diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-upload.yml b/.github/workflows/release-upload.yml
index 6031a5d427..6ecb73df9b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-upload.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-upload.yml
@@ -54,4 +54,3 @@ jobs:
           file: ./examples-wasm.zip
           asset_name: examples-wasm.zip
           overwrite: true
-          body: "This is my release text"
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 382ea1f2f5..030ef99324 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -26,6 +26,14 @@ They are:
 - `multiversx-chain-scenario-format`, in short `scenario-format`, scenario JSON serializer/deserializer, 1 crate.
 - `multiversx-sdk`, in short `sdk`, allows communication with the chain(s), 1 crate.
 
+## [sc 0.49.0, codec 0.18.8, sdk 0.4.0] - 2024-05-07
+- Unified transaction syntax
+	- new syntax for sending transactions from contracts
+	- new syntax for integration tests: tx, set state, check state, etc.
+	- new syntax for interactors
+	- new proxies, generated from sc-meta
+	- support for upgrade in new proxies
+- Improved interactor tx result polling performance.
 
 ## [sc 0.48.1, codec 0.18.7] - 2024-04-30
 - Simplified decoding of small numbers (i64/u64).
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 4c2fff583b..f6ce6930f2 100755
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -630,7 +630,6 @@ dependencies = [
 name = "crypto-zombies"
 version = "0.0.0"
 dependencies = [
- "kitty",
  "multiversx-sc",
  "multiversx-sc-scenario",
 ]
@@ -1821,7 +1820,7 @@ checksum = "b59072fa0624b55ae5ae3fa6bfa91515bbeb4ac440214bc4a509e2c8806d6e9f"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-price-aggregator-sc"
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 dependencies = [
  "arrayvec",
  "getrandom 0.2.14",
@@ -1842,7 +1841,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc"
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 dependencies = [
  "bitflags 2.4.2",
  "hex-literal",
@@ -1853,7 +1852,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc-codec"
-version = "0.18.7"
+version = "0.18.8"
 dependencies = [
  "arrayvec",
  "multiversx-sc-codec-derive",
@@ -1862,7 +1861,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc-codec-derive"
-version = "0.18.7"
+version = "0.18.8"
 dependencies = [
  "hex",
  "proc-macro2",
@@ -1872,7 +1871,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc-derive"
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 dependencies = [
  "hex",
  "proc-macro2",
@@ -1883,7 +1882,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc-meta"
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 dependencies = [
  "clap",
  "colored",
@@ -1909,14 +1908,14 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc-modules"
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 dependencies = [
  "multiversx-sc",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc-scenario"
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 dependencies = [
  "base64 0.21.7",
  "bech32",
@@ -1942,7 +1941,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc-snippets"
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 dependencies = [
  "base64 0.21.7",
  "env_logger",
@@ -1957,14 +1956,14 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc-wasm-adapter"
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 dependencies = [
  "multiversx-sc",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sdk"
-version = "0.4.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.4.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "base64 0.21.7",
@@ -1988,7 +1987,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-wegld-swap-sc"
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 dependencies = [
  "multiversx-sc",
  "multiversx-sc-modules",
diff --git a/contracts/benchmarks/large-storage/Cargo.toml b/contracts/benchmarks/large-storage/Cargo.toml
index 238cfc0286..dcc5cdf376 100644
--- a/contracts/benchmarks/large-storage/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/benchmarks/large-storage/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ publish = false
 path = "src/large_storage.rs"
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../framework/base"
 
 [dev-dependencies.multiversx-sc-scenario]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../framework/scenario"
diff --git a/contracts/benchmarks/large-storage/meta/Cargo.toml b/contracts/benchmarks/large-storage/meta/Cargo.toml
index 5ab3b3f4ea..7bcc6749aa 100644
--- a/contracts/benchmarks/large-storage/meta/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/benchmarks/large-storage/meta/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,6 +8,6 @@ publish = false
 path = ".."
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc-meta]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../framework/meta"
 default-features = false
diff --git a/contracts/benchmarks/large-storage/wasm/Cargo.lock b/contracts/benchmarks/large-storage/wasm/Cargo.lock
index b662f443d9..3b11d697fe 100755
--- a/contracts/benchmarks/large-storage/wasm/Cargo.lock
+++ b/contracts/benchmarks/large-storage/wasm/Cargo.lock
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ checksum = "96d30a06541fbafbc7f82ed10c06164cfbd2c401138f6addd8404629c4b16711"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "autocfg"
-version = "1.2.0"
+version = "1.3.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "f1fdabc7756949593fe60f30ec81974b613357de856987752631dea1e3394c80"
+checksum = "0c4b4d0bd25bd0b74681c0ad21497610ce1b7c91b1022cd21c80c6fbdd9476b0"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "bitflags"
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc"
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 dependencies = [
  "bitflags",
  "hex-literal",
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc-codec"
-version = "0.18.7"
+version = "0.18.8"
 dependencies = [
  "arrayvec",
  "multiversx-sc-codec-derive",
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc-codec-derive"
-version = "0.18.7"
+version = "0.18.8"
 dependencies = [
  "hex",
  "proc-macro2",
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc-derive"
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 dependencies = [
  "hex",
  "proc-macro2",
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc-wasm-adapter"
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 dependencies = [
  "multiversx-sc",
 ]
diff --git a/contracts/benchmarks/large-storage/wasm/Cargo.toml b/contracts/benchmarks/large-storage/wasm/Cargo.toml
index ee513468bf..fde48c533f 100644
--- a/contracts/benchmarks/large-storage/wasm/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/benchmarks/large-storage/wasm/Cargo.toml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ overflow-checks = false
 path = ".."
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc-wasm-adapter]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../framework/wasm-adapter"
 
 [workspace]
diff --git a/contracts/benchmarks/mappers/benchmark-common/Cargo.toml b/contracts/benchmarks/mappers/benchmark-common/Cargo.toml
index 3143c4c059..e040a59306 100644
--- a/contracts/benchmarks/mappers/benchmark-common/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/benchmarks/mappers/benchmark-common/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ publish = false
 path = "src/lib.rs"
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../framework/base"
 
 [dev-dependencies.multiversx-sc-scenario]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../framework/scenario"
diff --git a/contracts/benchmarks/mappers/linked-list-repeat/Cargo.toml b/contracts/benchmarks/mappers/linked-list-repeat/Cargo.toml
index 390e9c729a..f7ed9b60c4 100644
--- a/contracts/benchmarks/mappers/linked-list-repeat/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/benchmarks/mappers/linked-list-repeat/Cargo.toml
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ path = "../benchmark-common"
 
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../framework/base"
 
 [dev-dependencies.multiversx-sc-scenario]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../framework/scenario"
diff --git a/contracts/benchmarks/mappers/linked-list-repeat/meta/Cargo.toml b/contracts/benchmarks/mappers/linked-list-repeat/meta/Cargo.toml
index f719432fba..7686ad097b 100644
--- a/contracts/benchmarks/mappers/linked-list-repeat/meta/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/benchmarks/mappers/linked-list-repeat/meta/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@ publish = false
 path = ".."
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc-meta]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../../framework/meta"
 default-features = false
diff --git a/contracts/benchmarks/mappers/linked-list-repeat/wasm/Cargo.lock b/contracts/benchmarks/mappers/linked-list-repeat/wasm/Cargo.lock
index 7e08a995d1..449c08ea0f 100644
--- a/contracts/benchmarks/mappers/linked-list-repeat/wasm/Cargo.lock
+++ b/contracts/benchmarks/mappers/linked-list-repeat/wasm/Cargo.lock
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ checksum = "96d30a06541fbafbc7f82ed10c06164cfbd2c401138f6addd8404629c4b16711"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "autocfg"
-version = "1.2.0"
+version = "1.3.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "f1fdabc7756949593fe60f30ec81974b613357de856987752631dea1e3394c80"
+checksum = "0c4b4d0bd25bd0b74681c0ad21497610ce1b7c91b1022cd21c80c6fbdd9476b0"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "benchmark-common"
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc"
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 dependencies = [
  "bitflags",
  "hex-literal",
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc-codec"
-version = "0.18.7"
+version = "0.18.8"
 dependencies = [
  "arrayvec",
  "multiversx-sc-codec-derive",
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc-codec-derive"
-version = "0.18.7"
+version = "0.18.8"
 dependencies = [
  "hex",
  "proc-macro2",
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc-derive"
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 dependencies = [
  "hex",
  "proc-macro2",
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc-wasm-adapter"
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 dependencies = [
  "multiversx-sc",
 ]
diff --git a/contracts/benchmarks/mappers/linked-list-repeat/wasm/Cargo.toml b/contracts/benchmarks/mappers/linked-list-repeat/wasm/Cargo.toml
index 5218df0664..cf4d28c279 100644
--- a/contracts/benchmarks/mappers/linked-list-repeat/wasm/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/benchmarks/mappers/linked-list-repeat/wasm/Cargo.toml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ overflow-checks = false
 path = ".."
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc-wasm-adapter]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../../framework/wasm-adapter"
 
 [workspace]
diff --git a/contracts/benchmarks/mappers/map-repeat/Cargo.toml b/contracts/benchmarks/mappers/map-repeat/Cargo.toml
index 53a9c8cb30..19dd700f43 100644
--- a/contracts/benchmarks/mappers/map-repeat/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/benchmarks/mappers/map-repeat/Cargo.toml
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ path = "../benchmark-common"
 
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../framework/base"
 
 [dev-dependencies.multiversx-sc-scenario]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../framework/scenario"
diff --git a/contracts/benchmarks/mappers/map-repeat/meta/Cargo.toml b/contracts/benchmarks/mappers/map-repeat/meta/Cargo.toml
index b8d61cf474..e2f453869c 100644
--- a/contracts/benchmarks/mappers/map-repeat/meta/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/benchmarks/mappers/map-repeat/meta/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@ publish = false
 path = ".."
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc-meta]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../../framework/meta"
 default-features = false
diff --git a/contracts/benchmarks/mappers/map-repeat/wasm/Cargo.lock b/contracts/benchmarks/mappers/map-repeat/wasm/Cargo.lock
index 1c21676a00..19bbfef34c 100644
--- a/contracts/benchmarks/mappers/map-repeat/wasm/Cargo.lock
+++ b/contracts/benchmarks/mappers/map-repeat/wasm/Cargo.lock
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ checksum = "96d30a06541fbafbc7f82ed10c06164cfbd2c401138f6addd8404629c4b16711"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "autocfg"
-version = "1.2.0"
+version = "1.3.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "f1fdabc7756949593fe60f30ec81974b613357de856987752631dea1e3394c80"
+checksum = "0c4b4d0bd25bd0b74681c0ad21497610ce1b7c91b1022cd21c80c6fbdd9476b0"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "benchmark-common"
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc"
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 dependencies = [
  "bitflags",
  "hex-literal",
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc-codec"
-version = "0.18.7"
+version = "0.18.8"
 dependencies = [
  "arrayvec",
  "multiversx-sc-codec-derive",
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc-codec-derive"
-version = "0.18.7"
+version = "0.18.8"
 dependencies = [
  "hex",
  "proc-macro2",
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc-derive"
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 dependencies = [
  "hex",
  "proc-macro2",
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc-wasm-adapter"
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 dependencies = [
  "multiversx-sc",
 ]
diff --git a/contracts/benchmarks/mappers/map-repeat/wasm/Cargo.toml b/contracts/benchmarks/mappers/map-repeat/wasm/Cargo.toml
index 6153f35d8f..e0cbbf5bb3 100644
--- a/contracts/benchmarks/mappers/map-repeat/wasm/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/benchmarks/mappers/map-repeat/wasm/Cargo.toml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ overflow-checks = false
 path = ".."
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc-wasm-adapter]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../../framework/wasm-adapter"
 
 [workspace]
diff --git a/contracts/benchmarks/mappers/queue-repeat/Cargo.toml b/contracts/benchmarks/mappers/queue-repeat/Cargo.toml
index 7eae0e8177..0ef6135592 100644
--- a/contracts/benchmarks/mappers/queue-repeat/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/benchmarks/mappers/queue-repeat/Cargo.toml
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ path = "../benchmark-common"
 
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../framework/base"
 
 [dev-dependencies.multiversx-sc-scenario]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../framework/scenario"
diff --git a/contracts/benchmarks/mappers/queue-repeat/meta/Cargo.toml b/contracts/benchmarks/mappers/queue-repeat/meta/Cargo.toml
index ef5d420e27..ac96744a95 100644
--- a/contracts/benchmarks/mappers/queue-repeat/meta/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/benchmarks/mappers/queue-repeat/meta/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@ publish = false
 path = ".."
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc-meta]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../../framework/meta"
 default-features = false
diff --git a/contracts/benchmarks/mappers/queue-repeat/wasm/Cargo.lock b/contracts/benchmarks/mappers/queue-repeat/wasm/Cargo.lock
index ad70d21672..3142322933 100644
--- a/contracts/benchmarks/mappers/queue-repeat/wasm/Cargo.lock
+++ b/contracts/benchmarks/mappers/queue-repeat/wasm/Cargo.lock
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ checksum = "96d30a06541fbafbc7f82ed10c06164cfbd2c401138f6addd8404629c4b16711"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "autocfg"
-version = "1.2.0"
+version = "1.3.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "f1fdabc7756949593fe60f30ec81974b613357de856987752631dea1e3394c80"
+checksum = "0c4b4d0bd25bd0b74681c0ad21497610ce1b7c91b1022cd21c80c6fbdd9476b0"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "benchmark-common"
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ checksum = "6fe2267d4ed49bc07b63801559be28c718ea06c4738b7a03c94df7386d2cde46"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc"
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 dependencies = [
  "bitflags",
  "hex-literal",
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc-codec"
-version = "0.18.7"
+version = "0.18.8"
 dependencies = [
  "arrayvec",
  "multiversx-sc-codec-derive",
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc-codec-derive"
-version = "0.18.7"
+version = "0.18.8"
 dependencies = [
  "hex",
  "proc-macro2",
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc-derive"
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 dependencies = [
  "hex",
  "proc-macro2",
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc-wasm-adapter"
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 dependencies = [
  "multiversx-sc",
 ]
diff --git a/contracts/benchmarks/mappers/queue-repeat/wasm/Cargo.toml b/contracts/benchmarks/mappers/queue-repeat/wasm/Cargo.toml
index 2ebeda1f2e..c878a5a4f1 100644
--- a/contracts/benchmarks/mappers/queue-repeat/wasm/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/benchmarks/mappers/queue-repeat/wasm/Cargo.toml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ overflow-checks = false
 path = ".."
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc-wasm-adapter]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../../framework/wasm-adapter"
 
 [workspace]
diff --git a/contracts/benchmarks/mappers/set-repeat/Cargo.toml b/contracts/benchmarks/mappers/set-repeat/Cargo.toml
index ebf2958e90..20121d24af 100644
--- a/contracts/benchmarks/mappers/set-repeat/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/benchmarks/mappers/set-repeat/Cargo.toml
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ path = "../benchmark-common"
 
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../framework/base"
 
 [dev-dependencies.multiversx-sc-scenario]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../framework/scenario"
diff --git a/contracts/benchmarks/mappers/set-repeat/meta/Cargo.toml b/contracts/benchmarks/mappers/set-repeat/meta/Cargo.toml
index 269df5be03..1be790193f 100644
--- a/contracts/benchmarks/mappers/set-repeat/meta/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/benchmarks/mappers/set-repeat/meta/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@ publish = false
 path = ".."
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc-meta]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../../framework/meta"
 default-features = false
diff --git a/contracts/benchmarks/mappers/set-repeat/wasm/Cargo.lock b/contracts/benchmarks/mappers/set-repeat/wasm/Cargo.lock
index 1cee879d4d..5f6c1735e6 100644
--- a/contracts/benchmarks/mappers/set-repeat/wasm/Cargo.lock
+++ b/contracts/benchmarks/mappers/set-repeat/wasm/Cargo.lock
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ checksum = "96d30a06541fbafbc7f82ed10c06164cfbd2c401138f6addd8404629c4b16711"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "autocfg"
-version = "1.2.0"
+version = "1.3.0"
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@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc-codec-derive"
-version = "0.18.7"
+version = "0.18.8"
 dependencies = [
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  "proc-macro2",
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc-derive"
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
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@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc-wasm-adapter"
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 dependencies = [
  "multiversx-sc",
 ]
diff --git a/contracts/benchmarks/str-repeat/wasm/Cargo.toml b/contracts/benchmarks/str-repeat/wasm/Cargo.toml
index fa54772480..c6b036ae15 100644
--- a/contracts/benchmarks/str-repeat/wasm/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/benchmarks/str-repeat/wasm/Cargo.toml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ overflow-checks = false
 path = ".."
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc-wasm-adapter]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../framework/wasm-adapter"
 
 [workspace]
diff --git a/contracts/core/price-aggregator/Cargo.toml b/contracts/core/price-aggregator/Cargo.toml
index aad9c4ce9c..290806c1f2 100644
--- a/contracts/core/price-aggregator/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/core/price-aggregator/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "multiversx-price-aggregator-sc"
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 authors = [
     "Claudiu-Marcel Bruda <claudiu.bruda@multiversx.com>",
     "MultiversX <contact@multiversx.com>",
@@ -19,15 +19,15 @@ edition = "2021"
 path = "src/lib.rs"
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../framework/base"
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc-modules]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../contracts/modules"
 
 [dev-dependencies.multiversx-sc-scenario]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../framework/scenario"
 
 [dependencies]
diff --git a/contracts/core/price-aggregator/meta/Cargo.toml b/contracts/core/price-aggregator/meta/Cargo.toml
index 5b01eac017..b3ee5b7f88 100644
--- a/contracts/core/price-aggregator/meta/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/core/price-aggregator/meta/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@ publish = false
 path = ".."
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../framework/base"
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc-meta]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../framework/meta"
 default-features = false
diff --git a/contracts/core/price-aggregator/wasm/Cargo.lock b/contracts/core/price-aggregator/wasm/Cargo.lock
index e67c9cc32c..22f75ad2dc 100644
--- a/contracts/core/price-aggregator/wasm/Cargo.lock
+++ b/contracts/core/price-aggregator/wasm/Cargo.lock
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ checksum = "96d30a06541fbafbc7f82ed10c06164cfbd2c401138f6addd8404629c4b16711"
 
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-version = "1.2.0"
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-checksum = "f1fdabc7756949593fe60f30ec81974b613357de856987752631dea1e3394c80"
+checksum = "0c4b4d0bd25bd0b74681c0ad21497610ce1b7c91b1022cd21c80c6fbdd9476b0"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "bitflags"
@@ -40,9 +40,9 @@ checksum = "c34f04666d835ff5d62e058c3995147c06f42fe86ff053337632bca83e42702d"
 
 [[package]]
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-version = "0.2.14"
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 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "94b22e06ecb0110981051723910cbf0b5f5e09a2062dd7663334ee79a9d1286c"
+checksum = "c4567c8db10ae91089c99af84c68c38da3ec2f087c3f82960bcdbf3656b6f4d7"
 dependencies = [
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  "js-sys",
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ checksum = "90ed8c1e510134f979dbc4f070f87d4313098b704861a105fe34231c70a3901c"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-price-aggregator-sc"
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 dependencies = [
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  "getrandom",
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc"
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 dependencies = [
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  "hex-literal",
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc-codec"
-version = "0.18.7"
+version = "0.18.8"
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@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc-codec-derive"
-version = "0.18.7"
+version = "0.18.8"
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  "proc-macro2",
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc-derive"
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 dependencies = [
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  "proc-macro2",
@@ -145,14 +145,14 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc-modules"
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 dependencies = [
  "multiversx-sc",
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 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc-wasm-adapter"
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 dependencies = [
  "multiversx-sc",
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diff --git a/contracts/core/price-aggregator/wasm/Cargo.toml b/contracts/core/price-aggregator/wasm/Cargo.toml
index c4d502a4ca..11dc27513d 100644
--- a/contracts/core/price-aggregator/wasm/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/core/price-aggregator/wasm/Cargo.toml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ overflow-checks = false
 path = ".."
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc-wasm-adapter]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../framework/wasm-adapter"
 
 [workspace]
diff --git a/contracts/core/wegld-swap/Cargo.toml b/contracts/core/wegld-swap/Cargo.toml
index d61623cc64..cb7582ec0a 100644
--- a/contracts/core/wegld-swap/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/core/wegld-swap/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "multiversx-wegld-swap-sc"
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 
 authors = [
     "Dorin Iancu <dorin.iancu@multiversx.com>",
@@ -20,13 +20,13 @@ edition = "2021"
 path = "src/wegld.rs"
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../framework/base"
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc-modules]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../contracts/modules"
 
 [dev-dependencies.multiversx-sc-scenario]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../framework/scenario"
diff --git a/contracts/core/wegld-swap/meta/Cargo.toml b/contracts/core/wegld-swap/meta/Cargo.toml
index 2956444fc8..d6d2b99c18 100644
--- a/contracts/core/wegld-swap/meta/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/core/wegld-swap/meta/Cargo.toml
@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@ publish = false
 path = ".."
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../framework/base"
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc-meta]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../framework/meta"
 default-features = false
diff --git a/contracts/core/wegld-swap/wasm/Cargo.toml b/contracts/core/wegld-swap/wasm/Cargo.toml
index f21e9e13cb..bd89039edf 100644
--- a/contracts/core/wegld-swap/wasm/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/core/wegld-swap/wasm/Cargo.toml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ overflow-checks = false
 path = ".."
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc-wasm-adapter]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../framework/wasm-adapter"
 
