diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 340d9e3826d3..5c8d72bd77b4 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.49.2",
+  ".": "0.50.0",
   "yarn-project/cli": "0.35.1",
-  "yarn-project/aztec": "0.49.2",
-  "barretenberg": "0.49.2",
-  "barretenberg/ts": "0.49.2"
+  "yarn-project/aztec": "0.50.0",
+  "barretenberg": "0.50.0",
+  "barretenberg/ts": "0.50.0"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0269c624759d..0676c60ec75b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,134 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.50.0](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/compare/aztec-packages-v0.49.2...aztec-packages-v0.50.0) (2024-08-22)
+
+
+### ⚠ BREAKING CHANGES
+
+* replace public key fetching API ([#7996](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/7996))
+
+### Features
+
+* (LSP) suggest names that match any part of the current prefix (https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/pull/5752) ([0379462](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/03794626859b3b3ad898e31855265de62d73620d))
+* Add `Expr::as_any_integer` and `Expr::as_member_access` (https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/pull/5742) ([0379462](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/03794626859b3b3ad898e31855265de62d73620d))
+* Add `Expr::as_array`, `Expr::as_repeated_element_array` and same for slice (https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/pull/5750) ([0379462](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/03794626859b3b3ad898e31855265de62d73620d))
+* Add `Expr::as_binary_op` (https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/pull/5734) ([0379462](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/03794626859b3b3ad898e31855265de62d73620d))
+* Add `Expr::as_bool` (https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/pull/5729) ([0379462](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/03794626859b3b3ad898e31855265de62d73620d))
+* Add `Expr::as_unary` (https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/pull/5731) ([0379462](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/03794626859b3b3ad898e31855265de62d73620d))
+* Add `Expr` methods: `as_tuple`, `as_parenthesized`, `as_index`, `as_if` (https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/pull/5726) ([0379462](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/03794626859b3b3ad898e31855265de62d73620d))
+* Add `TraitImpl::trait_generic_args` and `TraitImpl::methods` (https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/pull/5722) ([0379462](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/03794626859b3b3ad898e31855265de62d73620d))
+* Add `unsafe` blocks for calling unconstrained code from constrained functions (https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/pull/4429) ([0379462](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/03794626859b3b3ad898e31855265de62d73620d))
+* Add a prover-node to the proving e2e tests ([#7952](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/7952)) ([ec5a5fb](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/ec5a5fb8fd9c344bcb0d33a4e9f07300d3317bf2))
+* Add max pending txs to bot ([#8046](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8046)) ([7f5517e](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/7f5517ecf19e720176d4e97e07f7be557b6705d9))
+* Add reusable procedures to brillig generation ([#7981](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/7981)) ([99d1131](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/99d1131b645f10f9af4d8f65ef350ecebde8c9c3))
+* Automate verify_honk_proof input generation ([#8092](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8092)) ([bf38d61](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/bf38d61364a0fb55ae79ef09b05df2533f3a6f17))
+* **avm:** Enable zeromorph in AVM verification ([#8111](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8111)) ([b1f9fb6](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/b1f9fb6a4986fdfa10207ec89f8b23e14d466073)), closes [#4944](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/4944)
+* Build for arm ([#7994](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/7994)) ([0dffe1b](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/0dffe1bd69847677c19c03f0e60534105596418c))
+* Completing MockNote ([#8059](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8059)) ([05efe23](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/05efe230e65208303ebd70bac1e3c4d5bfe4f65b)), closes [#7636](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/7636)
+* Constant addresses as addresses ([#8056](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8056)) ([1da5caf](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/1da5cafee41bdfcf00edfa948b74cb61a3aca180))
+* Deterministic deployments for L1 ([#8031](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8031)) ([abc6b19](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/abc6b19b9483b02aa233ce844f01cfb876102531))
+* **docs:** Cookbook integration ([#8083](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8083)) ([19bd8a9](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/19bd8a9e678b2c3671a49a20090885f1d5d8048c))
+* Enabling public and private bridging w/ cli ([#8011](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8011)) ([f0f9c73](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/f0f9c73dc3212fa8d986b7c827b6b4f0cbe85494))
+* Fault-tolerant parsing of `fn` and `impl` (https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/pull/5753) ([0379462](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/03794626859b3b3ad898e31855265de62d73620d))
