diff --git a/README b/README
index c70f9197ca8..1902137d0c9 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Copyright (C) 2001-2025 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 See the end of the file for license conditions.
 
 
-This directory tree holds version 30.1 of GNU Emacs, the extensible,
+This directory tree holds version 30.1.50 of GNU Emacs, the extensible,
 customizable, self-documenting real-time display editor.
 
 The file INSTALL in this directory says how to build and install GNU
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index cf274c0cffd..49b91d801e5 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ dnl  along with GNU Emacs.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 AC_PREREQ([2.65])
 dnl Note this is parsed by (at least) make-dist and lisp/cedet/ede/emacs.el.
-AC_INIT([GNU Emacs], [30.1], [bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org], [],
+AC_INIT([GNU Emacs], [30.1.50], [bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org], [],
   [https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/])
 
 if test "$XCONFIGURE" = "android"; then
diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS
index 1a68e70ce48..906deb07212 100644
--- a/etc/NEWS
+++ b/etc/NEWS
@@ -15,6 +15,33 @@ in older Emacs versions.
 You can narrow news to a specific version by calling 'view-emacs-news'
 with a prefix argument or by typing 'C-u C-h C-n'.
 
+
+* Installation Changes in Emacs 30.2
+
+
+* Startup Changes in Emacs 30.2
+
+
+* Changes in Emacs 30.2
+
+
+* Editing Changes in Emacs 30.2
+
+
+* Changes in Specialized Modes and Packages in Emacs 30.2
+
+
+* New Modes and Packages in Emacs 30.2
+
+
+* Incompatible Lisp Changes in Emacs 30.2
+
+
+* Lisp Changes in Emacs 30.2
+
+
+* Changes in Emacs 30.2 on Non-Free Operating Systems
+
 
 * Installation Changes in Emacs 30.1
 
diff --git a/exec/configure.ac b/exec/configure.ac
index c0a10124bc7..317872caa28 100644
--- a/exec/configure.ac
+++ b/exec/configure.ac
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ dnl  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 dnl  along with GNU Emacs.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 AC_PREREQ([2.65])
-AC_INIT([libexec], [30.1], [bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org], [],
+AC_INIT([libexec], [30.1.50], [bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org], [],
   [https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/])
 
 AH_TOP([/* Copyright (C) 2024-2025 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
diff --git a/msdos/sed2v2.inp b/msdos/sed2v2.inp
index 164d4f31219..c564fa8ae15 100644
--- a/msdos/sed2v2.inp
+++ b/msdos/sed2v2.inp
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
 /^#undef PACKAGE_NAME/s/^.*$/#define PACKAGE_NAME ""/
 /^#undef PACKAGE_STRING/s/^.*$/#define PACKAGE_STRING ""/
 /^#undef PACKAGE_TARNAME/s/^.*$/#define PACKAGE_TARNAME ""/
-/^#undef PACKAGE_VERSION/s/^.*$/#define PACKAGE_VERSION "30.1"/
+/^#undef PACKAGE_VERSION/s/^.*$/#define PACKAGE_VERSION "30.1.50"/
 /^#undef SYSTEM_TYPE/s/^.*$/#define SYSTEM_TYPE "ms-dos"/
 /^#undef HAVE_DECL_GETENV/s/^.*$/#define HAVE_DECL_GETENV 1/
 /^#undef SYS_SIGLIST_DECLARED/s/^.*$/#define SYS_SIGLIST_DECLARED 1/
diff --git a/nt/README.W32 b/nt/README.W32
index b05239f762b..abe0784ccfc 100644
--- a/nt/README.W32
+++ b/nt/README.W32
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Copyright (C) 2001-2025 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 See the end of the file for license conditions.
 
-		Emacs version 30.1 for MS-Windows
+		Emacs version 30.1.50 for MS-Windows
 
   This README file describes how to set up and run a precompiled
   distribution of the latest version of GNU Emacs for MS-Windows.  You