diff --git a/GITLAB_WORKHORSE_VERSION b/GITLAB_WORKHORSE_VERSION
index 7b7e68c163ec22f0a8e9bffd5615274de3248f21..610d619cfcbab1932f30e3523d75d5a82b0fefed 100644
--- a/GITLAB_WORKHORSE_VERSION
+++ b/GITLAB_WORKHORSE_VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-8.48.0
+8.49.0
diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/alipniagov-update-wh-to-8-49.yml b/changelogs/unreleased/alipniagov-update-wh-to-8-49.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..8eff6983c6755d3144b019b6f8c0e6f9895d76ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/unreleased/alipniagov-update-wh-to-8-49.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+title: Update GitLab Workhorse to v8.49.0
+merge_request: 43999
+author:
+type: other