diff --git a/docs/source/changelog.rst b/docs/source/changelog.rst
index 67d0aa18..32dcd9c9 100644
--- a/docs/source/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/source/changelog.rst
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ Changelog
 
 [unreleased]
 
+[0.19.0] 2024-06-23
+
 - Python versions 3.7 and 3.8 are no longer supported.
 - tdlib 1.8.31.
 
diff --git a/telegram/__init__.py b/telegram/__init__.py
index dc53f7da..008b53ea 100644
--- a/telegram/__init__.py
+++ b/telegram/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-__version__ = "0.18.0"
+__version__ = "0.19.0"
 
 VERSION = __version__