+* Flush sequencer ([#8050](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8050)) ([8821e5f](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/8821e5fc7236c6291fe2b5cac1714c2c2255f6d3))
+* Introduce blob circuit ([#8101](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8101)) ([4bb3bac](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/4bb3bacd7230e0132eff976a2199fbbf0bc24c2a))
+* Introduce validator client ([#7854](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/7854)) ([e3be8e6](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/e3be8e6cd23fa7b7cdf341da720decd21a5d8c44))
+* JSON logging ([#8095](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8095)) ([048fa12](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/048fa12cf21de3067908c2e03b2245ef8e674d46))
+* LSP auto-import completion (https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/pull/5741) ([0379462](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/03794626859b3b3ad898e31855265de62d73620d))
+* LSP autocomplete constructor fields (https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/pull/5732) ([0379462](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/03794626859b3b3ad898e31855265de62d73620d))
+* LSP signature help (https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/pull/5725) ([0379462](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/03794626859b3b3ad898e31855265de62d73620d))
+* Max pending jobs in prover node ([#8045](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8045)) ([c857604](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/c857604a29e3184a673f2e5632b43b1d684a225b))
+* Move out_hash inside tx_effect_hash ([#7489](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/7489)) ([ff0effe](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/ff0effe600023b4050183f78f97be5cd8373f57b))
+* Native Merkle Trees ([#7037](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/7037)) ([8a1032e](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/8a1032ec4738e9b592b45500c1cf47c0e1820ad3))
+* **optimization:** Follow past `array_set`s when optimizing `array_get`s (https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/pull/5772) ([0379462](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/03794626859b3b3ad898e31855265de62d73620d))
+* Passes copy_cycles by const reference to avoid copying ([#8051](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8051)) ([495d363](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/495d363fdf0b89dfeb228c200824fc5f9af7bb19))
+* **perf:** Mem2reg function state for value loads to optimize across blocks (https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/pull/5757) ([0379462](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/03794626859b3b3ad898e31855265de62d73620d))
+* PG recursive verifier constructors based on stdlib inputs ([#8052](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8052)) ([4c568b0](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/4c568b0545b022a536a6eb4199be817593e6b317))
+* Poseidon2 gates for Ultra arithmetisation ([#7494](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/7494)) ([d86577c](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/d86577c2e36c5a077a859058602f455421ed93e1))
+* Prover node metrics ([#8086](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8086)) ([ab018ff](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/ab018ff473508f2b3d17ee4bb3dfda99b412951c))
+* Removed socat, fixed aztec-run ([#8145](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8145)) ([ff94aa2](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/ff94aa20a0bc799710e4515bf4e7496c6bda8be7))
+* Removing redundant key fetching ([#8043](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8043)) ([2bbcc7b](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/2bbcc7bfde00eb8078fac51e83906287d39119a5))
+* Replace public key fetching API ([#7996](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/7996)) ([73d6aa9](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/73d6aa98c7d156d3a007bd65e49575b1701f0f7e))
+* Small optimization in toradix ([#8040](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8040)) ([0dc7a50](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/0dc7a503c34625c5ea5a3ec84e4724e96229f038))
+* Some fixes and cleanup in PG recursive verifier ([#8053](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8053)) ([5f2a9bd](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/5f2a9bd3d968be491a12c63f812aa8d7e3bb585e))
+* Suggest trait methods in LSP completion (https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/pull/5735) ([0379462](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/03794626859b3b3ad898e31855265de62d73620d))
+* Suggest tuple fields in LSP completion (https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/pull/5730) ([0379462](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/03794626859b3b3ad898e31855265de62d73620d))
+* Track world state metrics ([#8109](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8109)) ([ca58d94](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/ca58d94d1b08849f2cb472d1d65dff37ad0602d6))
+* Typing specific pub keys ([#8099](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8099)) ([638793a](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/638793adbc4a0e0640af3bc8a0cf3001b45fe928))
+* Unify all acir recursion constraints based on RecursionConstraint and proof_type ([#7993](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/7993)) ([7cb39bc](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/7cb39bceddcb9ec4142b86087a7af58d547ddfaa))
