diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index c39cc421..22f9aafd 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+Major changes in 50.beta:
+* Show event attendees in a section in the event editor dialog
+* Fix accessibility warnings in the Month view
+* Remove support for sound-only alarms. All alarms created by GNOME Calendar
+  display notifications now.
+* Fade out event titles if they're too long
+* Updated translations
+
 Major changes in 50.alpha:
 * Various updates to the Flatpak manifest
 * Minor tweaks to the coloring of event widgets
diff --git a/src/appdata/org.gnome.Calendar.metainfo.xml.in.in b/src/appdata/org.gnome.Calendar.metainfo.xml.in.in
index 8a026714..283dae9c 100644
--- a/src/appdata/org.gnome.Calendar.metainfo.xml.in.in
+++ b/src/appdata/org.gnome.Calendar.metainfo.xml.in.in
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@
   <update_contact>gbsneto@gnome.org</update_contact>
 
   <releases>
+    <release date="2026-02-09" version="50~beta" type="development" />
     <release date="2026-01-05" version="50~alpha" type="development" />
 
     <release date="2025-09-14" version="49.0" type="stable">