diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index c1356aa..ffdc512 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 PKGNAME := $(shell sed -n "s/Package: *\([^ ]*\)/\1/p" DESCRIPTION)
 PKGVERS := $(shell sed -n "s/Version: *\([^ ]*\)/\1/p" DESCRIPTION)
 PKGSRC  := $(shell basename `pwd`)
-BIOCVER := RELEASE_3_19
+BIOCVER := RELEASE_3_20
 
 all: rd readme check clean
 
diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index 857fcaa..d46f618 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+#  ReactomePA 1.50.0
+
++ Bioconductor  (2024-10-30, Wed)
+
 # ReactomePA 1.49.1
 
 + use `yulab.utils::yulab_msg()` for startup message (2024-07-26, Fri)