+* User `super::` in LSP autocompletion if possible (https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/pull/5751) ([0379462](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/03794626859b3b3ad898e31855265de62d73620d))
+* Various token note improvements ([#8062](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8062)) ([8f9dfd9](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/8f9dfd970199789fcec547605b0bf65fb1acbd0b))
+* Zk sumcheck ([#7517](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/7517)) ([0e9a530](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/0e9a530cfd83f375f6b3a1bb9fb67cf562847f9b))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* (LSP) only add cached files relevant to workspace (https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/pull/5775) ([2d70215](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/2d702155f9341cac08a960f271e3ed5450740729))
+* Add DEBUG and LOG_LEVEL to valid env vars ([#8094](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8094)) ([70e61f9](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/70e61f973de063a972c726303f579ef34441d85f))
+* Add link to l1-artifacts ([#7940](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/7940)) ([dcfd120](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/dcfd12019fbe8e443c5d162876c960a7062164af))
+* Add missing trait impls for integer types to stdlib (https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/pull/5738) ([0379462](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/03794626859b3b3ad898e31855265de62d73620d))
+* Allow comptime code to use break without also being `unconstrained` (https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/pull/5744) ([0379462](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/03794626859b3b3ad898e31855265de62d73620d))
+* **avm:** Real bytes finalization ([#8041](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8041)) ([047461a](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/047461ae6bc5d6a7a4d05bba18cce0682ee75705))
+* **ci:** Correctly run bb tests with asserts ([#7607](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/7607)) ([7b73f69](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/7b73f69126b8ae70aa7ade96e775cabce581358f))
+* Correctly constrain get header at ([#7893](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/7893)) ([2ebba0d](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/2ebba0d90cab84eb1a2a7533f1a4656a1484e19a))
+* Deploy L1 rollup contract using salt if provided ([#8074](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8074)) ([1e8eddf](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/1e8eddf0eff73a05995c19a10a3d7494039193fe))
+* Flaky e2e_prover_node test ([#8116](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8116)) ([9d97bd4](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/9d97bd4b5a731aaa98b3b1e11374bd8ab400338d))
+* **frontend:** Continue type check if we are missing an unsafe block (https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/pull/5720) ([0379462](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/03794626859b3b3ad898e31855265de62d73620d))
+* Let LSP autocompletion work in more contexts (https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/pull/5719) ([0379462](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/03794626859b3b3ad898e31855265de62d73620d))
+* Port option & extracting correct namespaced options ([#8097](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8097)) ([e74c83e](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/e74c83e581380fa344d1dc1cd783beb1b2d11e0e))
+* Set prover node max pending jobs in tests ([#8055](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8055)) ([403c26f](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/403c26f3c8e28cf51388dc21d510b6cedaf095ba))
+* Stop WorldStrateSynchronizer in prover node ([#8126](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8126)) ([f724b07](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/f724b07d2e0603b33a2f195a71403caac56ed784))
+* Txe port and aztec start options ([#8071](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8071)) ([23778c5](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/23778c5a0ac4fe512cde3a4b66df65f588cad305))
+* Unconstrained fn mismatch is now a warning (https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/pull/5764) ([0379462](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/03794626859b3b3ad898e31855265de62d73620d))
+* Wallet fixes for devnet, testing and misc ([#8058](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8058)) ([15f3e8c](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/15f3e8c216571e1d60ace898e5a3d5fc13c19869))
+
+
+### Miscellaneous
+
+* Add Brillig loop bytecode size regression and update noir-gates-diff report (https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/pull/5747) ([0379462](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/03794626859b3b3ad898e31855265de62d73620d))
+* Apply some new lints across workspace (https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/pull/5736) ([0379462](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/03794626859b3b3ad898e31855265de62d73620d))
+* **avm:** Kernel trace and finalization ([#8049](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8049)) ([d7edd24](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/d7edd24e76a2ab87ac490c8c97f0c344190f646b))
+* **avm:** Separate alu finalization ([#8069](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8069)) ([e8a9eb4](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/e8a9eb4b809f582c0fa185a2193e0493fc579d98))
