diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a1c1bce9ecbcfcf1afeefb7d82168cb30963b208..ae70cd452fc0dd313280166c67044c120f107077 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -150,6 +150,8 @@ Next change the version in the following places:
    through [https://git.astron.nl/lofar2.0/tango/-/tags](Deploy Tags)
 
 # Release Notes
+
+* 0.50.0 Add pqr to etrs rotation matrix to metadata
 * 0.49.0 Add Station service to control station state to gRPC server
 * 0.48.2 rename antennafield_id
 * 0.48.1 Fix exposing correct triangle of XSTs in gRPC service
diff --git a/tangostationcontrol/VERSION b/tangostationcontrol/VERSION
index 5c4503b7043da06bf781b41e60d5701dbc9f0d13..564edf82ddf5e65634652b7d549378b914a10538 100644
--- a/tangostationcontrol/VERSION
+++ b/tangostationcontrol/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.49.0
+0.50.0
diff --git a/tangostationcontrol/devices/metadata.py b/tangostationcontrol/devices/metadata.py
index d5a2601d4eb6545f2f20ed1ae7558a22bb21a3a2..20a132737d0f303e3e3959821006367329a95846 100644
--- a/tangostationcontrol/devices/metadata.py
+++ b/tangostationcontrol/devices/metadata.py
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ class Metadata(LOFARDevice):
                 "RCU_PCB_version_R",
                 "Antenna_Usage_Mask_R",
                 "Antenna_Reference_ITRF_R",
+                "PQR_to_ETRS_rotation_matrix_R",
                 "Frequency_Band_RW",
                 "RCU_attenuator_dB_R",
                 "RCU_DTH_on_R",
@@ -136,6 +137,7 @@ class Metadata(LOFARDevice):
                 "RCU_PCB_version_R",
                 "Antenna_Usage_Mask_R",
                 "Antenna_Reference_ITRF_R",
+                "PQR_to_ETRS_rotation_matrix_R",
                 "Frequency_Band_RW",
                 "RCU_attenuator_dB_R",
                 "RCU_DTH_on_R",