diff --git a/demos/sample-javascript/package.json b/demos/sample-javascript/package.json
index a660f03d1..e24fd00ce 100644
--- a/demos/sample-javascript/package.json
+++ b/demos/sample-javascript/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "@dfinity/ic-agent-sample-javascript-app",
   "private": true,
-  "version": "0.18.1",
+  "version": "0.19.0",
   "scripts": {
     "build": "webpack",
     "develop": "webpack-dev-server",
@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@
     "test": ""
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@dfinity/agent": "^0.18.1",
+    "@dfinity/agent": "^0.19.0",
     "@dfinity/authentication": "^0.14.1",
-    "@dfinity/identity": "^0.18.1",
-    "@dfinity/principal": "^0.18.1"
+    "@dfinity/identity": "^0.19.0",
+    "@dfinity/principal": "^0.19.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "assert": "^2.0.0",
diff --git a/docs/generated/changelog.html b/docs/generated/changelog.html
index 025f0f0f8..96ea3dda9 100644
--- a/docs/generated/changelog.html
+++ b/docs/generated/changelog.html
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ <h1>Agent-JS Changelog</h1>
 
     <section>
       <h2>Version x.x.x</h2>
+      <ul>
+        <li></li>
+      </ul>
+      <h2>Version 0.19.0</h2>
       <ul>
         <li>
           feat: replaces the `js-sha256` library with `@noble/hashes` due to a breaking bug in
diff --git a/e2e/browser/package.json b/e2e/browser/package.json
index 95e348015..b033a042a 100644
--- a/e2e/browser/package.json
+++ b/e2e/browser/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "private": true,
   "name": "@do-not-publish/ic-cypress-e2e-tests",
-  "version": "0.18.1",
+  "version": "0.19.0",
   "scripts": {
     "ci": "npm run e2e",
     "pree2e": "dfx deploy; dfx generate; pm2 --name parcel start npm -- start",
@@ -27,10 +27,10 @@
     "size-limit": "^8.1.0"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@dfinity/agent": "^0.18.1",
+    "@dfinity/agent": "^0.19.0",
     "@dfinity/authentication": "^0.14.1",
-    "@dfinity/identity": "^0.18.1",
-    "@dfinity/principal": "^0.18.1",
+    "@dfinity/identity": "^0.19.0",
+    "@dfinity/principal": "^0.19.0",
     "idb-keyval": "^6.2.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/e2e/node/package.json b/e2e/node/package.json
index 786858ec6..2158ac623 100644
--- a/e2e/node/package.json
+++ b/e2e/node/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "private": true,
   "name": "@do-not-publish/ic-node-e2e-tests",
-  "version": "0.18.1",
+  "version": "0.19.0",
   "scripts": {
     "ci": "npm run e2e",
     "e2e": "jest --verbose",
@@ -16,11 +16,11 @@
     "test": ""
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@dfinity/agent": "^0.18.1",
-    "@dfinity/assets": "^0.18.1",
+    "@dfinity/agent": "^0.19.0",
+    "@dfinity/assets": "^0.19.0",
     "@dfinity/authentication": "^0.14.1",
-    "@dfinity/identity": "^0.18.1",
-    "@dfinity/principal": "^0.18.1",
+    "@dfinity/identity": "^0.19.0",
+    "@dfinity/principal": "^0.19.0",
     "whatwg-fetch": "^3.6.2"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 8289bdfda..80d386f16 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@dfinity/agent-monorepo",
-  "version": "0.18.1",
+  "version": "0.19.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@dfinity/agent-monorepo",
-      "version": "0.18.1",
+      "version": "0.19.0",
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "devDependencies": {
         "@jest/types": "28.1.3",
@@ -60,12 +60,12 @@
     },
     "demos/sample-javascript": {
       "name": "@dfinity/ic-agent-sample-javascript-app",
-      "version": "0.18.1",
+      "version": "0.19.0",
       "dependencies": {
-        "@dfinity/agent": "^0.18.1",
+        "@dfinity/agent": "^0.19.0",
         "@dfinity/authentication": "^0.14.1",
-        "@dfinity/identity": "^0.18.1",
-        "@dfinity/principal": "^0.18.1"
+        "@dfinity/identity": "^0.19.0",
+        "@dfinity/principal": "^0.19.0"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
         "assert": "^2.0.0",
@@ -84,12 +84,12 @@
     },
     "e2e/browser": {
       "name": "@do-not-publish/ic-cypress-e2e-tests",
-      "version": "0.18.1",
+      "version": "0.19.0",
       "dependencies": {
-        "@dfinity/agent": "^0.18.1",
+        "@dfinity/agent": "^0.19.0",
         "@dfinity/authentication": "^0.14.1",
-        "@dfinity/identity": "^0.18.1",
-        "@dfinity/principal": "^0.18.1",
+        "@dfinity/identity": "^0.19.0",
+        "@dfinity/principal": "^0.19.0",
