diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 11b8a9de03d8..630a4e8252aa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -48,11 +48,12 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           sudo rm -rf bootstrap/cache/*
           sudo rm -rf node_modules
-      - name: Prune Git History
-        run: |
-          sudo git gc
-          sudo git gc --aggressive
-          sudo git prune
+          sudo rm -rf .git
+      # - name: Prune Git History
+      #   run: |
+      #     sudo git gc
+      #     sudo git gc --aggressive
+      #     sudo git prune
       - name: Build project # This would actually build your project, using zip for an example artifact
         run: |
           zip -r ./invoiceninja.zip .* -x "../*"
diff --git a/VERSION.txt b/VERSION.txt
index c90197307a10..b72061af4eb7 100644
--- a/VERSION.txt
+++ b/VERSION.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-5.1.48
\ No newline at end of file
+5.1.49
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/config/ninja.php b/config/ninja.php
index 1791a4e594d1..533fa4900183 100644
--- a/config/ninja.php
+++ b/config/ninja.php
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ return [
     'require_https' => env('REQUIRE_HTTPS', true),
     'app_url' => rtrim(env('APP_URL', ''), '/'),
     'app_domain' => env('APP_DOMAIN', ''),
-    'app_version' => '5.1.48',
-    'app_tag' => '5.1.48-release',
+    'app_version' => '5.1.49',
+    'app_tag' => '5.1.49-release',
     'minimum_client_version' => '5.0.16',
     'terms_version' => '1.0.1',
     'api_secret' => env('API_SECRET', false),