+* **bb:** IPA parallelization cleanup ([#8088](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8088)) ([9227fa9](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/9227fa9f25b1ef8342dbf694c5bb9d37a1b0226d))
+* **bb:** Simplify parallel_for_if_effective ([#8079](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8079)) ([5bff26b](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/5bff26b2f9aecb8298225d5abe72740fedd1f4e8))
+* **bb:** Small cleanup in protogalaxy prover ([#8072](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8072)) ([4cb5c83](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/4cb5c83174f55f046d7d37e4e6a4667556ac5907))
+* **ci:** Only show last 50 master cpp benches ([#8075](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8075)) ([96f35bc](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/96f35bcca3eb1f6dc8685fcec0abdd29faf8bc1a))
+* Clarify Field use (https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/pull/5740) ([0379462](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/03794626859b3b3ad898e31855265de62d73620d))
+* CLI command to set latest block as proven ([#7987](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/7987)) ([80eaf1d](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/80eaf1d482184019efd67b9a8be5d9c8729545fb))
+* Configuration for bot on various networks ([#8063](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8063)) ([453a096](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/453a096378df57b0280be9aa52697da434e1a457))
+* Count brillig opcodes in nargo info (https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/pull/5189) ([0379462](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/03794626859b3b3ad898e31855265de62d73620d))
+* Deduplication in Protogalaxy ([#8067](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8067)) ([a5cc3ba](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/a5cc3bab86711062d180993cf4a7412d1013aa48))
+* **docs:** Expanding solidity verifier chain list (https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/pull/5587) ([0379462](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/03794626859b3b3ad898e31855265de62d73620d))
+* Dont trail whitespace in vscode ([#5661](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/5661)) ([7595d91](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/7595d91fb82871c31e379c21ad1ce880d5d001be))
+* Handle constant output for ec add opcode ([#8108](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8108)) ([2ee79d2](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/2ee79d28affa66ef3c9f73782182b6221e2e9d98))
+* Make spans non-optional on `UnresolvedType` (https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/pull/5773) ([2d70215](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/2d702155f9341cac08a960f271e3ed5450740729))
+* Merge devnet to master ([#8044](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8044)) ([f84950f](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/f84950fd2cd93533e1755722ad918c4087682b5d))
+* Merge Provernet back to master ([#8070](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8070)) ([82f3dc7](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/82f3dc7320e05878cbd55136f1d88f87f14b2468))
+* Merging `TokenWithRefunds` with `Token` ([#8042](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8042)) ([8b795eb](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/8b795ebcd20166e62dcf7bb90d0ed95cf7013fb7))
+* Modified devnet config ([#8087](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8087)) ([854ab45](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/854ab45f4a71dc4717a42a4d30dd66f4cd2b454a))
+* Nuking old registry contract ([#8057](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8057)) ([3bd08a8](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/3bd08a83d11e76111b027b99d6022f986ec34d7e)), closes [#7955](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/7955)
+* Pedersen hash related cleanup in aztec.nr ([#8009](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8009)) ([3c4ac65](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/3c4ac65766c651e56fb7823c3d799e462bbb4d91))
+* Portal manager cli ([#8047](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8047)) ([618e251](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/618e2510d760e8749d1993f84f08fd7adb7683b2))
+* Proper portal setup for fees + test ([#7944](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/7944)) ([9fec67e](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/9fec67e2cd2b5e3aa57e81a8bcadc38bbfaeb46d))
+* Public kernel ([#8061](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8061)) ([617a69c](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/617a69cefdd1f9c2466af052d86157f946743c05))
+* Refactor ACIR function IDs from raw integers to struct (https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/pull/5748) ([0379462](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/03794626859b3b3ad898e31855265de62d73620d))
+* Replace relative paths to noir-protocol-circuits ([5ddf0e6](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/5ddf0e6bcdf93222a542af0321550d32ca62a498))
+* Replace relative paths to noir-protocol-circuits ([ca77c17](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/ca77c1782af5088cadf280a834e9484a3ff87115))
+* Replace relative paths to noir-protocol-circuits ([fe73c93](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/fe73c93b69a5024ae6f6ad690535b7078814a778))
+* Replace relative paths to noir-protocol-circuits ([576bc2f](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/576bc2f90607c171e51ff76ebc979adf7c88faad))
+* Replace relative paths to noir-protocol-circuits ([0d05d6b](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/0d05d6b75772cb37a3e62e9ca6936aabda346393))