 [workspace]
diff --git a/contracts/examples/adder/Cargo.toml b/contracts/examples/adder/Cargo.toml
index 489904d6d6..370ddbcc94 100644
--- a/contracts/examples/adder/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/examples/adder/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ publish = false
 path = "src/adder.rs"
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../framework/base"
 
 [dev-dependencies.multiversx-sc-scenario]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../framework/scenario"
diff --git a/contracts/examples/adder/interact/Cargo.toml b/contracts/examples/adder/interact/Cargo.toml
index 3cd72a5e2b..ead28c7bb3 100644
--- a/contracts/examples/adder/interact/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/examples/adder/interact/Cargo.toml
@@ -18,5 +18,5 @@ toml = "0.8.6"
 path = ".."
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc-snippets]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../framework/snippets"
diff --git a/contracts/examples/adder/meta/Cargo.toml b/contracts/examples/adder/meta/Cargo.toml
index 3e56ed66d7..c4a84b1d55 100644
--- a/contracts/examples/adder/meta/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/examples/adder/meta/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,6 +8,6 @@ publish = false
 path = ".."
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc-meta]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../framework/meta"
 default-features = false
diff --git a/contracts/examples/adder/wasm/Cargo.lock b/contracts/examples/adder/wasm/Cargo.lock
index 2773eb0d37..32d924124d 100755
--- a/contracts/examples/adder/wasm/Cargo.lock
+++ b/contracts/examples/adder/wasm/Cargo.lock
@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@ checksum = "96d30a06541fbafbc7f82ed10c06164cfbd2c401138f6addd8404629c4b16711"
 
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 name = "autocfg"
-version = "1.2.0"
+version = "1.3.0"
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-checksum = "f1fdabc7756949593fe60f30ec81974b613357de856987752631dea1e3394c80"
+checksum = "0c4b4d0bd25bd0b74681c0ad21497610ce1b7c91b1022cd21c80c6fbdd9476b0"
 
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 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc"
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 dependencies = [
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@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
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-version = "0.18.7"
+version = "0.18.8"
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  "arrayvec",
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@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc-codec-derive"
-version = "0.18.7"
+version = "0.18.8"
 dependencies = [
  "hex",
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@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc-derive"
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
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  "proc-macro2",
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc-wasm-adapter"
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 dependencies = [
  "multiversx-sc",
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diff --git a/contracts/examples/adder/wasm/Cargo.toml b/contracts/examples/adder/wasm/Cargo.toml
index a759e0edf8..aafd60afd7 100644
--- a/contracts/examples/adder/wasm/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/examples/adder/wasm/Cargo.toml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ overflow-checks = false
 path = ".."
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc-wasm-adapter]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../framework/wasm-adapter"
 
 [workspace]
diff --git a/contracts/examples/bonding-curve-contract/Cargo.toml b/contracts/examples/bonding-curve-contract/Cargo.toml
index 4a9d90bddc..87585ce189 100644
--- a/contracts/examples/bonding-curve-contract/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/examples/bonding-curve-contract/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,14 +9,14 @@ publish = false
 path = "src/bonding_curve_contract.rs"
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../framework/base"
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc-modules]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../contracts/modules"
 
 [dev-dependencies.multiversx-sc-scenario]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../framework/scenario"
 
diff --git a/contracts/examples/bonding-curve-contract/meta/Cargo.toml b/contracts/examples/bonding-curve-contract/meta/Cargo.toml
index dbcdbc57e0..a8d9d6f565 100644
--- a/contracts/examples/bonding-curve-contract/meta/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/examples/bonding-curve-contract/meta/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@ publish = false
 path = ".."
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc-meta]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../framework/meta"
 default-features = false
diff --git a/contracts/examples/bonding-curve-contract/wasm/Cargo.lock b/contracts/examples/bonding-curve-contract/wasm/Cargo.lock
index 698514f67d..1651cd25a5 100644
--- a/contracts/examples/bonding-curve-contract/wasm/Cargo.lock
+++ b/contracts/examples/bonding-curve-contract/wasm/Cargo.lock
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ checksum = "96d30a06541fbafbc7f82ed10c06164cfbd2c401138f6addd8404629c4b16711"
 
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+checksum = "0c4b4d0bd25bd0b74681c0ad21497610ce1b7c91b1022cd21c80c6fbdd9476b0"
 
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 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc"
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
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@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
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-version = "0.18.7"
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@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
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@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
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-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
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@@ -96,14 +96,14 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
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-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
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  "multiversx-sc",
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 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc-wasm-adapter"
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 dependencies = [
  "multiversx-sc",
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diff --git a/contracts/examples/bonding-curve-contract/wasm/Cargo.toml b/contracts/examples/bonding-curve-contract/wasm/Cargo.toml
index bf4f7f2d5b..0490cd4242 100644
--- a/contracts/examples/bonding-curve-contract/wasm/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/examples/bonding-curve-contract/wasm/Cargo.toml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ overflow-checks = false
 path = ".."
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc-wasm-adapter]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../framework/wasm-adapter"
 
 [workspace]
diff --git a/contracts/examples/check-pause/Cargo.toml b/contracts/examples/check-pause/Cargo.toml
index 355224e160..8eae83200f 100644
--- a/contracts/examples/check-pause/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/examples/check-pause/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,14 +12,14 @@ path = "src/check_pause.rs"
 num-bigint = "0.4"
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../framework/base"
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc-modules]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../contracts/modules"
 
 [dev-dependencies.multiversx-sc-scenario]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../framework/scenario"
 
diff --git a/contracts/examples/check-pause/meta/Cargo.toml b/contracts/examples/check-pause/meta/Cargo.toml
index 21465dc7ed..444b267995 100644
--- a/contracts/examples/check-pause/meta/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/examples/check-pause/meta/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@ authors = ["Alin Cruceat <alin.cruceat@multiversx.com>"]
 path = ".."
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc-meta]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../framework/meta"
 default-features = false
diff --git a/contracts/examples/check-pause/wasm/Cargo.lock b/contracts/examples/check-pause/wasm/Cargo.lock
index 814b67a5c7..08d28dc3c1 100644
--- a/contracts/examples/check-pause/wasm/Cargo.lock
+++ b/contracts/examples/check-pause/wasm/Cargo.lock
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ checksum = "96d30a06541fbafbc7f82ed10c06164cfbd2c401138f6addd8404629c4b16711"
 
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-version = "1.2.0"
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-checksum = "f1fdabc7756949593fe60f30ec81974b613357de856987752631dea1e3394c80"
+checksum = "0c4b4d0bd25bd0b74681c0ad21497610ce1b7c91b1022cd21c80c6fbdd9476b0"
 
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@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ checksum = "6fe2267d4ed49bc07b63801559be28c718ea06c4738b7a03c94df7386d2cde46"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc"
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+version = "0.49.0"
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@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
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@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
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-version = "0.18.7"
+version = "0.18.8"
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@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
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 name = "multiversx-sc-derive"
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
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@@ -96,14 +96,14 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
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-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
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 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc-wasm-adapter"
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
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  "multiversx-sc",
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diff --git a/contracts/examples/check-pause/wasm/Cargo.toml b/contracts/examples/check-pause/wasm/Cargo.toml
index 0602c3b653..1fbff49573 100644
--- a/contracts/examples/check-pause/wasm/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/examples/check-pause/wasm/Cargo.toml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ overflow-checks = false
 path = ".."
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc-wasm-adapter]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../framework/wasm-adapter"
 
 [workspace]
diff --git a/contracts/examples/crowdfunding-esdt/Cargo.toml b/contracts/examples/crowdfunding-esdt/Cargo.toml
index 498b1999b6..ddacb5ea88 100644
--- a/contracts/examples/crowdfunding-esdt/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/examples/crowdfunding-esdt/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@ publish = false
 path = "src/crowdfunding_esdt.rs"
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../framework/base"
 
 [dev-dependencies.multiversx-sc-scenario]
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+version = "0.49.0"
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diff --git a/contracts/examples/crowdfunding-esdt/meta/Cargo.toml b/contracts/examples/crowdfunding-esdt/meta/Cargo.toml
index 191c2d0a28..fd8c223775 100644
--- a/contracts/examples/crowdfunding-esdt/meta/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/examples/crowdfunding-esdt/meta/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@ publish = false
 path = ".."
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc-meta]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../framework/meta"
 default-features = false
diff --git a/contracts/examples/crowdfunding-esdt/wasm/Cargo.lock b/contracts/examples/crowdfunding-esdt/wasm/Cargo.lock
index 346820f735..bd090a21c2 100644
--- a/contracts/examples/crowdfunding-esdt/wasm/Cargo.lock
+++ b/contracts/examples/crowdfunding-esdt/wasm/Cargo.lock
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ checksum = "96d30a06541fbafbc7f82ed10c06164cfbd2c401138f6addd8404629c4b16711"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "autocfg"
-version = "1.2.0"
+version = "1.3.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "f1fdabc7756949593fe60f30ec81974b613357de856987752631dea1e3394c80"
+checksum = "0c4b4d0bd25bd0b74681c0ad21497610ce1b7c91b1022cd21c80c6fbdd9476b0"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "bitflags"
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ checksum = "6fe2267d4ed49bc07b63801559be28c718ea06c4738b7a03c94df7386d2cde46"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc"
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 dependencies = [
  "bitflags",
  "hex-literal",
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc-codec"
-version = "0.18.7"
+version = "0.18.8"
 dependencies = [
  "arrayvec",
  "multiversx-sc-codec-derive",
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc-codec-derive"
-version = "0.18.7"
+version = "0.18.8"
 dependencies = [
  "hex",
  "proc-macro2",
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc-derive"
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 dependencies = [
  "hex",
  "proc-macro2",
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc-wasm-adapter"
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 dependencies = [
  "multiversx-sc",
 ]
diff --git a/contracts/examples/crowdfunding-esdt/wasm/Cargo.toml b/contracts/examples/crowdfunding-esdt/wasm/Cargo.toml
index 93c39e692f..0a40e452fc 100644
--- a/contracts/examples/crowdfunding-esdt/wasm/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/examples/crowdfunding-esdt/wasm/Cargo.toml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ overflow-checks = false
 path = ".."
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc-wasm-adapter]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../framework/wasm-adapter"
 
 [workspace]
diff --git a/contracts/examples/crypto-bubbles/Cargo.toml b/contracts/examples/crypto-bubbles/Cargo.toml
index 6e841be6b9..06d8e5bf0e 100644
--- a/contracts/examples/crypto-bubbles/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/examples/crypto-bubbles/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ publish = false
 path = "src/crypto_bubbles.rs"
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../framework/base"
 
 [dev-dependencies.multiversx-sc-scenario]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../framework/scenario"
diff --git a/contracts/examples/crypto-bubbles/meta/Cargo.toml b/contracts/examples/crypto-bubbles/meta/Cargo.toml
index 60b167f206..6b38860ee5 100644
--- a/contracts/examples/crypto-bubbles/meta/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/examples/crypto-bubbles/meta/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@ publish = false
 path = ".."
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc-meta]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../framework/meta"
 default-features = false
diff --git a/contracts/examples/crypto-bubbles/wasm/Cargo.lock b/contracts/examples/crypto-bubbles/wasm/Cargo.lock
index a3381f8c16..02af9ea52a 100755
--- a/contracts/examples/crypto-bubbles/wasm/Cargo.lock
+++ b/contracts/examples/crypto-bubbles/wasm/Cargo.lock
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ checksum = "96d30a06541fbafbc7f82ed10c06164cfbd2c401138f6addd8404629c4b16711"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "autocfg"
-version = "1.2.0"
+version = "1.3.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "f1fdabc7756949593fe60f30ec81974b613357de856987752631dea1e3394c80"
+checksum = "0c4b4d0bd25bd0b74681c0ad21497610ce1b7c91b1022cd21c80c6fbdd9476b0"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "bitflags"
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ checksum = "6fe2267d4ed49bc07b63801559be28c718ea06c4738b7a03c94df7386d2cde46"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc"
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 dependencies = [
  "bitflags",
  "hex-literal",
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc-codec"
-version = "0.18.7"
+version = "0.18.8"
 dependencies = [
  "arrayvec",
  "multiversx-sc-codec-derive",
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc-codec-derive"
-version = "0.18.7"
+version = "0.18.8"
 dependencies = [
  "hex",
  "proc-macro2",
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc-derive"
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 dependencies = [
  "hex",
  "proc-macro2",
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc-wasm-adapter"
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 dependencies = [
  "multiversx-sc",
 ]
diff --git a/contracts/examples/crypto-bubbles/wasm/Cargo.toml b/contracts/examples/crypto-bubbles/wasm/Cargo.toml
index cbfe399baf..67549b7a21 100644
--- a/contracts/examples/crypto-bubbles/wasm/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/examples/crypto-bubbles/wasm/Cargo.toml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ overflow-checks = false
 path = ".."
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc-wasm-adapter]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../framework/wasm-adapter"
 
 [workspace]
diff --git a/contracts/examples/crypto-kitties/common/kitty/Cargo.toml b/contracts/examples/crypto-kitties/common/kitty/Cargo.toml
index d83a9fdd5d..4eb640e54d 100644
--- a/contracts/examples/crypto-kitties/common/kitty/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/examples/crypto-kitties/common/kitty/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ publish = false
 path = "src/lib.rs"
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../../framework/base"
 
 [dependencies.random]
diff --git a/contracts/examples/crypto-kitties/common/random/Cargo.toml b/contracts/examples/crypto-kitties/common/random/Cargo.toml
index bfab4a12d7..4bae32ba87 100644
--- a/contracts/examples/crypto-kitties/common/random/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/examples/crypto-kitties/common/random/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,5 +8,5 @@ edition = "2021"
 path = "src/lib.rs"
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../../framework/base"
diff --git a/contracts/examples/crypto-kitties/kitty-auction/Cargo.toml b/contracts/examples/crypto-kitties/kitty-auction/Cargo.toml
index ce7971579f..261d16405e 100644
--- a/contracts/examples/crypto-kitties/kitty-auction/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/examples/crypto-kitties/kitty-auction/Cargo.toml
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ version = "0.0.0"
 path = "../kitty-ownership"
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../framework/base"
 
 [dev-dependencies.multiversx-sc-scenario]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../framework/scenario"
diff --git a/contracts/examples/crypto-kitties/kitty-auction/meta/Cargo.toml b/contracts/examples/crypto-kitties/kitty-auction/meta/Cargo.toml
index 938f83ffd6..f9f7905ded 100644
--- a/contracts/examples/crypto-kitties/kitty-auction/meta/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/examples/crypto-kitties/kitty-auction/meta/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,6 +8,6 @@ publish = false
 path = ".."
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc-meta]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../../framework/meta"
 default-features = false
diff --git a/contracts/examples/crypto-kitties/kitty-auction/wasm/Cargo.lock b/contracts/examples/crypto-kitties/kitty-auction/wasm/Cargo.lock
index a5bb4027f4..c4ed9a8d55 100755
--- a/contracts/examples/crypto-kitties/kitty-auction/wasm/Cargo.lock
+++ b/contracts/examples/crypto-kitties/kitty-auction/wasm/Cargo.lock
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ checksum = "96d30a06541fbafbc7f82ed10c06164cfbd2c401138f6addd8404629c4b16711"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "autocfg"
-version = "1.2.0"
+version = "1.3.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "f1fdabc7756949593fe60f30ec81974b613357de856987752631dea1e3394c80"
+checksum = "0c4b4d0bd25bd0b74681c0ad21497610ce1b7c91b1022cd21c80c6fbdd9476b0"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "bitflags"
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc"
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 dependencies = [
  "bitflags",
  "hex-literal",
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc-codec"
-version = "0.18.7"
+version = "0.18.8"
 dependencies = [
  "arrayvec",
  "multiversx-sc-codec-derive",
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc-codec-derive"
-version = "0.18.7"
+version = "0.18.8"
 dependencies = [
  "hex",
  "proc-macro2",
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc-derive"
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 dependencies = [
  "hex",
  "proc-macro2",
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc-wasm-adapter"
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 dependencies = [
  "multiversx-sc",
 ]
diff --git a/contracts/examples/crypto-kitties/kitty-auction/wasm/Cargo.toml b/contracts/examples/crypto-kitties/kitty-auction/wasm/Cargo.toml
index 5234956e51..85a3695084 100644
--- a/contracts/examples/crypto-kitties/kitty-auction/wasm/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/examples/crypto-kitties/kitty-auction/wasm/Cargo.toml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ overflow-checks = false
 path = ".."
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc-wasm-adapter]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../../framework/wasm-adapter"
 
 [workspace]
diff --git a/contracts/examples/crypto-kitties/kitty-genetic-alg/Cargo.toml b/contracts/examples/crypto-kitties/kitty-genetic-alg/Cargo.toml
index 3027dad875..927d5dddb8 100644
--- a/contracts/examples/crypto-kitties/kitty-genetic-alg/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/examples/crypto-kitties/kitty-genetic-alg/Cargo.toml
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ version = "0.0.0"
 path = "../common/random"
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../framework/base"
 
 [dev-dependencies.multiversx-sc-scenario]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../framework/scenario"
diff --git a/contracts/examples/crypto-kitties/kitty-genetic-alg/meta/Cargo.toml b/contracts/examples/crypto-kitties/kitty-genetic-alg/meta/Cargo.toml
index c0e781f92f..e2a77bc1b2 100644
--- a/contracts/examples/crypto-kitties/kitty-genetic-alg/meta/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/examples/crypto-kitties/kitty-genetic-alg/meta/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,6 +8,6 @@ publish = false
 path = ".."
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc-meta]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../../framework/meta"
 default-features = false
diff --git a/contracts/examples/crypto-kitties/kitty-genetic-alg/wasm/Cargo.lock b/contracts/examples/crypto-kitties/kitty-genetic-alg/wasm/Cargo.lock
index 264017dfc5..1cfdbcd549 100755
--- a/contracts/examples/crypto-kitties/kitty-genetic-alg/wasm/Cargo.lock
+++ b/contracts/examples/crypto-kitties/kitty-genetic-alg/wasm/Cargo.lock
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ checksum = "96d30a06541fbafbc7f82ed10c06164cfbd2c401138f6addd8404629c4b16711"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "autocfg"
-version = "1.2.0"
+version = "1.3.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "f1fdabc7756949593fe60f30ec81974b613357de856987752631dea1e3394c80"
+checksum = "0c4b4d0bd25bd0b74681c0ad21497610ce1b7c91b1022cd21c80c6fbdd9476b0"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "bitflags"
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc"
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 dependencies = [
  "bitflags",
  "hex-literal",
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc-codec"
-version = "0.18.7"
+version = "0.18.8"
 dependencies = [
  "arrayvec",
  "multiversx-sc-codec-derive",
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc-codec-derive"
-version = "0.18.7"
+version = "0.18.8"
 dependencies = [
  "hex",
  "proc-macro2",
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc-derive"
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 dependencies = [
  "hex",
  "proc-macro2",
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc-wasm-adapter"
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 dependencies = [
  "multiversx-sc",
 ]
diff --git a/contracts/examples/crypto-kitties/kitty-genetic-alg/wasm/Cargo.toml b/contracts/examples/crypto-kitties/kitty-genetic-alg/wasm/Cargo.toml
index f4a92c4b71..16081ba43d 100644
--- a/contracts/examples/crypto-kitties/kitty-genetic-alg/wasm/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/examples/crypto-kitties/kitty-genetic-alg/wasm/Cargo.toml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ overflow-checks = false
 path = ".."
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc-wasm-adapter]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../../framework/wasm-adapter"
 
 [workspace]
diff --git a/contracts/examples/crypto-kitties/kitty-ownership/Cargo.toml b/contracts/examples/crypto-kitties/kitty-ownership/Cargo.toml
index 642afa1862..051e4a41fe 100644
--- a/contracts/examples/crypto-kitties/kitty-ownership/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/examples/crypto-kitties/kitty-ownership/Cargo.toml
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ version = "0.0.0"
 path = "../kitty-genetic-alg"
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../framework/base"
 
