diff --git a/.build/VERSION b/.build/VERSION
index 9cbd34da..7ef40656 100644
--- a/.build/VERSION
+++ b/.build/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.50.1
+1.50.2
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8b4eb1e8..c237e270 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+## 1.50.2	07-Jun-2020
+
+### BUGS FIXED
+
+* Fix incorrect privileges when updating dbdeployer as root
+
 ## 1.50.1	06-Jun-2020
 
 ### BUGS FIXED
diff --git a/cmd/update.go b/cmd/update.go
index 4c9cb668..f7bed6f0 100644
--- a/cmd/update.go
+++ b/cmd/update.go
@@ -65,6 +65,12 @@ func updateDbDeployer(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 	targetDirectory := newPath
 	programName := common.BaseName(os.Args[0])
 
+	fullProgramName := common.Which(programName)
+	fileInfo, err := os.Stat(fullProgramName)
+	if err != nil {
+		common.Exitf(1, "error retrieving file info for %s", fullProgramName)
+	}
+	filePermissions := fileInfo.Mode().Perm()
 	dbdeployerPath := common.DirName(common.Which(programName))
 	if targetDirectory == "" {
 		targetDirectory = dbdeployerPath
@@ -197,7 +203,9 @@ func updateDbDeployer(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 	if verbose {
 		fmt.Printf("File %s removed\n", tarballName)
 	}
-	err = os.Chmod(fileName, globals.ExecutableFileAttr)
+
+	// Give the new file the same attributes of the existing dbdeployer executable
+	err = os.Chmod(fileName, filePermissions)
 	common.ErrCheckExitf(err, 1, "error changing attributes of %s", fileName)
 	if currentOS != OS && targetDirectory == dbdeployerPath {
 		fmt.Printf("OS of the remote file (%s) different from current OS (%s)\n", OS, currentOS)
diff --git a/common/version.go b/common/version.go
index c3b03693..a936389a 100644
--- a/common/version.go
+++ b/common/version.go
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@
 package common
 
 // This file was generated during build. Do not edit.
-// Build time: 2020-06-06 05:33
+// Build time: 2020-06-06 15:16
 
-var VersionDef string = "1.50.1" // 2020-06-06
+var VersionDef string = "1.50.2" // 2020-06-06
 
 // Compatible version is the version used to mark compatible archives (templates, configuration).
 // It is usually major.minor.0, except when we are at version 0.x, when