+* Simplify sequencer and l1 communication ([#7989](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/7989)) ([cee4eba](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/cee4ebaa9e53247d94882689d065c16a4c8e5bac))
+* Split LSP completion.rs into several files (https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/pull/5723) ([0379462](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/03794626859b3b3ad898e31855265de62d73620d))
+* Split up stdlib/recursion ([#8054](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8054)) ([ec03e40](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/ec03e403cc8bfa1f40fb05fe93eadf9ed63b9b2f))
+* **sync-noir:** Fix modify/delete conflicts automatically ([#8090](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8090)) ([a09627c](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/a09627c78d97917443349a21d953be89bcb32eef))
+* Use decider verifier in ultra verifier ([#8115](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8115)) ([6c5ab2b](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/6c5ab2b373086cb2842ee848329e282b463b3272))
+
+
+### Documentation
+
+* Fix typo overview.md ([#7908](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/7908)) ([3749211](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/37492116a70d6f26b24d53c90858888da3c2d8f4))
+* Update installation info for bb and noir ([#8119](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8119)) ([a744321](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/a7443216dfaa7b2731911e2320b2c1c1a720e8e8))
+
 ## [0.49.2](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/compare/aztec-packages-v0.49.1...aztec-packages-v0.49.2) (2024-08-15)
 
 
diff --git a/barretenberg/CHANGELOG.md b/barretenberg/CHANGELOG.md
index d9b5314bd0da..2fdabd51f5ae 100644
--- a/barretenberg/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/barretenberg/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,45 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.50.0](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/compare/barretenberg-v0.49.2...barretenberg-v0.50.0) (2024-08-22)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* Add a prover-node to the proving e2e tests ([#7952](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/7952)) ([ec5a5fb](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/ec5a5fb8fd9c344bcb0d33a4e9f07300d3317bf2))
+* Automate verify_honk_proof input generation ([#8092](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8092)) ([bf38d61](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/bf38d61364a0fb55ae79ef09b05df2533f3a6f17))
+* **avm:** Enable zeromorph in AVM verification ([#8111](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8111)) ([b1f9fb6](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/b1f9fb6a4986fdfa10207ec89f8b23e14d466073)), closes [#4944](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/4944)
+* Native Merkle Trees ([#7037](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/7037)) ([8a1032e](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/8a1032ec4738e9b592b45500c1cf47c0e1820ad3))
+* Passes copy_cycles by const reference to avoid copying ([#8051](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8051)) ([495d363](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/495d363fdf0b89dfeb228c200824fc5f9af7bb19))
+* PG recursive verifier constructors based on stdlib inputs ([#8052](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8052)) ([4c568b0](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/4c568b0545b022a536a6eb4199be817593e6b317))
+* Poseidon2 gates for Ultra arithmetisation ([#7494](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/7494)) ([d86577c](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/d86577c2e36c5a077a859058602f455421ed93e1))
+* Some fixes and cleanup in PG recursive verifier ([#8053](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8053)) ([5f2a9bd](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/5f2a9bd3d968be491a12c63f812aa8d7e3bb585e))
+* Unify all acir recursion constraints based on RecursionConstraint and proof_type ([#7993](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/7993)) ([7cb39bc](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/7cb39bceddcb9ec4142b86087a7af58d547ddfaa))
+* Zk sumcheck ([#7517](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/7517)) ([0e9a530](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/0e9a530cfd83f375f6b3a1bb9fb67cf562847f9b))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **avm:** Real bytes finalization ([#8041](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8041)) ([047461a](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/047461ae6bc5d6a7a4d05bba18cce0682ee75705))
+* **ci:** Correctly run bb tests with asserts ([#7607](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/7607)) ([7b73f69](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/7b73f69126b8ae70aa7ade96e775cabce581358f))
+
+
+### Miscellaneous
+
+* **avm:** Kernel trace and finalization ([#8049](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8049)) ([d7edd24](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/d7edd24e76a2ab87ac490c8c97f0c344190f646b))
+* **avm:** Separate alu finalization ([#8069](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8069)) ([e8a9eb4](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/e8a9eb4b809f582c0fa185a2193e0493fc579d98))
+* **bb:** IPA parallelization cleanup ([#8088](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8088)) ([9227fa9](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/9227fa9f25b1ef8342dbf694c5bb9d37a1b0226d))
