diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c52cee2d..30fabd24 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ Note: In this file, do not use the hard wrap in the middle of a sentence for com
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+- Update `syft@latest` to 1.49.0.
+
 ## [2.84.1] - 2026-07-22
 
 - Update `wasmtime@latest` to 47.0.1.
diff --git a/manifests/syft.json b/manifests/syft.json
index 5bc4f54d..0d6e7b64 100644
--- a/manifests/syft.json
+++ b/manifests/syft.json
@@ -35,10 +35,13 @@
     }
   },
   "latest": {
-    "version": "1.48.0"
+    "version": "1.49.0"
   },
   "1": {
-    "version": "1.48.0"
+    "version": "1.49.0"
+  },
+  "1.49": {
+    "version": "1.49.0"
   },
   "1.49.0": {
     "x86_64_linux_musl": {