 [dev-dependencies.multiversx-sc-scenario]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../framework/scenario"
diff --git a/contracts/examples/crypto-kitties/kitty-ownership/meta/Cargo.toml b/contracts/examples/crypto-kitties/kitty-ownership/meta/Cargo.toml
index 8937e968d2..9352e5ca50 100644
--- a/contracts/examples/crypto-kitties/kitty-ownership/meta/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/examples/crypto-kitties/kitty-ownership/meta/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,6 +8,6 @@ publish = false
 path = ".."
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc-meta]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../../framework/meta"
 default-features = false
diff --git a/contracts/examples/crypto-kitties/kitty-ownership/sc-config.toml b/contracts/examples/crypto-kitties/kitty-ownership/sc-config.toml
index 202f19e321..8af6863e4b 100644
--- a/contracts/examples/crypto-kitties/kitty-ownership/sc-config.toml
+++ b/contracts/examples/crypto-kitties/kitty-ownership/sc-config.toml
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@ to = "kitty"
 path = "../../crypto-zombies/src/kitty_ownership_proxy.rs"
 [[proxy.path-rename]]
 from = "kitty::kitty"
-to = "kitty"
+to = "crate::kitty_obj"
diff --git a/contracts/examples/crypto-kitties/kitty-ownership/wasm/Cargo.lock b/contracts/examples/crypto-kitties/kitty-ownership/wasm/Cargo.lock
index 69e81a180a..51f1a57e2c 100755
--- a/contracts/examples/crypto-kitties/kitty-ownership/wasm/Cargo.lock
+++ b/contracts/examples/crypto-kitties/kitty-ownership/wasm/Cargo.lock
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ checksum = "96d30a06541fbafbc7f82ed10c06164cfbd2c401138f6addd8404629c4b16711"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "autocfg"
-version = "1.2.0"
+version = "1.3.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "f1fdabc7756949593fe60f30ec81974b613357de856987752631dea1e3394c80"
+checksum = "0c4b4d0bd25bd0b74681c0ad21497610ce1b7c91b1022cd21c80c6fbdd9476b0"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "bitflags"
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc"
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 dependencies = [
  "bitflags",
  "hex-literal",
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc-codec"
-version = "0.18.7"
+version = "0.18.8"
 dependencies = [
  "arrayvec",
  "multiversx-sc-codec-derive",
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc-codec-derive"
-version = "0.18.7"
+version = "0.18.8"
 dependencies = [
  "hex",
  "proc-macro2",
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc-derive"
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 dependencies = [
  "hex",
  "proc-macro2",
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc-wasm-adapter"
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 dependencies = [
  "multiversx-sc",
 ]
diff --git a/contracts/examples/crypto-kitties/kitty-ownership/wasm/Cargo.toml b/contracts/examples/crypto-kitties/kitty-ownership/wasm/Cargo.toml
index def5af05df..c8ec0db96b 100644
--- a/contracts/examples/crypto-kitties/kitty-ownership/wasm/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/examples/crypto-kitties/kitty-ownership/wasm/Cargo.toml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ overflow-checks = false
 path = ".."
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc-wasm-adapter]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../../framework/wasm-adapter"
 
 [workspace]
diff --git a/contracts/examples/crypto-zombies/Cargo.toml b/contracts/examples/crypto-zombies/Cargo.toml
index 3888d9ecb7..19c94cebbb 100644
--- a/contracts/examples/crypto-zombies/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/examples/crypto-zombies/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,13 +9,9 @@ publish = false
 path = "src/lib.rs"
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../framework/base"
 
 [dev-dependencies.multiversx-sc-scenario]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../framework/scenario"
-
-[dependencies.kitty]
-version = "0.0.0"
-path = "../../../contracts/examples/crypto-kitties/common/kitty"
diff --git a/contracts/examples/crypto-zombies/meta/Cargo.toml b/contracts/examples/crypto-zombies/meta/Cargo.toml
index 2d94d2d074..4cda0e49a2 100644
--- a/contracts/examples/crypto-zombies/meta/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/examples/crypto-zombies/meta/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,6 +8,6 @@ publish = false
 path = ".."
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc-meta]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../framework/meta"
 default-features = false
diff --git a/contracts/examples/crypto-zombies/src/kitty_obj.rs b/contracts/examples/crypto-zombies/src/kitty_obj.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..acdc23cfca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contracts/examples/crypto-zombies/src/kitty_obj.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+use multiversx_sc::derive_imports::*;
+
+#[derive(NestedEncode, NestedDecode, TopEncode, TopDecode, TypeAbi)]
+pub struct Kitty {
+    pub genes: KittyGenes,
+    pub birth_time: u64,   // timestamp
+    pub cooldown_end: u64, // timestamp, used for pregnancy timer and siring cooldown
+    pub matron_id: u32,
+    pub sire_id: u32,
+    pub siring_with_id: u32, // for pregnant cats, 0 otherwise
+    pub nr_children: u16,    // cooldown period increases exponentially with every breeding/siring
+    pub generation: u16,     // max(sire_gen, matron_gen) + 1. Generation also influences cooldown.
+}
+
+#[derive(NestedEncode, NestedDecode, TopEncode, TopDecode, TypeAbi)]
+pub struct KittyGenes {
+    pub fur_color: Color,
+    pub eye_color: Color,
+    pub meow_power: u8, // the higher the value, the louder the cat
+}
+
+#[derive(NestedEncode, NestedDecode, TopEncode, TopDecode, TypeAbi)]
+pub struct Color {
+    pub r: u8,
+    pub g: u8,
+    pub b: u8,
+}
+
+impl KittyGenes {
+    pub fn get_as_u64(&self) -> u64 {
+        (self.fur_color.as_u64() << 12 | self.eye_color.as_u64()) << 4
+            | self.meow_power.to_be() as u64
+    }
+}
+
+impl Color {
+    pub fn as_u64(&self) -> u64 {
+        ((self.r.to_be() as u64) << 4 | self.r.to_be() as u64) << 4 | self.r.to_be() as u64
+    }
+}
diff --git a/contracts/examples/crypto-zombies/src/kitty_ownership_proxy.rs b/contracts/examples/crypto-zombies/src/kitty_ownership_proxy.rs
index 87f5bdb4a2..595c1612c7 100644
--- a/contracts/examples/crypto-zombies/src/kitty_ownership_proxy.rs
+++ b/contracts/examples/crypto-zombies/src/kitty_ownership_proxy.rs
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ where
     >(
         self,
         kitty_id: Arg0,
-    ) -> TxProxyCall<Env, From, To, Gas, kitty::Kitty> {
+    ) -> TxProxyCall<Env, From, To, Gas, crate::kitty_obj::Kitty> {
         self.wrapped_tx
             .raw_call("getKittyById")
             .argument(&kitty_id)
diff --git a/contracts/examples/crypto-zombies/src/lib.rs b/contracts/examples/crypto-zombies/src/lib.rs
index 9fea3b3099..a79de4fcb0 100644
--- a/contracts/examples/crypto-zombies/src/lib.rs
+++ b/contracts/examples/crypto-zombies/src/lib.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 use multiversx_sc::imports::*;
 
+pub mod kitty_obj;
 pub mod kitty_ownership_proxy;
 pub mod proxy_crypto_zombies;
 mod storage;
diff --git a/contracts/examples/crypto-zombies/src/zombie_feeding.rs b/contracts/examples/crypto-zombies/src/zombie_feeding.rs
index 56ef89cb7c..f98e48452b 100644
--- a/contracts/examples/crypto-zombies/src/zombie_feeding.rs
+++ b/contracts/examples/crypto-zombies/src/zombie_feeding.rs
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ pub trait ZombieFeeding:
     #[callback]
     fn get_kitty_callback(
         &self,
-        #[call_result] result: ManagedAsyncCallResult<kitty::Kitty>,
+        #[call_result] result: ManagedAsyncCallResult<crate::kitty_obj::Kitty>,
         zombie_id: usize,
     ) {
         match result {
diff --git a/contracts/examples/crypto-zombies/wasm/Cargo.lock b/contracts/examples/crypto-zombies/wasm/Cargo.lock
index 01b50384d8..fd15242089 100755
--- a/contracts/examples/crypto-zombies/wasm/Cargo.lock
+++ b/contracts/examples/crypto-zombies/wasm/Cargo.lock
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ checksum = "96d30a06541fbafbc7f82ed10c06164cfbd2c401138f6addd8404629c4b16711"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "autocfg"
-version = "1.2.0"
+version = "1.3.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "f1fdabc7756949593fe60f30ec81974b613357de856987752631dea1e3394c80"
+checksum = "0c4b4d0bd25bd0b74681c0ad21497610ce1b7c91b1022cd21c80c6fbdd9476b0"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "bitflags"
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc"
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 dependencies = [
  "bitflags",
  "hex-literal",
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc-codec"
-version = "0.18.7"
+version = "0.18.8"
 dependencies = [
  "arrayvec",
  "multiversx-sc-codec-derive",
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc-codec-derive"
-version = "0.18.7"
+version = "0.18.8"
 dependencies = [
  "hex",
  "proc-macro2",
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc-derive"
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 dependencies = [
  "hex",
  "proc-macro2",
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc-wasm-adapter"
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 dependencies = [
  "multiversx-sc",
 ]
diff --git a/contracts/examples/crypto-zombies/wasm/Cargo.toml b/contracts/examples/crypto-zombies/wasm/Cargo.toml
index d99df32433..e434220b42 100644
--- a/contracts/examples/crypto-zombies/wasm/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/examples/crypto-zombies/wasm/Cargo.toml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ overflow-checks = false
 path = ".."
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc-wasm-adapter]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../framework/wasm-adapter"
 
 [workspace]
diff --git a/contracts/examples/digital-cash/Cargo.toml b/contracts/examples/digital-cash/Cargo.toml
index 05df36f381..5acc43a29e 100644
--- a/contracts/examples/digital-cash/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/examples/digital-cash/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ publish = false
 path = "src/digital_cash.rs"
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../framework/base"
 
 [dev-dependencies.multiversx-sc-scenario]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../framework/scenario"
diff --git a/contracts/examples/digital-cash/meta/Cargo.toml b/contracts/examples/digital-cash/meta/Cargo.toml
index a54b5f1ea3..2109e5f03f 100644
--- a/contracts/examples/digital-cash/meta/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/examples/digital-cash/meta/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,6 +8,6 @@ publish = false
 path = ".."
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc-meta]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../framework/meta"
 default-features = false
diff --git a/contracts/examples/digital-cash/wasm/Cargo.lock b/contracts/examples/digital-cash/wasm/Cargo.lock
index db281885ba..b219c11d18 100644
--- a/contracts/examples/digital-cash/wasm/Cargo.lock
+++ b/contracts/examples/digital-cash/wasm/Cargo.lock
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ checksum = "96d30a06541fbafbc7f82ed10c06164cfbd2c401138f6addd8404629c4b16711"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "autocfg"
-version = "1.2.0"
+version = "1.3.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "f1fdabc7756949593fe60f30ec81974b613357de856987752631dea1e3394c80"
+checksum = "0c4b4d0bd25bd0b74681c0ad21497610ce1b7c91b1022cd21c80c6fbdd9476b0"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "bitflags"
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ checksum = "6fe2267d4ed49bc07b63801559be28c718ea06c4738b7a03c94df7386d2cde46"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc"
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 dependencies = [
  "bitflags",
  "hex-literal",
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc-codec"
-version = "0.18.7"
+version = "0.18.8"
 dependencies = [
  "arrayvec",
  "multiversx-sc-codec-derive",
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc-codec-derive"
-version = "0.18.7"
+version = "0.18.8"
 dependencies = [
  "hex",
  "proc-macro2",
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc-derive"
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 dependencies = [
  "hex",
  "proc-macro2",
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc-wasm-adapter"
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 dependencies = [
  "multiversx-sc",
 ]
diff --git a/contracts/examples/digital-cash/wasm/Cargo.toml b/contracts/examples/digital-cash/wasm/Cargo.toml
index fd23cf19e3..260968204c 100644
--- a/contracts/examples/digital-cash/wasm/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/examples/digital-cash/wasm/Cargo.toml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ overflow-checks = false
 path = ".."
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc-wasm-adapter]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../framework/wasm-adapter"
 
 [workspace]
diff --git a/contracts/examples/empty/Cargo.toml b/contracts/examples/empty/Cargo.toml
index ff22118a94..bc4fd42421 100644
--- a/contracts/examples/empty/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/examples/empty/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@ publish = false
 path = "src/empty.rs"
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../framework/base"
 
 [dev-dependencies.multiversx-sc-scenario]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../framework/scenario"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
diff --git a/contracts/examples/empty/meta/Cargo.toml b/contracts/examples/empty/meta/Cargo.toml
index 80e2c84bdf..e41ae94b75 100644
--- a/contracts/examples/empty/meta/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/examples/empty/meta/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,6 +8,6 @@ publish = false
 path = ".."
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc-meta]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../framework/meta"
 default-features = false
diff --git a/contracts/examples/empty/wasm/Cargo.lock b/contracts/examples/empty/wasm/Cargo.lock
index 791a8a78d4..0e20a220f6 100755
--- a/contracts/examples/empty/wasm/Cargo.lock
+++ b/contracts/examples/empty/wasm/Cargo.lock
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ checksum = "96d30a06541fbafbc7f82ed10c06164cfbd2c401138f6addd8404629c4b16711"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "autocfg"
-version = "1.2.0"
+version = "1.3.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "f1fdabc7756949593fe60f30ec81974b613357de856987752631dea1e3394c80"
+checksum = "0c4b4d0bd25bd0b74681c0ad21497610ce1b7c91b1022cd21c80c6fbdd9476b0"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "bitflags"
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ checksum = "6fe2267d4ed49bc07b63801559be28c718ea06c4738b7a03c94df7386d2cde46"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc"
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 dependencies = [
  "bitflags",
  "hex-literal",
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc-codec"
-version = "0.18.7"
+version = "0.18.8"
 dependencies = [
  "arrayvec",
  "multiversx-sc-codec-derive",
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc-codec-derive"
-version = "0.18.7"
+version = "0.18.8"
 dependencies = [
  "hex",
  "proc-macro2",
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc-derive"
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 dependencies = [
  "hex",
  "proc-macro2",
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc-wasm-adapter"
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 dependencies = [
  "multiversx-sc",
 ]
diff --git a/contracts/examples/empty/wasm/Cargo.toml b/contracts/examples/empty/wasm/Cargo.toml
index 61cf8db541..fe28578b11 100644
--- a/contracts/examples/empty/wasm/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/examples/empty/wasm/Cargo.toml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ overflow-checks = false
 path = ".."
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc-wasm-adapter]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../framework/wasm-adapter"
 
 [workspace]
diff --git a/contracts/examples/esdt-transfer-with-fee/Cargo.toml b/contracts/examples/esdt-transfer-with-fee/Cargo.toml
index 10ef50f36c..cb6f14b852 100644
--- a/contracts/examples/esdt-transfer-with-fee/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/examples/esdt-transfer-with-fee/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ publish = false
 path = "src/esdt_transfer_with_fee.rs"
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../framework/base"
 
 [dev-dependencies.multiversx-sc-scenario]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../framework/scenario"
diff --git a/contracts/examples/esdt-transfer-with-fee/meta/Cargo.toml b/contracts/examples/esdt-transfer-with-fee/meta/Cargo.toml
index a40832325b..4cbd3d2966 100644
--- a/contracts/examples/esdt-transfer-with-fee/meta/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/examples/esdt-transfer-with-fee/meta/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,6 +8,6 @@ publish = false
 path = ".."
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc-meta]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../framework/meta"
 default-features = false
diff --git a/contracts/examples/esdt-transfer-with-fee/wasm/Cargo.lock b/contracts/examples/esdt-transfer-with-fee/wasm/Cargo.lock
index b18d50c99d..cbd337a9a1 100644
--- a/contracts/examples/esdt-transfer-with-fee/wasm/Cargo.lock
+++ b/contracts/examples/esdt-transfer-with-fee/wasm/Cargo.lock
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ checksum = "96d30a06541fbafbc7f82ed10c06164cfbd2c401138f6addd8404629c4b16711"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "autocfg"
-version = "1.2.0"
+version = "1.3.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "f1fdabc7756949593fe60f30ec81974b613357de856987752631dea1e3394c80"
+checksum = "0c4b4d0bd25bd0b74681c0ad21497610ce1b7c91b1022cd21c80c6fbdd9476b0"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "bitflags"
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ checksum = "6fe2267d4ed49bc07b63801559be28c718ea06c4738b7a03c94df7386d2cde46"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc"
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 dependencies = [
  "bitflags",
  "hex-literal",
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc-codec"
-version = "0.18.7"
+version = "0.18.8"
 dependencies = [
  "arrayvec",
  "multiversx-sc-codec-derive",
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc-codec-derive"
-version = "0.18.7"
+version = "0.18.8"
 dependencies = [
  "hex",
  "proc-macro2",
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc-derive"
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 dependencies = [
  "hex",
  "proc-macro2",
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc-wasm-adapter"
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 dependencies = [
  "multiversx-sc",
 ]
diff --git a/contracts/examples/esdt-transfer-with-fee/wasm/Cargo.toml b/contracts/examples/esdt-transfer-with-fee/wasm/Cargo.toml
index 07cb085e0f..b69e4d3701 100644
--- a/contracts/examples/esdt-transfer-with-fee/wasm/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/examples/esdt-transfer-with-fee/wasm/Cargo.toml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ overflow-checks = false
 path = ".."
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc-wasm-adapter]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../framework/wasm-adapter"
 
 [workspace]
diff --git a/contracts/examples/factorial/Cargo.toml b/contracts/examples/factorial/Cargo.toml
index 49724f1760..deeb24230a 100644
--- a/contracts/examples/factorial/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/examples/factorial/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ publish = false
 path = "src/factorial.rs"
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../framework/base"
 
 [dev-dependencies.multiversx-sc-scenario]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../framework/scenario"
diff --git a/contracts/examples/factorial/meta/Cargo.toml b/contracts/examples/factorial/meta/Cargo.toml
index 2a5a7f7a8f..d3030adfea 100644
--- a/contracts/examples/factorial/meta/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/examples/factorial/meta/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@ publish = false
 path = ".."
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc-meta]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../framework/meta"
 default-features = false
diff --git a/contracts/examples/factorial/wasm/Cargo.lock b/contracts/examples/factorial/wasm/Cargo.lock
index f11e7fea1f..b6292af287 100755
--- a/contracts/examples/factorial/wasm/Cargo.lock
+++ b/contracts/examples/factorial/wasm/Cargo.lock
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ checksum = "96d30a06541fbafbc7f82ed10c06164cfbd2c401138f6addd8404629c4b16711"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "autocfg"
-version = "1.2.0"
+version = "1.3.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "f1fdabc7756949593fe60f30ec81974b613357de856987752631dea1e3394c80"
+checksum = "0c4b4d0bd25bd0b74681c0ad21497610ce1b7c91b1022cd21c80c6fbdd9476b0"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "bitflags"
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ checksum = "6fe2267d4ed49bc07b63801559be28c718ea06c4738b7a03c94df7386d2cde46"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc"
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 dependencies = [
  "bitflags",
  "hex-literal",
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc-codec"
-version = "0.18.7"
+version = "0.18.8"
 dependencies = [
  "arrayvec",
  "multiversx-sc-codec-derive",
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc-codec-derive"
-version = "0.18.7"
+version = "0.18.8"
 dependencies = [
  "hex",
  "proc-macro2",
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc-derive"
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 dependencies = [
  "hex",
  "proc-macro2",
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc-wasm-adapter"
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 dependencies = [
  "multiversx-sc",
 ]
diff --git a/contracts/examples/factorial/wasm/Cargo.toml b/contracts/examples/factorial/wasm/Cargo.toml
index 4625a90cc9..80d3ca57a9 100644
--- a/contracts/examples/factorial/wasm/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/examples/factorial/wasm/Cargo.toml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ overflow-checks = false
 path = ".."
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc-wasm-adapter]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../framework/wasm-adapter"
 
 [workspace]
diff --git a/contracts/examples/fractional-nfts/Cargo.toml b/contracts/examples/fractional-nfts/Cargo.toml
index ec60d9d32a..85f79c2d3a 100644
--- a/contracts/examples/fractional-nfts/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/examples/fractional-nfts/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,13 +9,13 @@ publish = false
 path = "src/fractional_nfts.rs"
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../framework/base"
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc-modules]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../contracts/modules"
 
 [dev-dependencies.multiversx-sc-scenario]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../framework/scenario"
diff --git a/contracts/examples/fractional-nfts/meta/Cargo.toml b/contracts/examples/fractional-nfts/meta/Cargo.toml
index d7a32ed9b1..36b7ab580a 100644
--- a/contracts/examples/fractional-nfts/meta/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/examples/fractional-nfts/meta/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@ publish = false
 path = ".."
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc-meta]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../framework/meta"
 default-features = false
diff --git a/contracts/examples/fractional-nfts/wasm/Cargo.lock b/contracts/examples/fractional-nfts/wasm/Cargo.lock
index 5c51eaa65f..ac836d1710 100644
--- a/contracts/examples/fractional-nfts/wasm/Cargo.lock
+++ b/contracts/examples/fractional-nfts/wasm/Cargo.lock
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diff --git a/contracts/examples/fractional-nfts/wasm/Cargo.toml b/contracts/examples/fractional-nfts/wasm/Cargo.toml
index 47c9c4a88c..892c0af17c 100644
--- a/contracts/examples/fractional-nfts/wasm/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/examples/fractional-nfts/wasm/Cargo.toml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ overflow-checks = false
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+version = "0.49.0"
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diff --git a/contracts/examples/lottery-esdt/Cargo.toml b/contracts/examples/lottery-esdt/Cargo.toml
index c4d7d29cd3..0efa27bad0 100644
--- a/contracts/examples/lottery-esdt/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/examples/lottery-esdt/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ publish = false
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+version = "0.49.0"
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diff --git a/contracts/examples/lottery-esdt/meta/Cargo.toml b/contracts/examples/lottery-esdt/meta/Cargo.toml
index b2cd28df5c..c27259bfc9 100644
--- a/contracts/examples/lottery-esdt/meta/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/examples/lottery-esdt/meta/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@ publish = false
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diff --git a/contracts/examples/lottery-esdt/wasm/Cargo.lock b/contracts/examples/lottery-esdt/wasm/Cargo.lock
index 3618971bb7..f2208fefe8 100755
--- a/contracts/examples/lottery-esdt/wasm/Cargo.lock
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 [[package]]
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diff --git a/contracts/examples/lottery-esdt/wasm/Cargo.toml b/contracts/examples/lottery-esdt/wasm/Cargo.toml
index 5da7483f04..aa99f1ba8b 100644
--- a/contracts/examples/lottery-esdt/wasm/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/examples/lottery-esdt/wasm/Cargo.toml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ overflow-checks = false
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+version = "0.49.0"
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 [workspace]
diff --git a/contracts/examples/multisig/Cargo.toml b/contracts/examples/multisig/Cargo.toml
index 035057ec58..0965cf8e44 100644
--- a/contracts/examples/multisig/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/examples/multisig/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,15 +9,15 @@ publish = false
 path = "src/multisig.rs"
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
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+version = "0.49.0"
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 [dev-dependencies.multiversx-sc-scenario]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
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 path = "../factorial"
 
 [dev-dependencies.multiversx-wegld-swap-sc]
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+version = "0.49.0"
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 [dev-dependencies]
diff --git a/contracts/examples/multisig/interact/Cargo.toml b/contracts/examples/multisig/interact/Cargo.toml
index 32869be20c..8e332e4b35 100644
--- a/contracts/examples/multisig/interact/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/examples/multisig/interact/Cargo.toml
@@ -18,13 +18,13 @@ toml = "0.8.6"
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 [dependencies.multiversx-sc-scenario]
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+version = "=0.49.0"
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diff --git a/contracts/examples/multisig/meta/Cargo.toml b/contracts/examples/multisig/meta/Cargo.toml
index 0e29c29265..b5a20507cb 100644
--- a/contracts/examples/multisig/meta/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/examples/multisig/meta/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@ publish = false
 path = ".."
 