+* **bb:** Simplify parallel_for_if_effective ([#8079](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8079)) ([5bff26b](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/5bff26b2f9aecb8298225d5abe72740fedd1f4e8))
+* **bb:** Small cleanup in protogalaxy prover ([#8072](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8072)) ([4cb5c83](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/4cb5c83174f55f046d7d37e4e6a4667556ac5907))
+* Deduplication in Protogalaxy ([#8067](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8067)) ([a5cc3ba](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/a5cc3bab86711062d180993cf4a7412d1013aa48))
+* Handle constant output for ec add opcode ([#8108](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8108)) ([2ee79d2](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/2ee79d28affa66ef3c9f73782182b6221e2e9d98))
+* Split up stdlib/recursion ([#8054](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8054)) ([ec03e40](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/ec03e403cc8bfa1f40fb05fe93eadf9ed63b9b2f))
+* Use decider verifier in ultra verifier ([#8115](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8115)) ([6c5ab2b](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/6c5ab2b373086cb2842ee848329e282b463b3272))
+
+
+### Documentation
+
+* Update installation info for bb and noir ([#8119](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8119)) ([a744321](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/a7443216dfaa7b2731911e2320b2c1c1a720e8e8))
+
 ## [0.49.2](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/compare/barretenberg-v0.49.1...barretenberg-v0.49.2) (2024-08-15)
 
 
diff --git a/barretenberg/cpp/CMakeLists.txt b/barretenberg/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
index 22fa253f8e4f..d5c1ef0fa8e4 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 0.49.2 # x-release-please-version
+    VERSION 0.50.0 # 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 b850d8b0c9b1..97e8a2d68614 100644
--- a/barretenberg/ts/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/barretenberg/ts/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.50.0](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/compare/barretenberg.js-v0.49.2...barretenberg.js-v0.50.0) (2024-08-22)
+
+
+### Miscellaneous
+
+* **barretenberg.js:** Synchronize aztec-packages versions
+
 ## [0.49.2](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/compare/barretenberg.js-v0.49.1...barretenberg.js-v0.49.2) (2024-08-15)
 
 
diff --git a/barretenberg/ts/package.json b/barretenberg/ts/package.json
index 7fc945b7a84e..8d3d93949054 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": "0.49.2",
+  "version": "0.50.0",
   "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 8dd91b6be3f9..656e3ed8ca0d 100644
--- a/yarn-project/aztec/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/yarn-project/aztec/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,28 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.50.0](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/compare/aztec-package-v0.49.2...aztec-package-v0.50.0) (2024-08-22)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* Add a prover-node to the proving e2e tests ([#7952](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/7952)) ([ec5a5fb](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/ec5a5fb8fd9c344bcb0d33a4e9f07300d3317bf2))
+* Add max pending txs to bot ([#8046](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8046)) ([7f5517e](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/7f5517ecf19e720176d4e97e07f7be557b6705d9))
+* Deterministic deployments for L1 ([#8031](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8031)) ([abc6b19](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/abc6b19b9483b02aa233ce844f01cfb876102531))
+* Introduce validator client ([#7854](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/7854)) ([e3be8e6](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/e3be8e6cd23fa7b7cdf341da720decd21a5d8c44))
+* JSON logging ([#8095](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8095)) ([048fa12](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/048fa12cf21de3067908c2e03b2245ef8e674d46))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* Port option & extracting correct namespaced options ([#8097](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8097)) ([e74c83e](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/e74c83e581380fa344d1dc1cd783beb1b2d11e0e))
+* Txe port and aztec start options ([#8071](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8071)) ([23778c5](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/23778c5a0ac4fe512cde3a4b66df65f588cad305))
+
+
+### Miscellaneous
+
+* Configuration for bot on various networks ([#8063](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8063)) ([453a096](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/453a096378df57b0280be9aa52697da434e1a457))
+* Merge Provernet back to master ([#8070](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8070)) ([82f3dc7](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/82f3dc7320e05878cbd55136f1d88f87f14b2468))
+
 ## [0.49.2](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/compare/aztec-package-v0.49.1...aztec-package-v0.49.2) (2024-08-15)
 
 
diff --git a/yarn-project/aztec/package.json b/yarn-project/aztec/package.json
index 9cc80536ed15..f88448f845ea 100644
--- a/yarn-project/aztec/package.json
+++ b/yarn-project/aztec/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@aztec/aztec",
-  "version": "0.49.2",
+  "version": "0.50.0",
   "type": "module",
   "exports": {
     ".": "./dest/index.js"