn-project/cli": "0.35.1",
-  "yarn-project/aztec": "0.50.0",
-  "barretenberg": "0.50.0",
-  "barretenberg/ts": "0.50.0"
+  "yarn-project/aztec": "0.50.1",
+  "barretenberg": "0.50.1",
+  "barretenberg/ts": "0.50.1"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ead26f567c1..0d8ca4d2da0 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,25 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.50.1](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/compare/aztec-packages-v0.50.0...aztec-packages-v0.50.1) (2024-08-23)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* Free instances and circuits earlier to reduce max memory usage ([#8118](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8118)) ([32a04c1](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/32a04c1e14564192df1581829d8f0ccb4a072769))
+* Prepare protocol circuits for batch rollup ([#7727](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/7727)) ([a126e22](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/a126e220a1a6b5265926f5bbb91b7eb79102f0f3))
+* Share the commitment key between instances to reduce mem ([#8154](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8154)) ([c3dddf8](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/c3dddf83941fd7411f2faefff43552aa174e1401))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* Cli-wallet manifest ([#8156](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8156)) ([2ffcda3](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/2ffcda319b6b185c2ce05361149750a8abfdae0d))
+
+
+### Miscellaneous
+
+* Replace relative paths to noir-protocol-circuits ([5372ac4](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/5372ac44107eac4a9b216ffa588b69dac4e41c76))
+* Requiring only 1 sig from user ([#8146](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8146)) ([f0b564b](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/f0b564be119fd0625032abf55d040a186b1cb380))
+
 ## [0.50.0](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/compare/aztec-packages-v0.49.2...aztec-packages-v0.50.0) (2024-08-22)
 
 
diff --git a/barretenberg/CHANGELOG.md b/barretenberg/CHANGELOG.md
index 69ccb9668ed..a218715223f 100644
--- a/barretenberg/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/barretenberg/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.50.1](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/compare/barretenberg-v0.50.0...barretenberg-v0.50.1) (2024-08-23)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* Free instances and circuits earlier to reduce max memory usage ([#8118](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8118)) ([32a04c1](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/32a04c1e14564192df1581829d8f0ccb4a072769))
+* Share the commitment key between instances to reduce mem ([#8154](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8154)) ([c3dddf8](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/c3dddf83941fd7411f2faefff43552aa174e1401))
+
 ## [0.50.0](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/compare/barretenberg-v0.49.2...barretenberg-v0.50.0) (2024-08-22)
 
 
diff --git a/barretenberg/cpp/CMakeLists.txt b/barretenberg/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
index d5c1ef0fa8e..563dbed3225 100644
--- a/barretenberg/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/barretenberg/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.24 FATAL_ERROR)
 project(
     Barretenberg
     DESCRIPTION "BN254 elliptic curve library, and PLONK SNARK prover"
-    VERSION 0.50.0 # x-release-please-version
+    VERSION 0.50.1 # x-release-please-version
     LANGUAGES CXX C
 )
 # Insert version into `bb` config file
diff --git a/barretenberg/ts/CHANGELOG.md b/barretenberg/ts/CHANGELOG.md
index c8571eb53d0..7261b55e9e1 100644
--- a/barretenberg/ts/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/barretenberg/ts/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.50.1](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/compare/barretenberg.js-v0.50.0...barretenberg.js-v0.50.1) (2024-08-23)
+
+
+### Miscellaneous
+
+* **barretenberg.js:** Synchronize aztec-packages versions
+
 ## [0.50.0](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/compare/barretenberg.js-v0.49.2...barretenberg.js-v0.50.0) (2024-08-22)
 
 
diff --git a/barretenberg/ts/package.json b/barretenberg/ts/package.json
index 8d3d9394905..e26c9e7cdcb 100644
--- a/barretenberg/ts/package.json
+++ b/barretenberg/ts/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "@aztec/bb.js",
   "packageManager": "yarn@1.22.22",
-  "version": "0.50.0",
+  "version": "0.50.1",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/tree/master/barretenberg/ts",
   "license": "MIT",
   "type": "module",
diff --git a/yarn-project/aztec/CHANGELOG.md b/yarn-project/aztec/CHANGELOG.md
index 80eced44a99..5fce5b439f3 100644
--- a/yarn-project/aztec/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/yarn-project/aztec/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.50.1](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/compare/aztec-package-v0.50.0...aztec-package-v0.50.1) (2024-08-23)
+
+
+### Miscellaneous
+
+* **aztec-package:** Synchronize aztec-packages versions
+
 ## [0.50.0](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/compare/aztec-package-v0.49.2...aztec-package-v0.50.0) (2024-08-22)
 
 
diff --git a/yarn-project/aztec/package.json b/yarn-project/aztec/package.json
index f88448f845e..2685798ea3f 100644
--- a/yarn-project/aztec/package.json
+++ b/yarn-project/aztec/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@aztec/aztec",
-  "version": "0.50.0",
+  "version": "0.50.1",
   "type": "module",
   "exports": {
     ".": "./dest/index.js"