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+version = "0.49.0"
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diff --git a/contracts/examples/multisig/wasm-multisig-full/Cargo.lock b/contracts/examples/multisig/wasm-multisig-full/Cargo.lock
index 657d9df054..c70b17ae5c 100644
--- a/contracts/examples/multisig/wasm-multisig-full/Cargo.lock
+++ b/contracts/examples/multisig/wasm-multisig-full/Cargo.lock
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+checksum = "0c4b4d0bd25bd0b74681c0ad21497610ce1b7c91b1022cd21c80c6fbdd9476b0"
 
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diff --git a/contracts/examples/multisig/wasm-multisig-full/Cargo.toml b/contracts/examples/multisig/wasm-multisig-full/Cargo.toml
index a2d98375aa..3496533206 100644
--- a/contracts/examples/multisig/wasm-multisig-full/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/examples/multisig/wasm-multisig-full/Cargo.toml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ overflow-checks = false
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+version = "0.49.0"
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diff --git a/contracts/examples/multisig/wasm-multisig-view/Cargo.lock b/contracts/examples/multisig/wasm-multisig-view/Cargo.lock
index 8ad4962469..557912beb6 100644
--- a/contracts/examples/multisig/wasm-multisig-view/Cargo.lock
+++ b/contracts/examples/multisig/wasm-multisig-view/Cargo.lock
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diff --git a/contracts/examples/multisig/wasm-multisig-view/Cargo.toml b/contracts/examples/multisig/wasm-multisig-view/Cargo.toml
index 2c6a48b470..6bca11ea28 100644
--- a/contracts/examples/multisig/wasm-multisig-view/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/examples/multisig/wasm-multisig-view/Cargo.toml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ overflow-checks = false
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 [dependencies.multiversx-sc-wasm-adapter]
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+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../framework/wasm-adapter"
 
 [workspace]
diff --git a/contracts/examples/multisig/wasm/Cargo.lock b/contracts/examples/multisig/wasm/Cargo.lock
index 4ca5fcc903..e1bc7eb308 100755
--- a/contracts/examples/multisig/wasm/Cargo.lock
+++ b/contracts/examples/multisig/wasm/Cargo.lock
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 [[package]]
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-version = "0.18.7"
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 [[package]]
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diff --git a/contracts/examples/multisig/wasm/Cargo.toml b/contracts/examples/multisig/wasm/Cargo.toml
index f2202ffdb1..605ab510d2 100644
--- a/contracts/examples/multisig/wasm/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/examples/multisig/wasm/Cargo.toml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ overflow-checks = false
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-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
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 [workspace]
diff --git a/contracts/examples/nft-minter/Cargo.toml b/contracts/examples/nft-minter/Cargo.toml
index eb2ec96156..338861c1c6 100644
--- a/contracts/examples/nft-minter/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/examples/nft-minter/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ publish = false
 path = "src/lib.rs"
 
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+version = "0.49.0"
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 [dev-dependencies.multiversx-sc-scenario]
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+version = "0.49.0"
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diff --git a/contracts/examples/nft-minter/meta/Cargo.toml b/contracts/examples/nft-minter/meta/Cargo.toml
index cee7821359..1f9e5c3426 100644
--- a/contracts/examples/nft-minter/meta/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/examples/nft-minter/meta/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@ publish = false
 path = ".."
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc-meta]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
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diff --git a/contracts/examples/nft-minter/wasm/Cargo.lock b/contracts/examples/nft-minter/wasm/Cargo.lock
index aac2ace620..bf942dd476 100644
--- a/contracts/examples/nft-minter/wasm/Cargo.lock
+++ b/contracts/examples/nft-minter/wasm/Cargo.lock
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@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
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@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
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-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
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diff --git a/contracts/examples/nft-minter/wasm/Cargo.toml b/contracts/examples/nft-minter/wasm/Cargo.toml
index 241a4215e2..0027925f16 100644
--- a/contracts/examples/nft-minter/wasm/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/examples/nft-minter/wasm/Cargo.toml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ overflow-checks = false
 path = ".."
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc-wasm-adapter]
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+version = "0.49.0"
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 [workspace]
diff --git a/contracts/examples/nft-storage-prepay/Cargo.toml b/contracts/examples/nft-storage-prepay/Cargo.toml
index 136281df96..1f84d968f1 100644
--- a/contracts/examples/nft-storage-prepay/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/examples/nft-storage-prepay/Cargo.toml
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ path = "src/nft_storage_prepay.rs"
 
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc]
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+version = "0.49.0"
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diff --git a/contracts/examples/nft-storage-prepay/meta/Cargo.toml b/contracts/examples/nft-storage-prepay/meta/Cargo.toml
index c1ddf2adc1..d5bc2477af 100644
--- a/contracts/examples/nft-storage-prepay/meta/Cargo.toml
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diff --git a/contracts/examples/nft-storage-prepay/wasm/Cargo.lock b/contracts/examples/nft-storage-prepay/wasm/Cargo.lock
index f877f05711..7905f9c5f5 100755
--- a/contracts/examples/nft-storage-prepay/wasm/Cargo.lock
+++ b/contracts/examples/nft-storage-prepay/wasm/Cargo.lock
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diff --git a/contracts/examples/nft-storage-prepay/wasm/Cargo.toml b/contracts/examples/nft-storage-prepay/wasm/Cargo.toml
index 99a5c3c1a6..4bb9934697 100644
--- a/contracts/examples/nft-storage-prepay/wasm/Cargo.toml
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@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ overflow-checks = false
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diff --git a/contracts/examples/nft-subscription/Cargo.toml b/contracts/examples/nft-subscription/Cargo.toml
index be7a39917e..68d04d57a0 100644
--- a/contracts/examples/nft-subscription/Cargo.toml
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@@ -9,13 +9,13 @@ publish = false
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+version = "0.49.0"
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+version = "0.49.0"
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+version = "0.49.0"
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diff --git a/contracts/examples/nft-subscription/meta/Cargo.toml b/contracts/examples/nft-subscription/meta/Cargo.toml
index d122df52df..b338b27089 100644
--- a/contracts/examples/nft-subscription/meta/Cargo.toml
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@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@ publish = false
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+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../framework/meta"
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diff --git a/contracts/examples/nft-subscription/wasm/Cargo.lock b/contracts/examples/nft-subscription/wasm/Cargo.lock
index e8b62546de..63c6100a8e 100644
--- a/contracts/examples/nft-subscription/wasm/Cargo.lock
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diff --git a/contracts/examples/nft-subscription/wasm/Cargo.toml b/contracts/examples/nft-subscription/wasm/Cargo.toml
index 532cc400e4..564dd5b645 100644
--- a/contracts/examples/nft-subscription/wasm/Cargo.toml
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@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ overflow-checks = false
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+version = "0.49.0"
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diff --git a/contracts/examples/order-book/factory/Cargo.toml b/contracts/examples/order-book/factory/Cargo.toml
index 9a4978df8a..9d2461e39a 100644
--- a/contracts/examples/order-book/factory/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/examples/order-book/factory/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@ publish = false
 path = "src/lib.rs"
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
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-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
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diff --git a/contracts/examples/order-book/factory/meta/Cargo.toml b/contracts/examples/order-book/factory/meta/Cargo.toml
index 3518de30d2..c218e0d100 100644
--- a/contracts/examples/order-book/factory/meta/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/examples/order-book/factory/meta/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@ publish = false
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diff --git a/contracts/examples/order-book/factory/wasm/Cargo.lock b/contracts/examples/order-book/factory/wasm/Cargo.lock
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--- a/contracts/examples/order-book/factory/wasm/Cargo.lock
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diff --git a/contracts/examples/order-book/factory/wasm/Cargo.toml b/contracts/examples/order-book/factory/wasm/Cargo.toml
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--- a/contracts/examples/order-book/factory/wasm/Cargo.toml
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diff --git a/contracts/examples/order-book/pair/Cargo.toml b/contracts/examples/order-book/pair/Cargo.toml
index a93917179a..c888a2b68b 100644
--- a/contracts/examples/order-book/pair/Cargo.toml
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@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ publish = false
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+version = "0.49.0"
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+version = "0.49.0"
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diff --git a/contracts/examples/order-book/pair/meta/Cargo.toml b/contracts/examples/order-book/pair/meta/Cargo.toml
index 6f4ba52f4e..916eeb5b35 100644
--- a/contracts/examples/order-book/pair/meta/Cargo.toml
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diff --git a/contracts/examples/order-book/pair/wasm/Cargo.lock b/contracts/examples/order-book/pair/wasm/Cargo.lock
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--- a/contracts/examples/order-book/pair/wasm/Cargo.lock
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diff --git a/contracts/examples/order-book/pair/wasm/Cargo.toml b/contracts/examples/order-book/pair/wasm/Cargo.toml
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--- a/contracts/examples/order-book/pair/wasm/Cargo.toml
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diff --git a/contracts/examples/ping-pong-egld/Cargo.toml b/contracts/examples/ping-pong-egld/Cargo.toml
index fc86298452..9b932eeb32 100644
--- a/contracts/examples/ping-pong-egld/Cargo.toml
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@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@ publish = false
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+version = "0.49.0"
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+version = "0.49.0"
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diff --git a/contracts/examples/ping-pong-egld/meta/Cargo.toml b/contracts/examples/ping-pong-egld/meta/Cargo.toml
index a8bc467391..0d90a922fa 100644
--- a/contracts/examples/ping-pong-egld/meta/Cargo.toml
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@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@ publish = false
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diff --git a/contracts/examples/ping-pong-egld/wasm/Cargo.lock b/contracts/examples/ping-pong-egld/wasm/Cargo.lock
index a2d0636590..2ec97eef16 100755
--- a/contracts/examples/ping-pong-egld/wasm/Cargo.lock
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diff --git a/contracts/examples/ping-pong-egld/wasm/Cargo.toml b/contracts/examples/ping-pong-egld/wasm/Cargo.toml
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--- a/contracts/examples/ping-pong-egld/wasm/Cargo.toml
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diff --git a/contracts/examples/proxy-pause/Cargo.toml b/contracts/examples/proxy-pause/Cargo.toml
index 382dfd9f27..ebb7a49d11 100644
--- a/contracts/examples/proxy-pause/Cargo.toml
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@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@ publish = false
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+version = "0.49.0"
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diff --git a/contracts/examples/proxy-pause/meta/Cargo.toml b/contracts/examples/proxy-pause/meta/Cargo.toml
index 4be34a41ba..8e8fc44c7f 100644
--- a/contracts/examples/proxy-pause/meta/Cargo.toml
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@@ -11,6 +11,6 @@ authors = [ "you",]
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diff --git a/contracts/examples/proxy-pause/wasm/Cargo.lock b/contracts/examples/proxy-pause/wasm/Cargo.lock
index 5edbcad6e8..bab5be1cc9 100644
--- a/contracts/examples/proxy-pause/wasm/Cargo.lock
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diff --git a/contracts/examples/proxy-pause/wasm/Cargo.toml b/contracts/examples/proxy-pause/wasm/Cargo.toml
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diff --git a/contracts/examples/rewards-distribution/Cargo.toml b/contracts/examples/rewards-distribution/Cargo.toml
index d518ea5586..dad96385d1 100644
--- a/contracts/examples/rewards-distribution/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/examples/rewards-distribution/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,13 +9,13 @@ publish = false
 path = "src/rewards_distribution.rs"
 
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-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../framework/base"
 
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-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../contracts/modules"
 
 [dev-dependencies.multiversx-sc-scenario]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../framework/scenario"
diff --git a/contracts/examples/rewards-distribution/meta/Cargo.toml b/contracts/examples/rewards-distribution/meta/Cargo.toml
index bfddb43d6f..254c15933f 100644
--- a/contracts/examples/rewards-distribution/meta/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/examples/rewards-distribution/meta/Cargo.toml
@@ -11,6 +11,6 @@ authors = ["Claudiu-Marcel Bruda <claudiu.bruda@multiversx.com>"]
 path = ".."
 
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+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../framework/meta"
 default-features = false
diff --git a/contracts/examples/rewards-distribution/wasm/Cargo.lock b/contracts/examples/rewards-distribution/wasm/Cargo.lock
index 018b42f4dc..ac36f04261 100644
--- a/contracts/examples/rewards-distribution/wasm/Cargo.lock
+++ b/contracts/examples/rewards-distribution/wasm/Cargo.lock
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ checksum = "96d30a06541fbafbc7f82ed10c06164cfbd2c401138f6addd8404629c4b16711"
 
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-checksum = "f1fdabc7756949593fe60f30ec81974b613357de856987752631dea1e3394c80"
+checksum = "0c4b4d0bd25bd0b74681c0ad21497610ce1b7c91b1022cd21c80c6fbdd9476b0"
 
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 [[package]]
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 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc-wasm-adapter"
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
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diff --git a/contracts/examples/rewards-distribution/wasm/Cargo.toml b/contracts/examples/rewards-distribution/wasm/Cargo.toml
index a62cac8525..9f562d7cac 100644
--- a/contracts/examples/rewards-distribution/wasm/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/examples/rewards-distribution/wasm/Cargo.toml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ overflow-checks = false
 path = ".."
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc-wasm-adapter]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../framework/wasm-adapter"
 
 [workspace]
diff --git a/contracts/examples/seed-nft-minter/Cargo.toml b/contracts/examples/seed-nft-minter/Cargo.toml
index a57db6b6dc..2d7df44815 100644
--- a/contracts/examples/seed-nft-minter/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/examples/seed-nft-minter/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,13 +9,13 @@ publish = false
 path = "src/seed_nft_minter.rs"
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../framework/base"
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc-modules]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../contracts/modules"
 
 [dev-dependencies.multiversx-sc-scenario]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../framework/scenario"
diff --git a/contracts/examples/seed-nft-minter/meta/Cargo.toml b/contracts/examples/seed-nft-minter/meta/Cargo.toml
index af481426af..a25a40890d 100644
--- a/contracts/examples/seed-nft-minter/meta/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/examples/seed-nft-minter/meta/Cargo.toml
@@ -11,6 +11,6 @@ authors = ["Claudiu-Marcel Bruda <claudiu.bruda@multiversx.com>"]
 path = ".."
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc-meta]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../framework/meta"
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diff --git a/contracts/examples/seed-nft-minter/wasm/Cargo.lock b/contracts/examples/seed-nft-minter/wasm/Cargo.lock
index 70729a49cd..c88d3f49ab 100644
--- a/contracts/examples/seed-nft-minter/wasm/Cargo.lock
+++ b/contracts/examples/seed-nft-minter/wasm/Cargo.lock
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ checksum = "96d30a06541fbafbc7f82ed10c06164cfbd2c401138f6addd8404629c4b16711"
 
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-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
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 dependencies = [
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diff --git a/contracts/examples/seed-nft-minter/wasm/Cargo.toml b/contracts/examples/seed-nft-minter/wasm/Cargo.toml
index e6a61820c9..7b224ce48c 100644
--- a/contracts/examples/seed-nft-minter/wasm/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/examples/seed-nft-minter/wasm/Cargo.toml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ overflow-checks = false
 path = ".."
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc-wasm-adapter]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../framework/wasm-adapter"
 
 [workspace]
diff --git a/contracts/examples/token-release/Cargo.toml b/contracts/examples/token-release/Cargo.toml
index 7c7c810787..1433b850db 100644
--- a/contracts/examples/token-release/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/examples/token-release/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@ publish = false
 path = "src/token_release.rs"
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../framework/base"
 
 [dev-dependencies.multiversx-sc-scenario]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../framework/scenario"
 
diff --git a/contracts/examples/token-release/meta/Cargo.toml b/contracts/examples/token-release/meta/Cargo.toml
index 68be5330b2..990c33fa6f 100644
--- a/contracts/examples/token-release/meta/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/examples/token-release/meta/Cargo.toml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ publish = false
 path = ".."
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc-meta]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../framework/meta"
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diff --git a/contracts/examples/token-release/wasm/Cargo.lock b/contracts/examples/token-release/wasm/Cargo.lock
index 5ec1dea342..082c8ec2a8 100644
--- a/contracts/examples/token-release/wasm/Cargo.lock
+++ b/contracts/examples/token-release/wasm/Cargo.lock
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diff --git a/contracts/examples/token-release/wasm/Cargo.toml b/contracts/examples/token-release/wasm/Cargo.toml
index bce00fce24..3a3f04c9df 100644
--- a/contracts/examples/token-release/wasm/Cargo.toml
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@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ overflow-checks = false
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+version = "0.49.0"
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diff --git a/contracts/feature-tests/abi-tester/Cargo.toml b/contracts/feature-tests/abi-tester/Cargo.toml
index 714c488750..a2f0a34982 100644
--- a/contracts/feature-tests/abi-tester/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/feature-tests/abi-tester/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,14 +9,14 @@ publish = false
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+version = "0.49.0"
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+version = "0.49.0"
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diff --git a/contracts/feature-tests/abi-tester/abi_tester_expected_main.abi.json b/contracts/feature-tests/abi-tester/abi_tester_expected_main.abi.json
index 77d8423bfb..c45d388a93 100644
--- a/contracts/feature-tests/abi-tester/abi_tester_expected_main.abi.json
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--- a/contracts/feature-tests/abi-tester/abi_tester_expected_view.abi.json
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@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
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--- a/contracts/feature-tests/abi-tester/meta/Cargo.toml
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@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@ publish = false
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diff --git a/contracts/feature-tests/abi-tester/wasm-abi-tester-ev/Cargo.lock b/contracts/feature-tests/abi-tester/wasm-abi-tester-ev/Cargo.lock
index fee4cf1dbc..dbd1ba809d 100644
--- a/contracts/feature-tests/abi-tester/wasm-abi-tester-ev/Cargo.lock
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diff --git a/contracts/feature-tests/abi-tester/wasm-abi-tester-ev/Cargo.toml b/contracts/feature-tests/abi-tester/wasm-abi-tester-ev/Cargo.toml
index 963ef8f870..d8896c6b95 100644
--- a/contracts/feature-tests/abi-tester/wasm-abi-tester-ev/Cargo.toml
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@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ overflow-checks = false
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--- a/contracts/feature-tests/abi-tester/wasm/Cargo.lock
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diff --git a/contracts/feature-tests/abi-tester/wasm/Cargo.toml b/contracts/feature-tests/abi-tester/wasm/Cargo.toml
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--- a/contracts/feature-tests/abi-tester/wasm/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/feature-tests/abi-tester/wasm/Cargo.toml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ overflow-checks = false
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diff --git a/contracts/feature-tests/alloc-features/Cargo.toml b/contracts/feature-tests/alloc-features/Cargo.toml
index 3dd34d56a7..a6b7570493 100644
--- a/contracts/feature-tests/alloc-features/Cargo.toml
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@@ -9,12 +9,12 @@ publish = false
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index 3ed3b16104..39e2e2bbb5 100644
--- a/contracts/feature-tests/alloc-features/meta/Cargo.toml
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diff --git a/contracts/feature-tests/alloc-features/wasm-alloc-mem-fail/Cargo.lock b/contracts/feature-tests/alloc-features/wasm-alloc-mem-fail/Cargo.lock
index 8b16c89d1b..2e1236933d 100644
--- a/contracts/feature-tests/alloc-features/wasm-alloc-mem-fail/Cargo.lock
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+checksum = "0c4b4d0bd25bd0b74681c0ad21497610ce1b7c91b1022cd21c80c6fbdd9476b0"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "bitflags"
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ checksum = "6fe2267d4ed49bc07b63801559be28c718ea06c4738b7a03c94df7386d2cde46"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc"
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 dependencies = [
  "bitflags",
  "hex-literal",
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc-codec"
-version = "0.18.7"
+version = "0.18.8"
 dependencies = [
  "arrayvec",
  "multiversx-sc-codec-derive",
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc-codec-derive"
-version = "0.18.7"
+version = "0.18.8"
 dependencies = [
  "hex",
  "proc-macro2",
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc-derive"
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 dependencies = [
  "hex",
  "proc-macro2",
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc-wasm-adapter"
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 dependencies = [
  "multiversx-sc",
 ]
diff --git a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/builtin-func-features/wasm/Cargo.toml b/contracts/feature-tests/composability/builtin-func-features/wasm/Cargo.toml
index 63dbe95fcb..5cf4535ffd 100644
--- a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/builtin-func-features/wasm/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/feature-tests/composability/builtin-func-features/wasm/Cargo.toml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ overflow-checks = false
 path = ".."
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc-wasm-adapter]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../../framework/wasm-adapter"
 
