diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index e8866a9a8..581a910b9 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Changelog
 |kitty| is a feature full, cross-platform, *fast*, GPU based terminal emulator.
 To update |kitty|, :doc:`follow the instructions <binary>`.
 
-0.19.0 [future]
+0.19.0 [2020-10-04]
 -------------------
 
 - Add support for `hyperlinks from terminal programs
diff --git a/kitty/constants.py b/kitty/constants.py
index 3f5baf6f8..4875716aa 100644
--- a/kitty/constants.py
+++ b/kitty/constants.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ class Version(NamedTuple):
 
 
 appname: str = 'kitty'
-version: Version = Version(0, 18, 3)
+version: Version = Version(0, 19, 0)
 str_version: str = '.'.join(map(str, version))
 _plat = sys.platform.lower()
 is_macos: bool = 'darwin' in _plat