diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c07c3c9d..e4d7e6da 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 - Add jpylyzer 2.1.0 for processing jp2 files.
 - Tool upgrades
   - DROID 6.5.2
-  - ExifTool 12.42
+  - ExifTool 12.50
   - File 5.43
   - Jhove 1.26.1
   - MediaInfo 22.09
diff --git a/tools.properties b/tools.properties
index 64b48e86..efdd700f 100644
--- a/tools.properties
+++ b/tools.properties
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 # exiftool
 # When upgrading exiftool, be sure to select a *production release* version (https://www.exiftool.org/history.html).
 # None production releases are not available for download long-term.
-exiftool.version=12.42
-exiftool.unix.url=https://exiftool.org/Image-ExifTool-12.42.tar.gz
-exiftool.unix.md5=4baf1f4306c067de88bad4f6d25766da
-exiftool.windows.url=https://exiftool.org/exiftool-12.42.zip
-exiftool.windows.md5=fa2a1a465106f94f3951071002003651
+exiftool.version=12.50
+exiftool.unix.url=https://exiftool.org/Image-ExifTool-12.50.tar.gz
+exiftool.unix.md5=75dd9d375c1c4798a082dda79eaf6ba7
+exiftool.windows.url=https://exiftool.org/exiftool-12.50.zip
+exiftool.windows.md5=c5cc07cd015c9e029786894243ace2e9
 
 # MediaInfo
 # https://mediaarea.net/en/MediaInfo/Download