 [workspace]
diff --git a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/esdt-contract-pair/Cargo.toml b/contracts/feature-tests/composability/esdt-contract-pair/Cargo.toml
index 63b7e46395..721c6184f3 100644
--- a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/esdt-contract-pair/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/feature-tests/composability/esdt-contract-pair/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ path = "first-contract"
 path = "second-contract"
 
 [dev-dependencies.multiversx-sc]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../framework/base"
 
 [dev-dependencies.multiversx-sc-scenario]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../framework/scenario"
diff --git a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/esdt-contract-pair/first-contract/Cargo.toml b/contracts/feature-tests/composability/esdt-contract-pair/first-contract/Cargo.toml
index 49c6e25659..7af866cd4e 100644
--- a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/esdt-contract-pair/first-contract/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/feature-tests/composability/esdt-contract-pair/first-contract/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@ publish = false
 path = "src/lib.rs"
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../../framework/base"
 
 [dev-dependencies.multiversx-sc-scenario]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../../framework/scenario"
 
diff --git a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/esdt-contract-pair/first-contract/meta/Cargo.toml b/contracts/feature-tests/composability/esdt-contract-pair/first-contract/meta/Cargo.toml
index ccf10c89ad..4abad84c18 100644
--- a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/esdt-contract-pair/first-contract/meta/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/feature-tests/composability/esdt-contract-pair/first-contract/meta/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@ publish = false
 path = ".."
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../../../framework/base"
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc-meta]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../../../framework/meta"
 default-features = false
diff --git a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/esdt-contract-pair/first-contract/wasm/Cargo.lock b/contracts/feature-tests/composability/esdt-contract-pair/first-contract/wasm/Cargo.lock
index 5a7020c0cc..17abe8ee97 100755
--- a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/esdt-contract-pair/first-contract/wasm/Cargo.lock
+++ b/contracts/feature-tests/composability/esdt-contract-pair/first-contract/wasm/Cargo.lock
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ checksum = "96d30a06541fbafbc7f82ed10c06164cfbd2c401138f6addd8404629c4b16711"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "autocfg"
-version = "1.2.0"
+version = "1.3.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "f1fdabc7756949593fe60f30ec81974b613357de856987752631dea1e3394c80"
+checksum = "0c4b4d0bd25bd0b74681c0ad21497610ce1b7c91b1022cd21c80c6fbdd9476b0"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "bitflags"
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ checksum = "6fe2267d4ed49bc07b63801559be28c718ea06c4738b7a03c94df7386d2cde46"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc"
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 dependencies = [
  "bitflags",
  "hex-literal",
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc-codec"
-version = "0.18.7"
+version = "0.18.8"
 dependencies = [
  "arrayvec",
  "multiversx-sc-codec-derive",
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc-codec-derive"
-version = "0.18.7"
+version = "0.18.8"
 dependencies = [
  "hex",
  "proc-macro2",
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc-derive"
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 dependencies = [
  "hex",
  "proc-macro2",
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc-wasm-adapter"
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 dependencies = [
  "multiversx-sc",
 ]
diff --git a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/esdt-contract-pair/first-contract/wasm/Cargo.toml b/contracts/feature-tests/composability/esdt-contract-pair/first-contract/wasm/Cargo.toml
index 57c15b6fe2..70121cf1c4 100644
--- a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/esdt-contract-pair/first-contract/wasm/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/feature-tests/composability/esdt-contract-pair/first-contract/wasm/Cargo.toml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ overflow-checks = false
 path = ".."
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc-wasm-adapter]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../../../framework/wasm-adapter"
 
 [workspace]
diff --git a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/esdt-contract-pair/second-contract/Cargo.toml b/contracts/feature-tests/composability/esdt-contract-pair/second-contract/Cargo.toml
index 89fe5071b8..57e6ed92c9 100644
--- a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/esdt-contract-pair/second-contract/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/feature-tests/composability/esdt-contract-pair/second-contract/Cargo.toml
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@ path = "src/lib.rs"
 
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../../framework/base"
 
 [dev-dependencies.multiversx-sc-scenario]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../../framework/scenario"
 
diff --git a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/esdt-contract-pair/second-contract/meta/Cargo.toml b/contracts/feature-tests/composability/esdt-contract-pair/second-contract/meta/Cargo.toml
index 8788acf4ac..c09425c97d 100644
--- a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/esdt-contract-pair/second-contract/meta/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/feature-tests/composability/esdt-contract-pair/second-contract/meta/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@ publish = false
 path = ".."
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../../../framework/base"
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc-meta]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../../../framework/meta"
 default-features = false
diff --git a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/esdt-contract-pair/second-contract/wasm/Cargo.lock b/contracts/feature-tests/composability/esdt-contract-pair/second-contract/wasm/Cargo.lock
index c4c31a8fb6..324de28ec0 100755
--- a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/esdt-contract-pair/second-contract/wasm/Cargo.lock
+++ b/contracts/feature-tests/composability/esdt-contract-pair/second-contract/wasm/Cargo.lock
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ checksum = "96d30a06541fbafbc7f82ed10c06164cfbd2c401138f6addd8404629c4b16711"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "autocfg"
-version = "1.2.0"
+version = "1.3.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "f1fdabc7756949593fe60f30ec81974b613357de856987752631dea1e3394c80"
+checksum = "0c4b4d0bd25bd0b74681c0ad21497610ce1b7c91b1022cd21c80c6fbdd9476b0"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "bitflags"
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ checksum = "6fe2267d4ed49bc07b63801559be28c718ea06c4738b7a03c94df7386d2cde46"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc"
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 dependencies = [
  "bitflags",
  "hex-literal",
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc-codec"
-version = "0.18.7"
+version = "0.18.8"
 dependencies = [
  "arrayvec",
  "multiversx-sc-codec-derive",
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc-codec-derive"
-version = "0.18.7"
+version = "0.18.8"
 dependencies = [
  "hex",
  "proc-macro2",
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc-derive"
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 dependencies = [
  "hex",
  "proc-macro2",
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc-wasm-adapter"
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 dependencies = [
  "multiversx-sc",
 ]
diff --git a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/esdt-contract-pair/second-contract/wasm/Cargo.toml b/contracts/feature-tests/composability/esdt-contract-pair/second-contract/wasm/Cargo.toml
index aa93fcf9d7..676da35aa5 100644
--- a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/esdt-contract-pair/second-contract/wasm/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/feature-tests/composability/esdt-contract-pair/second-contract/wasm/Cargo.toml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ overflow-checks = false
 path = ".."
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc-wasm-adapter]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../../../framework/wasm-adapter"
 
 [workspace]
diff --git a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/execute-on-dest-esdt-issue-callback/Cargo.toml b/contracts/feature-tests/composability/execute-on-dest-esdt-issue-callback/Cargo.toml
index c90b451b29..c5e600ae68 100644
--- a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/execute-on-dest-esdt-issue-callback/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/feature-tests/composability/execute-on-dest-esdt-issue-callback/Cargo.toml
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@ path = "parent"
 path = "child"
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../framework/base"
 
 [dev-dependencies.multiversx-sc-scenario]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../framework/scenario"
diff --git a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/execute-on-dest-esdt-issue-callback/child/Cargo.toml b/contracts/feature-tests/composability/execute-on-dest-esdt-issue-callback/child/Cargo.toml
index a084afe56c..6fc29bfa35 100644
--- a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/execute-on-dest-esdt-issue-callback/child/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/feature-tests/composability/execute-on-dest-esdt-issue-callback/child/Cargo.toml
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ path = "src/lib.rs"
 
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../../framework/base"
 
 [dev-dependencies.multiversx-sc-scenario]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../../framework/scenario"
diff --git a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/execute-on-dest-esdt-issue-callback/child/meta/Cargo.toml b/contracts/feature-tests/composability/execute-on-dest-esdt-issue-callback/child/meta/Cargo.toml
index a1b68d9807..0d2a3c28e2 100644
--- a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/execute-on-dest-esdt-issue-callback/child/meta/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/feature-tests/composability/execute-on-dest-esdt-issue-callback/child/meta/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@ publish = false
 path = ".."
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../../../framework/base"
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc-meta]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../../../framework/meta"
 default-features = false
diff --git a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/execute-on-dest-esdt-issue-callback/child/wasm/Cargo.lock b/contracts/feature-tests/composability/execute-on-dest-esdt-issue-callback/child/wasm/Cargo.lock
index 77bbdd0fb0..9586e596a4 100755
--- a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/execute-on-dest-esdt-issue-callback/child/wasm/Cargo.lock
+++ b/contracts/feature-tests/composability/execute-on-dest-esdt-issue-callback/child/wasm/Cargo.lock
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ checksum = "96d30a06541fbafbc7f82ed10c06164cfbd2c401138f6addd8404629c4b16711"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "autocfg"
-version = "1.2.0"
+version = "1.3.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "f1fdabc7756949593fe60f30ec81974b613357de856987752631dea1e3394c80"
+checksum = "0c4b4d0bd25bd0b74681c0ad21497610ce1b7c91b1022cd21c80c6fbdd9476b0"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "bitflags"
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ checksum = "6fe2267d4ed49bc07b63801559be28c718ea06c4738b7a03c94df7386d2cde46"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc"
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 dependencies = [
  "bitflags",
  "hex-literal",
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc-codec"
-version = "0.18.7"
+version = "0.18.8"
 dependencies = [
  "arrayvec",
  "multiversx-sc-codec-derive",
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc-codec-derive"
-version = "0.18.7"
+version = "0.18.8"
 dependencies = [
  "hex",
  "proc-macro2",
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc-derive"
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 dependencies = [
  "hex",
  "proc-macro2",
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc-wasm-adapter"
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 dependencies = [
  "multiversx-sc",
 ]
diff --git a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/execute-on-dest-esdt-issue-callback/child/wasm/Cargo.toml b/contracts/feature-tests/composability/execute-on-dest-esdt-issue-callback/child/wasm/Cargo.toml
index b9678d7c3e..55541c2438 100644
--- a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/execute-on-dest-esdt-issue-callback/child/wasm/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/feature-tests/composability/execute-on-dest-esdt-issue-callback/child/wasm/Cargo.toml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ overflow-checks = false
 path = ".."
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc-wasm-adapter]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../../../framework/wasm-adapter"
 
 [workspace]
diff --git a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/execute-on-dest-esdt-issue-callback/parent/Cargo.toml b/contracts/feature-tests/composability/execute-on-dest-esdt-issue-callback/parent/Cargo.toml
index 7fbc51b49a..e590beb2ce 100644
--- a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/execute-on-dest-esdt-issue-callback/parent/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/feature-tests/composability/execute-on-dest-esdt-issue-callback/parent/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@ publish = false
 path = "src/lib.rs"
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../../framework/base"
 
 [dev-dependencies.multiversx-sc-scenario]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../../framework/scenario"
 
diff --git a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/execute-on-dest-esdt-issue-callback/parent/meta/Cargo.toml b/contracts/feature-tests/composability/execute-on-dest-esdt-issue-callback/parent/meta/Cargo.toml
index 8e9105a3ad..eaaffc0f52 100644
--- a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/execute-on-dest-esdt-issue-callback/parent/meta/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/feature-tests/composability/execute-on-dest-esdt-issue-callback/parent/meta/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@ publish = false
 path = ".."
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../../../framework/base"
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc-meta]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../../../framework/meta"
 default-features = false
diff --git a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/execute-on-dest-esdt-issue-callback/parent/wasm/Cargo.lock b/contracts/feature-tests/composability/execute-on-dest-esdt-issue-callback/parent/wasm/Cargo.lock
index 375b37c6d9..42635f16d6 100755
--- a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/execute-on-dest-esdt-issue-callback/parent/wasm/Cargo.lock
+++ b/contracts/feature-tests/composability/execute-on-dest-esdt-issue-callback/parent/wasm/Cargo.lock
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ checksum = "96d30a06541fbafbc7f82ed10c06164cfbd2c401138f6addd8404629c4b16711"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "autocfg"
-version = "1.2.0"
+version = "1.3.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "f1fdabc7756949593fe60f30ec81974b613357de856987752631dea1e3394c80"
+checksum = "0c4b4d0bd25bd0b74681c0ad21497610ce1b7c91b1022cd21c80c6fbdd9476b0"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "bitflags"
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ checksum = "6fe2267d4ed49bc07b63801559be28c718ea06c4738b7a03c94df7386d2cde46"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc"
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 dependencies = [
  "bitflags",
  "hex-literal",
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc-codec"
-version = "0.18.7"
+version = "0.18.8"
 dependencies = [
  "arrayvec",
  "multiversx-sc-codec-derive",
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc-codec-derive"
-version = "0.18.7"
+version = "0.18.8"
 dependencies = [
  "hex",
  "proc-macro2",
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc-derive"
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 dependencies = [
  "hex",
  "proc-macro2",
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc-wasm-adapter"
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 dependencies = [
  "multiversx-sc",
 ]
diff --git a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/execute-on-dest-esdt-issue-callback/parent/wasm/Cargo.toml b/contracts/feature-tests/composability/execute-on-dest-esdt-issue-callback/parent/wasm/Cargo.toml
index 62fb2dc77c..708e761902 100644
--- a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/execute-on-dest-esdt-issue-callback/parent/wasm/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/feature-tests/composability/execute-on-dest-esdt-issue-callback/parent/wasm/Cargo.toml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ overflow-checks = false
 path = ".."
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc-wasm-adapter]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../../../framework/wasm-adapter"
 
 [workspace]
diff --git a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/forwarder-legacy/Cargo.toml b/contracts/feature-tests/composability/forwarder-legacy/Cargo.toml
index 8d985f30c1..ab4e3ef6fc 100644
--- a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/forwarder-legacy/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/feature-tests/composability/forwarder-legacy/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,10 +12,10 @@ path = "src/forwarder_legacy_main.rs"
 path = "../vault"
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../framework/base"
 
 [dev-dependencies.multiversx-sc-scenario]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../framework/scenario"
 
diff --git a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/forwarder-legacy/meta/Cargo.toml b/contracts/feature-tests/composability/forwarder-legacy/meta/Cargo.toml
index de74469420..c10276be04 100644
--- a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/forwarder-legacy/meta/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/feature-tests/composability/forwarder-legacy/meta/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,6 +8,6 @@ publish = false
 path = ".."
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc-meta]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../../framework/meta"
 default-features = false
diff --git a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/forwarder-legacy/wasm/Cargo.lock b/contracts/feature-tests/composability/forwarder-legacy/wasm/Cargo.lock
index 6f2efbb4a7..33eb4d9098 100644
--- a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/forwarder-legacy/wasm/Cargo.lock
+++ b/contracts/feature-tests/composability/forwarder-legacy/wasm/Cargo.lock
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ checksum = "96d30a06541fbafbc7f82ed10c06164cfbd2c401138f6addd8404629c4b16711"
 
 [[package]]
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-version = "1.2.0"
+version = "1.3.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "f1fdabc7756949593fe60f30ec81974b613357de856987752631dea1e3394c80"
+checksum = "0c4b4d0bd25bd0b74681c0ad21497610ce1b7c91b1022cd21c80c6fbdd9476b0"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "bitflags"
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ checksum = "6fe2267d4ed49bc07b63801559be28c718ea06c4738b7a03c94df7386d2cde46"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc"
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 dependencies = [
  "bitflags",
  "hex-literal",
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
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-version = "0.18.6"
+version = "0.18.8"
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@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc-codec-derive"
-version = "0.18.6"
+version = "0.18.8"
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  "proc-macro2",
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc-derive"
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 dependencies = [
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  "proc-macro2",
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc-wasm-adapter"
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 dependencies = [
  "multiversx-sc",
 ]
diff --git a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/forwarder-legacy/wasm/Cargo.toml b/contracts/feature-tests/composability/forwarder-legacy/wasm/Cargo.toml
index 3ce5ef1de3..6a3b6a7db6 100644
--- a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/forwarder-legacy/wasm/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/feature-tests/composability/forwarder-legacy/wasm/Cargo.toml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ overflow-checks = false
 path = ".."
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc-wasm-adapter]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../../framework/wasm-adapter"
 
 [workspace]
diff --git a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/forwarder-queue/Cargo.toml b/contracts/feature-tests/composability/forwarder-queue/Cargo.toml
index accf0696e9..aff16f1726 100644
--- a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/forwarder-queue/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/feature-tests/composability/forwarder-queue/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,14 +9,14 @@ publish = false
 path = "src/forwarder_queue.rs"
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../framework/base"
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc-wasm-adapter]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../framework/wasm-adapter"
 optional = true
 
 [dev-dependencies.multiversx-sc-scenario]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../framework/scenario"
diff --git a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/forwarder-queue/meta/Cargo.toml b/contracts/feature-tests/composability/forwarder-queue/meta/Cargo.toml
index 6347cdc858..87460aa1f3 100644
--- a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/forwarder-queue/meta/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/feature-tests/composability/forwarder-queue/meta/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,6 +8,6 @@ publish = false
 path = ".."
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc-meta]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../../framework/meta"
 default-features = false
diff --git a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/forwarder-queue/wasm-forwarder-queue-promises/Cargo.lock b/contracts/feature-tests/composability/forwarder-queue/wasm-forwarder-queue-promises/Cargo.lock
index 345df6ab7c..e25422de65 100644
--- a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/forwarder-queue/wasm-forwarder-queue-promises/Cargo.lock
+++ b/contracts/feature-tests/composability/forwarder-queue/wasm-forwarder-queue-promises/Cargo.lock
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ checksum = "96d30a06541fbafbc7f82ed10c06164cfbd2c401138f6addd8404629c4b16711"
 
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-version = "1.2.0"
+version = "1.3.0"
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-checksum = "f1fdabc7756949593fe60f30ec81974b613357de856987752631dea1e3394c80"
+checksum = "0c4b4d0bd25bd0b74681c0ad21497610ce1b7c91b1022cd21c80c6fbdd9476b0"
 
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 name = "bitflags"
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ checksum = "6fe2267d4ed49bc07b63801559be28c718ea06c4738b7a03c94df7386d2cde46"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc"
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 dependencies = [
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@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
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@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
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@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
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+version = "0.49.0"
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@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc-wasm-adapter"
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 dependencies = [
  "multiversx-sc",
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diff --git a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/forwarder-queue/wasm-forwarder-queue-promises/Cargo.toml b/contracts/feature-tests/composability/forwarder-queue/wasm-forwarder-queue-promises/Cargo.toml
index ea15c56706..738ff2254d 100644
--- a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/forwarder-queue/wasm-forwarder-queue-promises/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/feature-tests/composability/forwarder-queue/wasm-forwarder-queue-promises/Cargo.toml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ overflow-checks = false
 path = ".."
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc-wasm-adapter]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../../framework/wasm-adapter"
 
 [workspace]
diff --git a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/forwarder-queue/wasm/Cargo.lock b/contracts/feature-tests/composability/forwarder-queue/wasm/Cargo.lock
index 618aeb9569..568fd2b429 100644
--- a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/forwarder-queue/wasm/Cargo.lock
+++ b/contracts/feature-tests/composability/forwarder-queue/wasm/Cargo.lock
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ checksum = "96d30a06541fbafbc7f82ed10c06164cfbd2c401138f6addd8404629c4b16711"
 
 [[package]]
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-version = "1.2.0"
+version = "1.3.0"
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-checksum = "f1fdabc7756949593fe60f30ec81974b613357de856987752631dea1e3394c80"
+checksum = "0c4b4d0bd25bd0b74681c0ad21497610ce1b7c91b1022cd21c80c6fbdd9476b0"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "bitflags"
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ checksum = "6fe2267d4ed49bc07b63801559be28c718ea06c4738b7a03c94df7386d2cde46"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc"
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 dependencies = [
  "bitflags",
  "hex-literal",
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
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-version = "0.18.7"
+version = "0.18.8"
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@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
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-version = "0.18.7"
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@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc-derive"
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 dependencies = [
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  "proc-macro2",
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc-wasm-adapter"
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 dependencies = [
  "multiversx-sc",
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diff --git a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/forwarder-queue/wasm/Cargo.toml b/contracts/feature-tests/composability/forwarder-queue/wasm/Cargo.toml
index ae6dab9b35..6e68841010 100644
--- a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/forwarder-queue/wasm/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/feature-tests/composability/forwarder-queue/wasm/Cargo.toml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ overflow-checks = false
 path = ".."
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc-wasm-adapter]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../../framework/wasm-adapter"
 
 [workspace]
diff --git a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/forwarder-raw/Cargo.toml b/contracts/feature-tests/composability/forwarder-raw/Cargo.toml
index 98838bf0e4..f7713252f0 100644
--- a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/forwarder-raw/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/feature-tests/composability/forwarder-raw/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ publish = false
 path = "src/forwarder_raw.rs"
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../framework/base"
 
 [dev-dependencies.multiversx-sc-scenario]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../framework/scenario"
diff --git a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/forwarder-raw/meta/Cargo.toml b/contracts/feature-tests/composability/forwarder-raw/meta/Cargo.toml
index 221d44e4eb..cdba5af76c 100644
--- a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/forwarder-raw/meta/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/feature-tests/composability/forwarder-raw/meta/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,6 +8,6 @@ publish = false
 path = ".."
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc-meta]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../../framework/meta"
 default-features = false
diff --git a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/forwarder-raw/wasm-forwarder-raw-init-async-call/Cargo.lock b/contracts/feature-tests/composability/forwarder-raw/wasm-forwarder-raw-init-async-call/Cargo.lock
index 4efcd69b75..21a05a9eb7 100644
--- a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/forwarder-raw/wasm-forwarder-raw-init-async-call/Cargo.lock
+++ b/contracts/feature-tests/composability/forwarder-raw/wasm-forwarder-raw-init-async-call/Cargo.lock
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ checksum = "96d30a06541fbafbc7f82ed10c06164cfbd2c401138f6addd8404629c4b16711"
 
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-checksum = "f1fdabc7756949593fe60f30ec81974b613357de856987752631dea1e3394c80"
+checksum = "0c4b4d0bd25bd0b74681c0ad21497610ce1b7c91b1022cd21c80c6fbdd9476b0"
 
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 [[package]]
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+version = "0.49.0"
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@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
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-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 dependencies = [
  "multiversx-sc",
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diff --git a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/forwarder-raw/wasm-forwarder-raw-init-async-call/Cargo.toml b/contracts/feature-tests/composability/forwarder-raw/wasm-forwarder-raw-init-async-call/Cargo.toml
index 208dcd4d05..628a019ba9 100644
--- a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/forwarder-raw/wasm-forwarder-raw-init-async-call/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/feature-tests/composability/forwarder-raw/wasm-forwarder-raw-init-async-call/Cargo.toml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ overflow-checks = false
 path = ".."
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc-wasm-adapter]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../../framework/wasm-adapter"
 
 [workspace]
diff --git a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/forwarder-raw/wasm-forwarder-raw-init-sync-call/Cargo.lock b/contracts/feature-tests/composability/forwarder-raw/wasm-forwarder-raw-init-sync-call/Cargo.lock
index 5eebcf9076..e6fc2f76dc 100644
--- a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/forwarder-raw/wasm-forwarder-raw-init-sync-call/Cargo.lock
+++ b/contracts/feature-tests/composability/forwarder-raw/wasm-forwarder-raw-init-sync-call/Cargo.lock
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ checksum = "96d30a06541fbafbc7f82ed10c06164cfbd2c401138f6addd8404629c4b16711"
 
 [[package]]
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-version = "1.2.0"
+version = "1.3.0"
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-checksum = "f1fdabc7756949593fe60f30ec81974b613357de856987752631dea1e3394c80"
+checksum = "0c4b4d0bd25bd0b74681c0ad21497610ce1b7c91b1022cd21c80c6fbdd9476b0"
 
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@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ checksum = "6fe2267d4ed49bc07b63801559be28c718ea06c4738b7a03c94df7386d2cde46"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc"
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
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  "bitflags",
  "hex-literal",
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
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-version = "0.18.7"
+version = "0.18.8"
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@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
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-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 dependencies = [
  "multiversx-sc",
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diff --git a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/forwarder-raw/wasm-forwarder-raw-init-sync-call/Cargo.toml b/contracts/feature-tests/composability/forwarder-raw/wasm-forwarder-raw-init-sync-call/Cargo.toml
index 5b4c266c48..4df2025d6e 100644
--- a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/forwarder-raw/wasm-forwarder-raw-init-sync-call/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/feature-tests/composability/forwarder-raw/wasm-forwarder-raw-init-sync-call/Cargo.toml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ overflow-checks = false
 path = ".."
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc-wasm-adapter]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../../framework/wasm-adapter"
 
 [workspace]
diff --git a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/forwarder-raw/wasm/Cargo.lock b/contracts/feature-tests/composability/forwarder-raw/wasm/Cargo.lock
index 25b4034e97..0ff5143f0a 100755
--- a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/forwarder-raw/wasm/Cargo.lock
+++ b/contracts/feature-tests/composability/forwarder-raw/wasm/Cargo.lock
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ checksum = "96d30a06541fbafbc7f82ed10c06164cfbd2c401138f6addd8404629c4b16711"
 
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-checksum = "f1fdabc7756949593fe60f30ec81974b613357de856987752631dea1e3394c80"
+checksum = "0c4b4d0bd25bd0b74681c0ad21497610ce1b7c91b1022cd21c80c6fbdd9476b0"
 
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@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ checksum = "6fe2267d4ed49bc07b63801559be28c718ea06c4738b7a03c94df7386d2cde46"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc"
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
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@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
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@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
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-version = "0.18.7"
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@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
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@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc-wasm-adapter"
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 dependencies = [
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diff --git a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/forwarder-raw/wasm/Cargo.toml b/contracts/feature-tests/composability/forwarder-raw/wasm/Cargo.toml
index 63cfbfed3b..2ada534753 100644
--- a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/forwarder-raw/wasm/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/feature-tests/composability/forwarder-raw/wasm/Cargo.toml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ overflow-checks = false
 path = ".."
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc-wasm-adapter]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../../framework/wasm-adapter"
 
 [workspace]
diff --git a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/forwarder/Cargo.toml b/contracts/feature-tests/composability/forwarder/Cargo.toml
index 6790cc028c..c7c2f34df3 100644
--- a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/forwarder/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/feature-tests/composability/forwarder/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@ publish = false
 path = "src/forwarder_main.rs"
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../framework/base"
 
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-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../framework/scenario"
 
diff --git a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/forwarder/meta/Cargo.toml b/contracts/feature-tests/composability/forwarder/meta/Cargo.toml
index a6b2ad50fa..28d02e3a90 100644
--- a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/forwarder/meta/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/feature-tests/composability/forwarder/meta/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,6 +8,6 @@ publish = false
 path = ".."
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc-meta]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../../framework/meta"
 default-features = false
diff --git a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/forwarder/wasm/Cargo.lock b/contracts/feature-tests/composability/forwarder/wasm/Cargo.lock
index 9ac4d71496..574f224fed 100755
--- a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/forwarder/wasm/Cargo.lock
+++ b/contracts/feature-tests/composability/forwarder/wasm/Cargo.lock
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ checksum = "96d30a06541fbafbc7f82ed10c06164cfbd2c401138f6addd8404629c4b16711"
 
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-checksum = "f1fdabc7756949593fe60f30ec81974b613357de856987752631dea1e3394c80"
+checksum = "0c4b4d0bd25bd0b74681c0ad21497610ce1b7c91b1022cd21c80c6fbdd9476b0"
 
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@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ checksum = "6fe2267d4ed49bc07b63801559be28c718ea06c4738b7a03c94df7386d2cde46"
 
 [[package]]
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@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
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@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
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 [[package]]
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-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
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diff --git a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/forwarder/wasm/Cargo.toml b/contracts/feature-tests/composability/forwarder/wasm/Cargo.toml
index 2395849caf..f4afdbd6bc 100644
--- a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/forwarder/wasm/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/feature-tests/composability/forwarder/wasm/Cargo.toml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ overflow-checks = false
 path = ".."
 
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-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../../framework/wasm-adapter"
 
 [workspace]
diff --git a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/interact/Cargo.toml b/contracts/feature-tests/composability/interact/Cargo.toml
index 97cd3f93f5..cacf68eb1d 100644
--- a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/interact/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/feature-tests/composability/interact/Cargo.toml
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ path = "../forwarder-queue"
 path = "../promises-features"
 
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+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../contracts/modules"
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc-snippets]
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+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../framework/snippets"
diff --git a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/local-esdt-and-nft/Cargo.toml b/contracts/feature-tests/composability/local-esdt-and-nft/Cargo.toml
index b969ae9c8b..e5022c4f59 100644
--- a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/local-esdt-and-nft/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/feature-tests/composability/local-esdt-and-nft/Cargo.toml
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ path = "src/lib.rs"
 
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../framework/base"
 
 [dev-dependencies.multiversx-sc-scenario]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../framework/scenario"
diff --git a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/local-esdt-and-nft/meta/Cargo.toml b/contracts/feature-tests/composability/local-esdt-and-nft/meta/Cargo.toml
index d9aa379fde..e30d729827 100644
--- a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/local-esdt-and-nft/meta/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/feature-tests/composability/local-esdt-and-nft/meta/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,6 +8,6 @@ publish = false
 path = ".."
 
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-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../../framework/meta"
 default-features = false
diff --git a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/local-esdt-and-nft/wasm/Cargo.lock b/contracts/feature-tests/composability/local-esdt-and-nft/wasm/Cargo.lock
index a8525f910a..3b8b768bbb 100755
--- a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/local-esdt-and-nft/wasm/Cargo.lock
+++ b/contracts/feature-tests/composability/local-esdt-and-nft/wasm/Cargo.lock
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ checksum = "96d30a06541fbafbc7f82ed10c06164cfbd2c401138f6addd8404629c4b16711"
 
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@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
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-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
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diff --git a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/local-esdt-and-nft/wasm/Cargo.toml b/contracts/feature-tests/composability/local-esdt-and-nft/wasm/Cargo.toml
index 89dfb08625..5aebe2081a 100644
--- a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/local-esdt-and-nft/wasm/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/feature-tests/composability/local-esdt-and-nft/wasm/Cargo.toml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ overflow-checks = false
 path = ".."
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc-wasm-adapter]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../../framework/wasm-adapter"
 
 [workspace]
diff --git a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/promises-features/Cargo.toml b/contracts/feature-tests/composability/promises-features/Cargo.toml
index d8f4c2ed7e..77cc9ef833 100644
--- a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/promises-features/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/feature-tests/composability/promises-features/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@ publish = false
 path = "src/promises_main.rs"
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../framework/base"
 
diff --git a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/promises-features/meta/Cargo.toml b/contracts/feature-tests/composability/promises-features/meta/Cargo.toml
index 16159a0190..28c3c0b2c9 100644
--- a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/promises-features/meta/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/feature-tests/composability/promises-features/meta/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,6 +8,6 @@ publish = false
 path = ".."
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc-meta]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../../framework/meta"
 default-features = false
diff --git a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/promises-features/wasm/Cargo.lock b/contracts/feature-tests/composability/promises-features/wasm/Cargo.lock
index 1b366a0da0..bb3a4eb0f1 100644
--- a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/promises-features/wasm/Cargo.lock
+++ b/contracts/feature-tests/composability/promises-features/wasm/Cargo.lock
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ checksum = "96d30a06541fbafbc7f82ed10c06164cfbd2c401138f6addd8404629c4b16711"
 
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+checksum = "0c4b4d0bd25bd0b74681c0ad21497610ce1b7c91b1022cd21c80c6fbdd9476b0"
 
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diff --git a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/promises-features/wasm/Cargo.toml b/contracts/feature-tests/composability/promises-features/wasm/Cargo.toml
index cdb0aa0d3e..ed1a31a561 100644
--- a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/promises-features/wasm/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/feature-tests/composability/promises-features/wasm/Cargo.toml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ overflow-checks = false
 path = ".."
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc-wasm-adapter]
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+version = "0.49.0"
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diff --git a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/proxy-test-first/Cargo.toml b/contracts/feature-tests/composability/proxy-test-first/Cargo.toml
index 6a9fcceaaf..bc21b32a39 100644
--- a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/proxy-test-first/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/feature-tests/composability/proxy-test-first/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,10 +12,10 @@ path = "src/proxy-test-first.rs"
 hex-literal = "0.4.1"
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc]
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+version = "0.49.0"
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 [dev-dependencies.multiversx-sc-scenario]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../framework/scenario"
diff --git a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/proxy-test-first/meta/Cargo.toml b/contracts/feature-tests/composability/proxy-test-first/meta/Cargo.toml
index 02488e11e3..b38a0f5474 100644
--- a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/proxy-test-first/meta/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/feature-tests/composability/proxy-test-first/meta/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,6 +8,6 @@ publish = false
 path = ".."
 
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-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../../framework/meta"
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diff --git a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/proxy-test-first/wasm/Cargo.lock b/contracts/feature-tests/composability/proxy-test-first/wasm/Cargo.lock
index 582b043d05..dc198f5877 100755
--- a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/proxy-test-first/wasm/Cargo.lock
+++ b/contracts/feature-tests/composability/proxy-test-first/wasm/Cargo.lock
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ checksum = "96d30a06541fbafbc7f82ed10c06164cfbd2c401138f6addd8404629c4b16711"
 
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@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
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+version = "0.49.0"
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diff --git a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/proxy-test-first/wasm/Cargo.toml b/contracts/feature-tests/composability/proxy-test-first/wasm/Cargo.toml
index 88a44946b0..9ae8feb646 100644
--- a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/proxy-test-first/wasm/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/feature-tests/composability/proxy-test-first/wasm/Cargo.toml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ overflow-checks = false
 path = ".."
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc-wasm-adapter]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../../framework/wasm-adapter"
 
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diff --git a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/proxy-test-second/Cargo.toml b/contracts/feature-tests/composability/proxy-test-second/Cargo.toml
index d3d878969d..c9ae4da5f8 100644
--- a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/proxy-test-second/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/feature-tests/composability/proxy-test-second/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@ publish = false
 path = "src/proxy-test-second.rs"
 
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+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../framework/base"
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+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../framework/scenario"
diff --git a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/proxy-test-second/meta/Cargo.toml b/contracts/feature-tests/composability/proxy-test-second/meta/Cargo.toml
index dcfd56990b..2ca6853d31 100644
--- a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/proxy-test-second/meta/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/feature-tests/composability/proxy-test-second/meta/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,6 +8,6 @@ publish = false
 path = ".."
 
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-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
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 default-features = false
diff --git a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/proxy-test-second/wasm/Cargo.lock b/contracts/feature-tests/composability/proxy-test-second/wasm/Cargo.lock
index bc6cb03e36..3061dd4018 100755
--- a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/proxy-test-second/wasm/Cargo.lock
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@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
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@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
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-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
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diff --git a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/proxy-test-second/wasm/Cargo.toml b/contracts/feature-tests/composability/proxy-test-second/wasm/Cargo.toml
index b93eb8a20f..f5f1de43bf 100644
--- a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/proxy-test-second/wasm/Cargo.toml
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@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ overflow-checks = false
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 [dependencies.multiversx-sc-wasm-adapter]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../../framework/wasm-adapter"
 
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diff --git a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/recursive-caller/Cargo.toml b/contracts/feature-tests/composability/recursive-caller/Cargo.toml
index bd7b5fa4af..a85f718ce4 100644
--- a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/recursive-caller/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/feature-tests/composability/recursive-caller/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ path = "src/recursive_caller.rs"
 path = "../vault"
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc]
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+version = "0.49.0"
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+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../framework/scenario"
diff --git a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/recursive-caller/meta/Cargo.toml b/contracts/feature-tests/composability/recursive-caller/meta/Cargo.toml
index 4b2f4f93b8..0c59d660b1 100644
--- a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/recursive-caller/meta/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/feature-tests/composability/recursive-caller/meta/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,6 +8,6 @@ publish = false
 path = ".."
 
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+version = "0.49.0"
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diff --git a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/recursive-caller/wasm/Cargo.lock b/contracts/feature-tests/composability/recursive-caller/wasm/Cargo.lock
index 612de9c53d..a72449da83 100755
--- a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/recursive-caller/wasm/Cargo.lock
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diff --git a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/recursive-caller/wasm/Cargo.toml b/contracts/feature-tests/composability/recursive-caller/wasm/Cargo.toml
index d12fc3c8c6..7f026d2bf6 100644
--- a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/recursive-caller/wasm/Cargo.toml
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@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ overflow-checks = false
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diff --git a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/transfer-role-features/Cargo.toml b/contracts/feature-tests/composability/transfer-role-features/Cargo.toml
index 9f1da71c0b..8d379cdaed 100644
--- a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/transfer-role-features/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/feature-tests/composability/transfer-role-features/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,13 +12,13 @@ path = "src/lib.rs"
 path = "../vault"
 
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+version = "0.49.0"
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+version = "0.49.0"
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+version = "0.49.0"
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diff --git a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/transfer-role-features/meta/Cargo.toml b/contracts/feature-tests/composability/transfer-role-features/meta/Cargo.toml
index 3100fcd04c..f6823d80da 100644
--- a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/transfer-role-features/meta/Cargo.toml
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@@ -8,6 +8,6 @@ publish = false
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+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../../framework/meta"
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diff --git a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/transfer-role-features/wasm/Cargo.lock b/contracts/feature-tests/composability/transfer-role-features/wasm/Cargo.lock
index 62d98f1411..6af6ebb20e 100644
--- a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/transfer-role-features/wasm/Cargo.lock
+++ b/contracts/feature-tests/composability/transfer-role-features/wasm/Cargo.lock
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+checksum = "0c4b4d0bd25bd0b74681c0ad21497610ce1b7c91b1022cd21c80c6fbdd9476b0"
 
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diff --git a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/transfer-role-features/wasm/Cargo.toml b/contracts/feature-tests/composability/transfer-role-features/wasm/Cargo.toml
index 6a49bd9d5c..9c071c6f48 100644
--- a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/transfer-role-features/wasm/Cargo.toml
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@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ overflow-checks = false
 path = ".."
 
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+version = "0.49.0"
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diff --git a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/vault/Cargo.toml b/contracts/feature-tests/composability/vault/Cargo.toml
index 58201feda6..b2e54fbf1a 100644
--- a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/vault/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/feature-tests/composability/vault/Cargo.toml
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ path = "src/vault.rs"
 
 
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+version = "0.49.0"
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-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
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diff --git a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/vault/meta/Cargo.toml b/contracts/feature-tests/composability/vault/meta/Cargo.toml
index e7d99c51cc..3cb6d85611 100644
--- a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/vault/meta/Cargo.toml
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@@ -8,6 +8,6 @@ publish = false
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+version = "0.49.0"
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diff --git a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/vault/wasm-vault-promises/Cargo.lock b/contracts/feature-tests/composability/vault/wasm-vault-promises/Cargo.lock
index ec577ac90a..cbff398e5d 100644
--- a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/vault/wasm-vault-promises/Cargo.lock
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diff --git a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/vault/wasm-vault-promises/Cargo.toml b/contracts/feature-tests/composability/vault/wasm-vault-promises/Cargo.toml
index 9d3799aedb..ce209e8861 100644
--- a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/vault/wasm-vault-promises/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/feature-tests/composability/vault/wasm-vault-promises/Cargo.toml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ overflow-checks = false
 path = ".."
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc-wasm-adapter]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
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diff --git a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/vault/wasm-vault-upgrade/Cargo.lock b/contracts/feature-tests/composability/vault/wasm-vault-upgrade/Cargo.lock
index 6d9e7ffafe..1a01ab9815 100644
--- a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/vault/wasm-vault-upgrade/Cargo.lock
+++ b/contracts/feature-tests/composability/vault/wasm-vault-upgrade/Cargo.lock
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diff --git a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/vault/wasm-vault-upgrade/Cargo.toml b/contracts/feature-tests/composability/vault/wasm-vault-upgrade/Cargo.toml
index d0e8dd308b..c09b60d9bd 100644
--- a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/vault/wasm-vault-upgrade/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/feature-tests/composability/vault/wasm-vault-upgrade/Cargo.toml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ overflow-checks = false
 path = ".."
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc-wasm-adapter]
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+version = "0.49.0"
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 [workspace]
diff --git a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/vault/wasm/Cargo.lock b/contracts/feature-tests/composability/vault/wasm/Cargo.lock
index 64462a7d14..07c100c584 100755
--- a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/vault/wasm/Cargo.lock
+++ b/contracts/feature-tests/composability/vault/wasm/Cargo.lock
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diff --git a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/vault/wasm/Cargo.toml b/contracts/feature-tests/composability/vault/wasm/Cargo.toml
index 7b8ee74e2c..5556a14d7c 100644
--- a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/vault/wasm/Cargo.toml
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+version = "0.49.0"
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diff --git a/contracts/feature-tests/erc-style-contracts/crowdfunding-erc20/Cargo.toml b/contracts/feature-tests/erc-style-contracts/crowdfunding-erc20/Cargo.toml
index f3e9127598..58f8eb9a66 100644
--- a/contracts/feature-tests/erc-style-contracts/crowdfunding-erc20/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/feature-tests/erc-style-contracts/crowdfunding-erc20/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,10 +12,10 @@ path = "src/crowdfunding_erc20.rs"
 path = "../erc20"
 
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 [dev-dependencies.multiversx-sc-scenario]
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+version = "0.49.0"
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diff --git a/contracts/feature-tests/erc-style-contracts/crowdfunding-erc20/meta/Cargo.toml b/contracts/feature-tests/erc-style-contracts/crowdfunding-erc20/meta/Cargo.toml
index fdee90fda9..c964676fcc 100644
--- a/contracts/feature-tests/erc-style-contracts/crowdfunding-erc20/meta/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/feature-tests/erc-style-contracts/crowdfunding-erc20/meta/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@ publish = false
 path = ".."
 
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-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../../framework/meta"
 default-features = false
diff --git a/contracts/feature-tests/erc-style-contracts/crowdfunding-erc20/wasm/Cargo.lock b/contracts/feature-tests/erc-style-contracts/crowdfunding-erc20/wasm/Cargo.lock
index 9848b01662..892b386530 100644
--- a/contracts/feature-tests/erc-style-contracts/crowdfunding-erc20/wasm/Cargo.lock
+++ b/contracts/feature-tests/erc-style-contracts/crowdfunding-erc20/wasm/Cargo.lock
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ checksum = "96d30a06541fbafbc7f82ed10c06164cfbd2c401138f6addd8404629c4b16711"
 
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+checksum = "0c4b4d0bd25bd0b74681c0ad21497610ce1b7c91b1022cd21c80c6fbdd9476b0"
 
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-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
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diff --git a/contracts/feature-tests/erc-style-contracts/crowdfunding-erc20/wasm/Cargo.toml b/contracts/feature-tests/erc-style-contracts/crowdfunding-erc20/wasm/Cargo.toml
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--- a/contracts/feature-tests/erc-style-contracts/crowdfunding-erc20/wasm/Cargo.toml
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@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ overflow-checks = false
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diff --git a/contracts/feature-tests/erc-style-contracts/erc1155-marketplace/Cargo.toml b/contracts/feature-tests/erc-style-contracts/erc1155-marketplace/Cargo.toml
index 630c24b5f2..3c1fd04452 100644
--- a/contracts/feature-tests/erc-style-contracts/erc1155-marketplace/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/feature-tests/erc-style-contracts/erc1155-marketplace/Cargo.toml
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diff --git a/contracts/feature-tests/erc-style-contracts/erc1155-marketplace/meta/Cargo.toml b/contracts/feature-tests/erc-style-contracts/erc1155-marketplace/meta/Cargo.toml
index 64f519f9a3..3f010b8d56 100644
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@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@ publish = false
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diff --git a/contracts/feature-tests/erc-style-contracts/erc1155-marketplace/wasm/Cargo.lock b/contracts/feature-tests/erc-style-contracts/erc1155-marketplace/wasm/Cargo.lock
index df492c51db..8207501bb8 100644
--- a/contracts/feature-tests/erc-style-contracts/erc1155-marketplace/wasm/Cargo.lock
+++ b/contracts/feature-tests/erc-style-contracts/erc1155-marketplace/wasm/Cargo.lock
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index 0bcd0316c2..5538ad6642 100644
--- a/contracts/feature-tests/erc-style-contracts/lottery-erc20/wasm/Cargo.toml
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index 8e8b693ebe..6414a39d8c 100644
--- a/contracts/feature-tests/esdt-system-sc-mock/Cargo.toml
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diff --git a/contracts/feature-tests/esdt-system-sc-mock/meta/Cargo.toml b/contracts/feature-tests/esdt-system-sc-mock/meta/Cargo.toml
index 425d3ee8eb..f53e18476b 100644
--- a/contracts/feature-tests/esdt-system-sc-mock/meta/Cargo.toml
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@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@ publish = false
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diff --git a/contracts/feature-tests/esdt-system-sc-mock/wasm/Cargo.lock b/contracts/feature-tests/esdt-system-sc-mock/wasm/Cargo.lock
index b66a768ae1..8ab3a45af6 100644
--- a/contracts/feature-tests/esdt-system-sc-mock/wasm/Cargo.lock
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diff --git a/contracts/feature-tests/esdt-system-sc-mock/wasm/Cargo.toml b/contracts/feature-tests/esdt-system-sc-mock/wasm/Cargo.toml
index 690f09686b..9ab183ed3f 100644
--- a/contracts/feature-tests/esdt-system-sc-mock/wasm/Cargo.toml
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@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ overflow-checks = false
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diff --git a/contracts/feature-tests/exchange-features/Cargo.toml b/contracts/feature-tests/exchange-features/Cargo.toml
index 2963251bb9..8d21d6320b 100644
--- a/contracts/feature-tests/exchange-features/Cargo.toml
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@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ publish = false
 path = "src/exchange_features.rs"
 
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+version = "0.49.0"
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+version = "0.49.0"
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diff --git a/contracts/feature-tests/exchange-features/meta/Cargo.toml b/contracts/feature-tests/exchange-features/meta/Cargo.toml
index a5bb2c339e..539f20a16a 100644
--- a/contracts/feature-tests/exchange-features/meta/Cargo.toml
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@@ -8,6 +8,6 @@ publish = false
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diff --git a/contracts/feature-tests/exchange-features/wasm/Cargo.lock b/contracts/feature-tests/exchange-features/wasm/Cargo.lock
index adf5bb4ee3..4580ca7fa2 100644
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diff --git a/contracts/feature-tests/exchange-features/wasm/Cargo.toml b/contracts/feature-tests/exchange-features/wasm/Cargo.toml
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--- a/contracts/feature-tests/exchange-features/wasm/Cargo.toml
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index 3ae3030b5d..6511a95524 100644
--- a/contracts/feature-tests/formatted-message-features/Cargo.toml
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@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ publish = false
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+version = "0.49.0"
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+version = "0.49.0"
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diff --git a/contracts/feature-tests/formatted-message-features/meta/Cargo.toml b/contracts/feature-tests/formatted-message-features/meta/Cargo.toml
index 1dbe41b175..03b89e8914 100644
--- a/contracts/feature-tests/formatted-message-features/meta/Cargo.toml
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diff --git a/contracts/feature-tests/formatted-message-features/wasm/Cargo.lock b/contracts/feature-tests/formatted-message-features/wasm/Cargo.lock
index 9f3eabdcfc..5539245761 100644
--- a/contracts/feature-tests/formatted-message-features/wasm/Cargo.lock
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diff --git a/contracts/feature-tests/formatted-message-features/wasm/Cargo.toml b/contracts/feature-tests/formatted-message-features/wasm/Cargo.toml
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--- a/contracts/feature-tests/formatted-message-features/wasm/Cargo.toml
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diff --git a/contracts/feature-tests/managed-map-features/Cargo.toml b/contracts/feature-tests/managed-map-features/Cargo.toml
index 552cbb84b0..f52eefc261 100644
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index 91c7eb646a..ddd71f8b4e 100644
--- a/contracts/feature-tests/managed-map-features/meta/Cargo.toml
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index 59d4875222..a4d915beb4 100644
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--- a/contracts/feature-tests/multi-contract-features/Cargo.toml
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 [[package]]
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-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 dependencies = [
  "hex",
  "proc-macro2",
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc-wasm-adapter"
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 dependencies = [
  "multiversx-sc",
 ]
diff --git a/contracts/feature-tests/multi-contract-features/wasm-multi-contract-example-feature/Cargo.toml b/contracts/feature-tests/multi-contract-features/wasm-multi-contract-example-feature/Cargo.toml
index f6ebe4edb9..458be4822b 100644
--- a/contracts/feature-tests/multi-contract-features/wasm-multi-contract-example-feature/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/feature-tests/multi-contract-features/wasm-multi-contract-example-feature/Cargo.toml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ path = ".."
 features = ["example_feature"]
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc-wasm-adapter]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../framework/wasm-adapter"
 
 [workspace]
diff --git a/contracts/feature-tests/multi-contract-features/wasm-multi-contract-features-view/Cargo.lock b/contracts/feature-tests/multi-contract-features/wasm-multi-contract-features-view/Cargo.lock
index b74f0b96b8..b32b3af13d 100644
--- a/contracts/feature-tests/multi-contract-features/wasm-multi-contract-features-view/Cargo.lock
+++ b/contracts/feature-tests/multi-contract-features/wasm-multi-contract-features-view/Cargo.lock
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ checksum = "96d30a06541fbafbc7f82ed10c06164cfbd2c401138f6addd8404629c4b16711"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "autocfg"
-version = "1.2.0"
+version = "1.3.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "f1fdabc7756949593fe60f30ec81974b613357de856987752631dea1e3394c80"
+checksum = "0c4b4d0bd25bd0b74681c0ad21497610ce1b7c91b1022cd21c80c6fbdd9476b0"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "bitflags"
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc"
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 dependencies = [
  "bitflags",
  "hex-literal",
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc-codec"
-version = "0.18.7"
+version = "0.18.8"
 dependencies = [
  "arrayvec",
  "multiversx-sc-codec-derive",
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc-codec-derive"
-version = "0.18.7"
+version = "0.18.8"
 dependencies = [
  "hex",
  "proc-macro2",
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc-derive"
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 dependencies = [
  "hex",
  "proc-macro2",
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc-wasm-adapter"
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 dependencies = [
  "multiversx-sc",
 ]
diff --git a/contracts/feature-tests/multi-contract-features/wasm-multi-contract-features-view/Cargo.toml b/contracts/feature-tests/multi-contract-features/wasm-multi-contract-features-view/Cargo.toml
index 28a8f95c7c..43e72ed5d9 100644
--- a/contracts/feature-tests/multi-contract-features/wasm-multi-contract-features-view/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/feature-tests/multi-contract-features/wasm-multi-contract-features-view/Cargo.toml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ overflow-checks = false
 path = ".."
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc-wasm-adapter]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../framework/wasm-adapter"
 
 [workspace]
diff --git a/contracts/feature-tests/multi-contract-features/wasm/Cargo.lock b/contracts/feature-tests/multi-contract-features/wasm/Cargo.lock
index 7b7b14b240..55f0d7e4de 100755
--- a/contracts/feature-tests/multi-contract-features/wasm/Cargo.lock
+++ b/contracts/feature-tests/multi-contract-features/wasm/Cargo.lock
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ checksum = "96d30a06541fbafbc7f82ed10c06164cfbd2c401138f6addd8404629c4b16711"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "autocfg"
-version = "1.2.0"
+version = "1.3.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "f1fdabc7756949593fe60f30ec81974b613357de856987752631dea1e3394c80"
+checksum = "0c4b4d0bd25bd0b74681c0ad21497610ce1b7c91b1022cd21c80c6fbdd9476b0"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "bitflags"
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc"
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 dependencies = [
  "bitflags",
  "hex-literal",
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc-codec"
-version = "0.18.7"
+version = "0.18.8"
 dependencies = [
  "arrayvec",
  "multiversx-sc-codec-derive",
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc-codec-derive"
-version = "0.18.7"
+version = "0.18.8"
 dependencies = [
  "hex",
  "proc-macro2",
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc-derive"
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 dependencies = [
  "hex",
  "proc-macro2",
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc-wasm-adapter"
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 dependencies = [
  "multiversx-sc",
 ]
diff --git a/contracts/feature-tests/multi-contract-features/wasm/Cargo.toml b/contracts/feature-tests/multi-contract-features/wasm/Cargo.toml
index ba28d1f0d1..5839b62616 100644
--- a/contracts/feature-tests/multi-contract-features/wasm/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/feature-tests/multi-contract-features/wasm/Cargo.toml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ overflow-checks = false
 path = ".."
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc-wasm-adapter]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../framework/wasm-adapter"
 
 [workspace]
diff --git a/contracts/feature-tests/panic-message-features/Cargo.toml b/contracts/feature-tests/panic-message-features/Cargo.toml
index 11eb995356..608aa93444 100644
--- a/contracts/feature-tests/panic-message-features/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/feature-tests/panic-message-features/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ publish = false
 path = "src/panic_features.rs"
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../framework/base"
 
 [dev-dependencies.multiversx-sc-scenario]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../framework/scenario"
diff --git a/contracts/feature-tests/panic-message-features/meta/Cargo.toml b/contracts/feature-tests/panic-message-features/meta/Cargo.toml
index 7e1007837d..c5ffba6f1a 100644
--- a/contracts/feature-tests/panic-message-features/meta/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/feature-tests/panic-message-features/meta/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,6 +8,6 @@ publish = false
 path = ".."
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc-meta]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../framework/meta"
 default-features = false
diff --git a/contracts/feature-tests/panic-message-features/wasm/Cargo.lock b/contracts/feature-tests/panic-message-features/wasm/Cargo.lock
index f05b039ab2..4b9d2dd045 100755
--- a/contracts/feature-tests/panic-message-features/wasm/Cargo.lock
+++ b/contracts/feature-tests/panic-message-features/wasm/Cargo.lock
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ checksum = "96d30a06541fbafbc7f82ed10c06164cfbd2c401138f6addd8404629c4b16711"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "autocfg"
-version = "1.2.0"
+version = "1.3.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "f1fdabc7756949593fe60f30ec81974b613357de856987752631dea1e3394c80"
+checksum = "0c4b4d0bd25bd0b74681c0ad21497610ce1b7c91b1022cd21c80c6fbdd9476b0"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "bitflags"
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ checksum = "6fe2267d4ed49bc07b63801559be28c718ea06c4738b7a03c94df7386d2cde46"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc"
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 dependencies = [
  "bitflags",
  "hex-literal",
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc-codec"
-version = "0.18.7"
+version = "0.18.8"
 dependencies = [
  "arrayvec",
  "multiversx-sc-codec-derive",
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc-codec-derive"
-version = "0.18.7"
+version = "0.18.8"
 dependencies = [
  "hex",
  "proc-macro2",
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc-derive"
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 dependencies = [
  "hex",
  "proc-macro2",
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc-wasm-adapter"
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 dependencies = [
  "multiversx-sc",
 ]
diff --git a/contracts/feature-tests/panic-message-features/wasm/Cargo.toml b/contracts/feature-tests/panic-message-features/wasm/Cargo.toml
index 3b0455e096..92951f91d9 100644
--- a/contracts/feature-tests/panic-message-features/wasm/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/feature-tests/panic-message-features/wasm/Cargo.toml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ overflow-checks = false
 path = ".."
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc-wasm-adapter]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../framework/wasm-adapter"
 
 [workspace]
diff --git a/contracts/feature-tests/payable-features/Cargo.toml b/contracts/feature-tests/payable-features/Cargo.toml
index 7973c85f03..d310d91154 100644
--- a/contracts/feature-tests/payable-features/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/feature-tests/payable-features/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ publish = false
 path = "src/payable_features.rs"
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../framework/base"
 
 [dev-dependencies.multiversx-sc-scenario]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../framework/scenario"
diff --git a/contracts/feature-tests/payable-features/meta/Cargo.toml b/contracts/feature-tests/payable-features/meta/Cargo.toml
index bc934da0cf..88c95cb422 100644
--- a/contracts/feature-tests/payable-features/meta/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/feature-tests/payable-features/meta/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@ publish = false
 path = ".."
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc-meta]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../framework/meta"
 default-features = false
diff --git a/contracts/feature-tests/payable-features/wasm/Cargo.lock b/contracts/feature-tests/payable-features/wasm/Cargo.lock
index 46f3efdb23..bb15e9082b 100755
--- a/contracts/feature-tests/payable-features/wasm/Cargo.lock
+++ b/contracts/feature-tests/payable-features/wasm/Cargo.lock
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ checksum = "96d30a06541fbafbc7f82ed10c06164cfbd2c401138f6addd8404629c4b16711"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "autocfg"
-version = "1.2.0"
+version = "1.3.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "f1fdabc7756949593fe60f30ec81974b613357de856987752631dea1e3394c80"
+checksum = "0c4b4d0bd25bd0b74681c0ad21497610ce1b7c91b1022cd21c80c6fbdd9476b0"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "bitflags"
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ checksum = "6fe2267d4ed49bc07b63801559be28c718ea06c4738b7a03c94df7386d2cde46"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc"
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 dependencies = [
  "bitflags",
  "hex-literal",
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc-codec"
-version = "0.18.7"
+version = "0.18.8"
 dependencies = [
  "arrayvec",
  "multiversx-sc-codec-derive",
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc-codec-derive"
-version = "0.18.7"
+version = "0.18.8"
 dependencies = [
  "hex",
  "proc-macro2",
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc-derive"
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 dependencies = [
  "hex",
  "proc-macro2",
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc-wasm-adapter"
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 dependencies = [
  "multiversx-sc",
 ]
diff --git a/contracts/feature-tests/payable-features/wasm/Cargo.toml b/contracts/feature-tests/payable-features/wasm/Cargo.toml
index 8cd5e49030..0ef022a269 100644
--- a/contracts/feature-tests/payable-features/wasm/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/feature-tests/payable-features/wasm/Cargo.toml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ overflow-checks = false
 path = ".."
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc-wasm-adapter]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../framework/wasm-adapter"
 
 [workspace]
diff --git a/contracts/feature-tests/rust-snippets-generator-test/Cargo.toml b/contracts/feature-tests/rust-snippets-generator-test/Cargo.toml
index 4f4fb8ba56..3519576de9 100644
--- a/contracts/feature-tests/rust-snippets-generator-test/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/feature-tests/rust-snippets-generator-test/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ publish = false
 path = "src/lib.rs"
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../framework/base"
 
 [dev-dependencies.multiversx-sc-scenario]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../framework/scenario"
diff --git a/contracts/feature-tests/rust-snippets-generator-test/interact-rs/Cargo.toml b/contracts/feature-tests/rust-snippets-generator-test/interact-rs/Cargo.toml
index c84332da38..893542fe1d 100644
--- a/contracts/feature-tests/rust-snippets-generator-test/interact-rs/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/feature-tests/rust-snippets-generator-test/interact-rs/Cargo.toml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ path = "src/interactor_main.rs"
 path = ".."
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc-snippets]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../framework/snippets"
 
 # [workspace]
diff --git a/contracts/feature-tests/rust-snippets-generator-test/meta/Cargo.toml b/contracts/feature-tests/rust-snippets-generator-test/meta/Cargo.toml
index 5260217e43..3ca3dc298c 100644
--- a/contracts/feature-tests/rust-snippets-generator-test/meta/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/feature-tests/rust-snippets-generator-test/meta/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@ publish = false
 path = ".."
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc-meta]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../framework/meta"
 default-features = false
diff --git a/contracts/feature-tests/rust-snippets-generator-test/src/lib.rs b/contracts/feature-tests/rust-snippets-generator-test/src/lib.rs
index 13fd970d29..160a3556f0 100644
--- a/contracts/feature-tests/rust-snippets-generator-test/src/lib.rs
+++ b/contracts/feature-tests/rust-snippets-generator-test/src/lib.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ multiversx_sc::derive_imports!();
 
 // Additionally, we also have to update the interact-rs snippets manually to add relative paths:
 // [dependencies.multiversx-sc-snippets]
-// version = "0.48.1"
+// version = "0.49.0"
 // path = "../../../../framework/snippets"
 
 #[derive(
diff --git a/contracts/feature-tests/rust-snippets-generator-test/wasm/Cargo.lock b/contracts/feature-tests/rust-snippets-generator-test/wasm/Cargo.lock
index c5a3c14f3b..f13fb3b27a 100644
--- a/contracts/feature-tests/rust-snippets-generator-test/wasm/Cargo.lock
+++ b/contracts/feature-tests/rust-snippets-generator-test/wasm/Cargo.lock
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ checksum = "96d30a06541fbafbc7f82ed10c06164cfbd2c401138f6addd8404629c4b16711"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "autocfg"
-version = "1.2.0"
+version = "1.3.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "f1fdabc7756949593fe60f30ec81974b613357de856987752631dea1e3394c80"
+checksum = "0c4b4d0bd25bd0b74681c0ad21497610ce1b7c91b1022cd21c80c6fbdd9476b0"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "bitflags"
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ checksum = "6fe2267d4ed49bc07b63801559be28c718ea06c4738b7a03c94df7386d2cde46"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc"
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 dependencies = [
  "bitflags",
  "hex-literal",
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc-codec"
-version = "0.18.7"
+version = "0.18.8"
 dependencies = [
  "arrayvec",
  "multiversx-sc-codec-derive",
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc-codec-derive"
-version = "0.18.7"
+version = "0.18.8"
 dependencies = [
  "hex",
  "proc-macro2",
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc-derive"
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 dependencies = [
  "hex",
  "proc-macro2",
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc-wasm-adapter"
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 dependencies = [
  "multiversx-sc",
 ]
diff --git a/contracts/feature-tests/rust-snippets-generator-test/wasm/Cargo.toml b/contracts/feature-tests/rust-snippets-generator-test/wasm/Cargo.toml
index 38946bc17a..200d74fe46 100644
--- a/contracts/feature-tests/rust-snippets-generator-test/wasm/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/feature-tests/rust-snippets-generator-test/wasm/Cargo.toml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ overflow-checks = false
 path = ".."
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc-wasm-adapter]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../framework/wasm-adapter"
 
 [workspace]
diff --git a/contracts/feature-tests/rust-testing-framework-tester/Cargo.toml b/contracts/feature-tests/rust-testing-framework-tester/Cargo.toml
index aa9942a6d7..41ba45dadf 100644
--- a/contracts/feature-tests/rust-testing-framework-tester/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/feature-tests/rust-testing-framework-tester/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ edition = "2021"
 publish = false
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../framework/base"
 features = [ "alloc" ]
 
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ path = "../../examples/adder"
 path = "../../feature-tests/basic-features"
 
 [dev-dependencies.multiversx-sc-scenario]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../framework/scenario"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
diff --git a/contracts/feature-tests/rust-testing-framework-tester/meta/Cargo.toml b/contracts/feature-tests/rust-testing-framework-tester/meta/Cargo.toml
index 7e63f066fa..02bfe884d6 100644
--- a/contracts/feature-tests/rust-testing-framework-tester/meta/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/feature-tests/rust-testing-framework-tester/meta/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,6 +8,6 @@ publish = false
 path = ".."
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc-meta]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../framework/meta"
 default-features = false
diff --git a/contracts/feature-tests/rust-testing-framework-tester/wasm/Cargo.lock b/contracts/feature-tests/rust-testing-framework-tester/wasm/Cargo.lock
index b9637d20a1..0b3ae5f87c 100644
--- a/contracts/feature-tests/rust-testing-framework-tester/wasm/Cargo.lock
+++ b/contracts/feature-tests/rust-testing-framework-tester/wasm/Cargo.lock
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ checksum = "96d30a06541fbafbc7f82ed10c06164cfbd2c401138f6addd8404629c4b16711"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "autocfg"
-version = "1.2.0"
+version = "1.3.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "f1fdabc7756949593fe60f30ec81974b613357de856987752631dea1e3394c80"
+checksum = "0c4b4d0bd25bd0b74681c0ad21497610ce1b7c91b1022cd21c80c6fbdd9476b0"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "bitflags"
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ checksum = "6fe2267d4ed49bc07b63801559be28c718ea06c4738b7a03c94df7386d2cde46"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc"
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 dependencies = [
  "bitflags",
  "hex-literal",
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc-codec"
-version = "0.18.7"
+version = "0.18.8"
 dependencies = [
  "arrayvec",
  "multiversx-sc-codec-derive",
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc-codec-derive"
-version = "0.18.7"
+version = "0.18.8"
 dependencies = [
  "hex",
  "proc-macro2",
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc-derive"
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 dependencies = [
  "hex",
  "proc-macro2",
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc-wasm-adapter"
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 dependencies = [
  "multiversx-sc",
 ]
diff --git a/contracts/feature-tests/rust-testing-framework-tester/wasm/Cargo.toml b/contracts/feature-tests/rust-testing-framework-tester/wasm/Cargo.toml
index 26a2d8d271..e9abe077df 100644
--- a/contracts/feature-tests/rust-testing-framework-tester/wasm/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/feature-tests/rust-testing-framework-tester/wasm/Cargo.toml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ overflow-checks = false
 path = ".."
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc-wasm-adapter]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../framework/wasm-adapter"
 
 [workspace]
diff --git a/contracts/feature-tests/scenario-tester/Cargo.toml b/contracts/feature-tests/scenario-tester/Cargo.toml
index 33c6f5cdcc..6e6fe3b9ba 100644
--- a/contracts/feature-tests/scenario-tester/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/feature-tests/scenario-tester/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ publish = false
 path = "src/lib.rs"
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../framework/base"
 
 [dev-dependencies.multiversx-sc-scenario]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../framework/scenario"
diff --git a/contracts/feature-tests/scenario-tester/meta/Cargo.toml b/contracts/feature-tests/scenario-tester/meta/Cargo.toml
index 2d689e8a13..4737585715 100644
--- a/contracts/feature-tests/scenario-tester/meta/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/feature-tests/scenario-tester/meta/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,6 +8,6 @@ publish = false
 path = ".."
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc-meta]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../framework/meta"
 default-features = false
diff --git a/contracts/feature-tests/scenario-tester/wasm/Cargo.lock b/contracts/feature-tests/scenario-tester/wasm/Cargo.lock
index c92359d81b..66eca188da 100755
--- a/contracts/feature-tests/scenario-tester/wasm/Cargo.lock
+++ b/contracts/feature-tests/scenario-tester/wasm/Cargo.lock
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ checksum = "96d30a06541fbafbc7f82ed10c06164cfbd2c401138f6addd8404629c4b16711"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "autocfg"
-version = "1.2.0"
+version = "1.3.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "f1fdabc7756949593fe60f30ec81974b613357de856987752631dea1e3394c80"
+checksum = "0c4b4d0bd25bd0b74681c0ad21497610ce1b7c91b1022cd21c80c6fbdd9476b0"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "bitflags"
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ checksum = "6fe2267d4ed49bc07b63801559be28c718ea06c4738b7a03c94df7386d2cde46"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc"
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 dependencies = [
  "bitflags",
  "hex-literal",
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc-codec"
-version = "0.18.6"
+version = "0.18.8"
 dependencies = [
  "arrayvec",
  "multiversx-sc-codec-derive",
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc-codec-derive"
-version = "0.18.6"
+version = "0.18.8"
 dependencies = [
  "hex",
  "proc-macro2",
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc-derive"
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 dependencies = [
  "hex",
  "proc-macro2",
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc-wasm-adapter"
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 dependencies = [
  "multiversx-sc",
 ]
diff --git a/contracts/feature-tests/scenario-tester/wasm/Cargo.toml b/contracts/feature-tests/scenario-tester/wasm/Cargo.toml
index fc67b3c6dc..672a7c796c 100644
--- a/contracts/feature-tests/scenario-tester/wasm/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/feature-tests/scenario-tester/wasm/Cargo.toml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ overflow-checks = false
 path = ".."
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc-wasm-adapter]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../framework/wasm-adapter"
 
 [workspace]
diff --git a/contracts/feature-tests/use-module/Cargo.toml b/contracts/feature-tests/use-module/Cargo.toml
index 24efcdf34c..a98424a2cf 100644
--- a/contracts/feature-tests/use-module/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/feature-tests/use-module/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,17 +9,17 @@ publish = false
 path = "src/use_module.rs"
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc-modules]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../contracts/modules"
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../framework/base"
 
 [dev-dependencies.multiversx-sc-scenario]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../framework/scenario"
 
 [dev-dependencies.multiversx-sc-meta]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../framework/meta"
diff --git a/contracts/feature-tests/use-module/meta/Cargo.toml b/contracts/feature-tests/use-module/meta/Cargo.toml
index bd6cec3fee..f98bb6d842 100644
--- a/contracts/feature-tests/use-module/meta/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/feature-tests/use-module/meta/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@ publish = false
 path = ".."
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc-meta]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../framework/meta"
 default-features = false
diff --git a/contracts/feature-tests/use-module/meta/abi/Cargo.toml b/contracts/feature-tests/use-module/meta/abi/Cargo.toml
index 7d3415622f..1e5c98bd8f 100644
--- a/contracts/feature-tests/use-module/meta/abi/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/feature-tests/use-module/meta/abi/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@ publish = false
 path = ".."
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../framework/base"
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc-meta]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../framework/meta"
 default-features = false
diff --git a/contracts/feature-tests/use-module/use_module_expected_main.abi.json b/contracts/feature-tests/use-module/use_module_expected_main.abi.json
index 372d1ca170..d12b746e0e 100644
--- a/contracts/feature-tests/use-module/use_module_expected_main.abi.json
+++ b/contracts/feature-tests/use-module/use_module_expected_main.abi.json
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
         },
         "framework": {
             "name": "multiversx-sc",
-            "version": "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+            "version": "0.49.0"
         }
     },
     "docs": [
diff --git a/contracts/feature-tests/use-module/use_module_expected_view.abi.json b/contracts/feature-tests/use-module/use_module_expected_view.abi.json
index 7b0ae08a4f..4ea01b94a8 100644
--- a/contracts/feature-tests/use-module/use_module_expected_view.abi.json
+++ b/contracts/feature-tests/use-module/use_module_expected_view.abi.json
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
         },
         "framework": {
             "name": "multiversx-sc",
-            "version": "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+            "version": "0.49.0"
         }
     },
     "docs": [
diff --git a/contracts/feature-tests/use-module/wasm-use-module-view/Cargo.lock b/contracts/feature-tests/use-module/wasm-use-module-view/Cargo.lock
index f5320776c8..6d3a67850c 100644
--- a/contracts/feature-tests/use-module/wasm-use-module-view/Cargo.lock
+++ b/contracts/feature-tests/use-module/wasm-use-module-view/Cargo.lock
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ checksum = "96d30a06541fbafbc7f82ed10c06164cfbd2c401138f6addd8404629c4b16711"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "autocfg"
-version = "1.2.0"
+version = "1.3.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "f1fdabc7756949593fe60f30ec81974b613357de856987752631dea1e3394c80"
+checksum = "0c4b4d0bd25bd0b74681c0ad21497610ce1b7c91b1022cd21c80c6fbdd9476b0"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "bitflags"
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ checksum = "6fe2267d4ed49bc07b63801559be28c718ea06c4738b7a03c94df7386d2cde46"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc"
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 dependencies = [
  "bitflags",
  "hex-literal",
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc-codec"
-version = "0.18.7"
+version = "0.18.8"
 dependencies = [
  "arrayvec",
  "multiversx-sc-codec-derive",
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc-codec-derive"
-version = "0.18.7"
+version = "0.18.8"
 dependencies = [
  "hex",
  "proc-macro2",
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc-derive"
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 dependencies = [
  "hex",
  "proc-macro2",
@@ -80,14 +80,14 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc-modules"
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 dependencies = [
  "multiversx-sc",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc-wasm-adapter"
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 dependencies = [
  "multiversx-sc",
 ]
diff --git a/contracts/feature-tests/use-module/wasm-use-module-view/Cargo.toml b/contracts/feature-tests/use-module/wasm-use-module-view/Cargo.toml
index 62a866a3e3..eea6ec7dc1 100644
--- a/contracts/feature-tests/use-module/wasm-use-module-view/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/feature-tests/use-module/wasm-use-module-view/Cargo.toml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ overflow-checks = false
 path = ".."
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc-wasm-adapter]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../framework/wasm-adapter"
 
 [workspace]
diff --git a/contracts/feature-tests/use-module/wasm/Cargo.lock b/contracts/feature-tests/use-module/wasm/Cargo.lock
index 29c091ca70..7bd3915e63 100644
--- a/contracts/feature-tests/use-module/wasm/Cargo.lock
+++ b/contracts/feature-tests/use-module/wasm/Cargo.lock
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ checksum = "96d30a06541fbafbc7f82ed10c06164cfbd2c401138f6addd8404629c4b16711"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "autocfg"
-version = "1.2.0"
+version = "1.3.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "f1fdabc7756949593fe60f30ec81974b613357de856987752631dea1e3394c80"
+checksum = "0c4b4d0bd25bd0b74681c0ad21497610ce1b7c91b1022cd21c80c6fbdd9476b0"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "bitflags"
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ checksum = "6fe2267d4ed49bc07b63801559be28c718ea06c4738b7a03c94df7386d2cde46"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc"
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 dependencies = [
  "bitflags",
  "hex-literal",
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc-codec"
-version = "0.18.7"
+version = "0.18.8"
 dependencies = [
  "arrayvec",
  "multiversx-sc-codec-derive",
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc-codec-derive"
-version = "0.18.7"
+version = "0.18.8"
 dependencies = [
  "hex",
  "proc-macro2",
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc-derive"
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 dependencies = [
  "hex",
  "proc-macro2",
@@ -80,14 +80,14 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc-modules"
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 dependencies = [
  "multiversx-sc",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "multiversx-sc-wasm-adapter"
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 dependencies = [
  "multiversx-sc",
 ]
diff --git a/contracts/feature-tests/use-module/wasm/Cargo.toml b/contracts/feature-tests/use-module/wasm/Cargo.toml
index f514309260..50a3d5bf82 100644
--- a/contracts/feature-tests/use-module/wasm/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/feature-tests/use-module/wasm/Cargo.toml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ overflow-checks = false
 path = ".."
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc-wasm-adapter]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../../../framework/wasm-adapter"
 
 [workspace]
diff --git a/contracts/modules/Cargo.toml b/contracts/modules/Cargo.toml
index 924bbab515..a9f513191b 100644
--- a/contracts/modules/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/modules/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "multiversx-sc-modules"
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 edition = "2021"
 
 authors = ["MultiversX <contact@multiversx.com>"]
@@ -17,5 +17,5 @@ categories = ["no-std", "wasm", "cryptography::cryptocurrencies"]
 alloc = ["multiversx-sc/alloc"]
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../framework/base"
diff --git a/data/codec-derive/Cargo.toml b/data/codec-derive/Cargo.toml
index 25c6a716b0..e1cd5d43ad 100644
--- a/data/codec-derive/Cargo.toml
+++ b/data/codec-derive/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "multiversx-sc-codec-derive"
-version = "0.18.7"
+version = "0.18.8"
 edition = "2021"
 
 authors = ["dorin.iancu <dorin.iancu@multiversx.com>", "Andrei Marinica <andrei.marinica@multiversx.com>", "MultiversX <contact@multiversx.com>"]
diff --git a/data/codec/Cargo.toml b/data/codec/Cargo.toml
index d3d8d14099..126e22e54f 100644
--- a/data/codec/Cargo.toml
+++ b/data/codec/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "multiversx-sc-codec"
-version = "0.18.7"
+version = "0.18.8"
 edition = "2021"
 
 authors = ["Andrei Marinica <andrei.marinica@multiversx.com>", "MultiversX <contact@multiversx.com>"]
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ alloc = []
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc-codec-derive]
 path = "../codec-derive"
-version = "=0.18.7"
+version = "=0.18.8"
 optional = true
 
 [dependencies]
@@ -28,4 +28,4 @@ num-bigint = { version = "=0.4.4", optional = true } # can only be used in std c
 
 [dev-dependencies.multiversx-sc-codec-derive]
 path = "../codec-derive"
-version = "=0.18.7"
+version = "=0.18.8"
diff --git a/framework/base/Cargo.toml b/framework/base/Cargo.toml
index de706261d1..50e7274de5 100644
--- a/framework/base/Cargo.toml
+++ b/framework/base/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "multiversx-sc"
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 edition = "2021"
 
 authors = ["Andrei Marinica <andrei.marinica@multiversx.com>", "MultiversX <contact@multiversx.com>"]
@@ -28,10 +28,10 @@ bitflags = "=2.4.2"
 num-traits = { version = "=0.2.17", default-features = false }
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc-derive]
-version = "=0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "=0.49.0"
 path = "../derive"
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc-codec]
-version = "=0.18.7"
+version = "=0.18.8"
 path = "../../data/codec"
 features = ["derive"]
diff --git a/framework/derive/Cargo.toml b/framework/derive/Cargo.toml
index c9c1c4635c..65ccd606ec 100644
--- a/framework/derive/Cargo.toml
+++ b/framework/derive/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "multiversx-sc-derive"
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 edition = "2021"
 
 authors = ["Andrei Marinica <andrei.marinica@multiversx.com>", "MultiversX <contact@multiversx.com>"]
diff --git a/framework/meta/Cargo.toml b/framework/meta/Cargo.toml
index 805f3e7942..ef881a2f8c 100644
--- a/framework/meta/Cargo.toml
+++ b/framework/meta/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "multiversx-sc-meta"
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 edition = "2021"
 
 authors = [
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ pathdiff = { version = "0.2.1", optional = true }
 common-path = { version = "1.0.0", optional = true }
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc]
-version = "=0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "=0.49.0"
 path = "../base"
 features = ["alloc", "num-bigint"]
 
diff --git a/framework/meta/src/cmd/contract/generate_snippets/snippet_crate_gen.rs b/framework/meta/src/cmd/contract/generate_snippets/snippet_crate_gen.rs
index 72a192b0aa..09a2efeca1 100644
--- a/framework/meta/src/cmd/contract/generate_snippets/snippet_crate_gen.rs
+++ b/framework/meta/src/cmd/contract/generate_snippets/snippet_crate_gen.rs
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ path = "src/{SNIPPETS_SOURCE_FILE_NAME}"
 path = ".."
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc-snippets]
-version = "0.48.1"
+version = "0.49.0"
 
 # [workspace]
 
diff --git a/framework/meta/src/cmd/contract/meta_config.rs b/framework/meta/src/cmd/contract/meta_config.rs
index cf5b91aa48..1e75900261 100644
--- a/framework/meta/src/cmd/contract/meta_config.rs
+++ b/framework/meta/src/cmd/contract/meta_config.rs
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ overflow-checks = false
 path = \"..\"
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc-wasm-adapter]
-version = \"0.48.1\"
+version = \"0.49.0\"
 path = \"../../../../framework/wasm-adapter\"
 
 [workspace]
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ members = [\".\"]
             name: "test".to_string(),
             edition: "2021".to_string(),
             profile: ContractVariantProfile::default(),
-            framework_version: "0.48.1".to_string(),
+            framework_version: "0.49.0".to_string(),
             framework_path: Option::Some("../../../framework/base".to_string()),
             contract_features: Vec::<String>::new(),
         };
diff --git a/framework/meta/src/version_history.rs b/framework/meta/src/version_history.rs
index 5db786b025..146ebc4d57 100644
--- a/framework/meta/src/version_history.rs
+++ b/framework/meta/src/version_history.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use crate::{framework_version, framework_versions, version::FrameworkVersion};
 /// The last version to be used for upgrades and templates.
 ///
 /// Should be edited every time a new version of the framework is released.
-pub const LAST_VERSION: FrameworkVersion = framework_version!(0.48.1);
+pub const LAST_VERSION: FrameworkVersion = framework_version!(0.49.0);
 
 /// Indicates where to stop with the upgrades.
 pub const LAST_UPGRADE_VERSION: FrameworkVersion = LAST_VERSION;
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ pub const VERSIONS: &[FrameworkVersion] = framework_versions![
     0.47.8,
     0.48.0,
     0.48.1,
+    0.49.0,
 ];
 
 #[rustfmt::skip]
diff --git a/framework/scenario/Cargo.toml b/framework/scenario/Cargo.toml
index d946575a3c..5ad46c5c1a 100644
--- a/framework/scenario/Cargo.toml
+++ b/framework/scenario/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "multiversx-sc-scenario"
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 edition = "2021"
 
 authors = [
@@ -40,12 +40,12 @@ path = "src/main.rs"
 run-go-tests = []
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc]
-version = "=0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "=0.49.0"
 features = ["alloc", "num-bigint"]
 path = "../base"
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc-meta]
-version = "=0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "=0.49.0"
 path = "../meta"
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-chain-scenario-format]
@@ -60,5 +60,5 @@ version = "=0.8.3"
 path = "../../vm"
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sdk]
-version = "=0.4.0-alpha.4"
+version = "=0.4.0"
 path = "../../sdk/core"
diff --git a/framework/snippets/Cargo.toml b/framework/snippets/Cargo.toml
index 954ebb2ea9..8ce800326f 100644
--- a/framework/snippets/Cargo.toml
+++ b/framework/snippets/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "multiversx-sc-snippets"
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 edition = "2021"
 
 authors = ["MultiversX <contact@multiversx.com>"]
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@ futures = "0.3"
 rand = "0.8.5"
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc-scenario]
-version = "=0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "=0.49.0"
 path = "../scenario"
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sdk]
-version = "=0.4.0-alpha.4"
+version = "=0.4.0"
 path = "../../sdk/core"
diff --git a/framework/wasm-adapter/Cargo.toml b/framework/wasm-adapter/Cargo.toml
index 8db81d396e..89aabf537c 100644
--- a/framework/wasm-adapter/Cargo.toml
+++ b/framework/wasm-adapter/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "multiversx-sc-wasm-adapter"
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 edition = "2021"
 
 authors = [
@@ -22,5 +22,5 @@ categories = [
 ]
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc]
-version = "=0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "=0.49.0"
 path = "../base"
diff --git a/sdk/core/Cargo.toml b/sdk/core/Cargo.toml
index 88b496cd3d..d8039324ba 100644
--- a/sdk/core/Cargo.toml
+++ b/sdk/core/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "multiversx-sdk"
-version = "0.4.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.4.0"
 edition = "2021"
 
 authors = [
diff --git a/tools/mxpy-snippet-generator/Cargo.toml b/tools/mxpy-snippet-generator/Cargo.toml
index 8390f16c01..44f616b0f3 100644
--- a/tools/mxpy-snippet-generator/Cargo.toml
+++ b/tools/mxpy-snippet-generator/Cargo.toml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ name = "mxpy-snippet-generator"
 path = "src/mxpy_snippet_generator.rs"
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc]
-version = "0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "0.49.0"
 path = "../../framework/base"
 
 [dependencies]
diff --git a/tools/rust-debugger/format-tests/Cargo.toml b/tools/rust-debugger/format-tests/Cargo.toml
index b44925e9d1..1e44ac884f 100644
--- a/tools/rust-debugger/format-tests/Cargo.toml
+++ b/tools/rust-debugger/format-tests/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@ name = "format-tests"
 path = "src/format_tests.rs"
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc]
-version = "=0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "=0.49.0"
 path = "../../../framework/base"
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-sc-scenario]
-version = "=0.49.0-alpha.4"
+version = "=0.49.0"
 path = "../../../framework/scenario"
 
 [dependencies.multiversx-chain-vm]