         "idb-keyval": "^6.2.0"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
@@ -104,13 +104,13 @@
     },
     "e2e/node": {
       "name": "@do-not-publish/ic-node-e2e-tests",
-      "version": "0.18.1",
+      "version": "0.19.0",
       "dependencies": {
-        "@dfinity/agent": "^0.18.1",
-        "@dfinity/assets": "^0.18.1",
+        "@dfinity/agent": "^0.19.0",
+        "@dfinity/assets": "^0.19.0",
         "@dfinity/authentication": "^0.14.1",
-        "@dfinity/identity": "^0.18.1",
-        "@dfinity/principal": "^0.18.1",
+        "@dfinity/identity": "^0.19.0",
+        "@dfinity/principal": "^0.19.0",
         "whatwg-fetch": "^3.6.2"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
@@ -17716,7 +17716,7 @@
     },
     "packages/agent": {
       "name": "@dfinity/agent",
-      "version": "0.18.1",
+      "version": "0.19.0",
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "@noble/hashes": "^1.3.1",
@@ -17745,8 +17745,8 @@
         "whatwg-fetch": "^3.0.0"
       },
       "peerDependencies": {
-        "@dfinity/candid": "^0.18.1",
-        "@dfinity/principal": "^0.18.1"
+        "@dfinity/candid": "^0.19.0",
+        "@dfinity/principal": "^0.19.0"
       }
     },
     "packages/agent/node_modules/brace-expansion": {
@@ -17824,7 +17824,7 @@
     },
     "packages/assets": {
       "name": "@dfinity/assets",
-      "version": "0.18.1",
+      "version": "0.19.0",
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "base64-arraybuffer": "^1.0.2",
@@ -17847,8 +17847,8 @@
         "typescript": "^4.7.4"
       },
       "peerDependencies": {
-        "@dfinity/agent": "^0.18.1",
-        "@dfinity/principal": "^0.18.1",
+        "@dfinity/agent": "^0.19.0",
+        "@dfinity/principal": "^0.19.0",
         "@noble/hashes": "^1.3.1"
       }
     },
@@ -17949,7 +17949,7 @@
     },
     "packages/auth-client": {
       "name": "@dfinity/auth-client",
-      "version": "0.18.1",
+      "version": "0.19.0",
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "idb": "^7.0.2"
@@ -17976,9 +17976,9 @@
         "whatwg-fetch": "^3.0.0"
       },
       "peerDependencies": {
-        "@dfinity/agent": "^0.18.1",
-        "@dfinity/identity": "^0.18.1",
-        "@dfinity/principal": "^0.18.1"
+        "@dfinity/agent": "^0.19.0",
+        "@dfinity/identity": "^0.19.0",
+        "@dfinity/principal": "^0.19.0"
       }
     },
     "packages/auth-client/node_modules/brace-expansion": {
@@ -18056,7 +18056,7 @@
     },
     "packages/bls-verify": {
       "name": "@dfinity/bls-verify",
-      "version": "0.18.1",
+      "version": "0.19.0",
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "amcl-js": "file:src/vendor/amcl-js"
@@ -18075,7 +18075,7 @@
     },
     "packages/candid": {
       "name": "@dfinity/candid",
-      "version": "0.18.1",
+      "version": "0.19.0",
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "devDependencies": {
         "@types/jest": "^28.1.4",
@@ -18097,7 +18097,7 @@
         "whatwg-fetch": "^3.0.0"
       },
       "peerDependencies": {
-        "@dfinity/principal": "^0.18.1"
+        "@dfinity/principal": "^0.19.0"
       }
     },
     "packages/candid/node_modules/brace-expansion": {
@@ -18175,7 +18175,7 @@
     },
     "packages/identity": {
       "name": "@dfinity/identity",
-      "version": "0.18.1",
+      "version": "0.19.0",
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "@noble/hashes": "^1.3.1",
@@ -18201,17 +18201,17 @@
         "whatwg-fetch": "^3.0.0"
       },
       "peerDependencies": {
-        "@dfinity/agent": "^0.18.1",
-        "@dfinity/principal": "^0.18.1",
+        "@dfinity/agent": "^0.19.0",
+        "@dfinity/principal": "^0.19.0",
         "@peculiar/webcrypto": "^1.4.0"
       }
     },
     "packages/identity-secp256k1": {
       "name": "@dfinity/identity-secp256k1",
-      "version": "0.18.1",
+      "version": "0.19.0",
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
-        "@dfinity/agent": "^0.18.1",
+        "@dfinity/agent": "^0.19.0",
         "@noble/hashes": "^1.3.1",
         "bip39": "^3.0.4",
         "bs58check": "^2.1.2",
@@ -18297,7 +18297,7 @@
     },
     "packages/principal": {
       "name": "@dfinity/principal",
-      "version": "0.18.1",
+      "version": "0.19.0",
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "@noble/hashes": "^1.3.1"
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5e74e769a..77b1a2295 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@dfinity/agent-monorepo",
-  "version": "0.18.1",
+  "version": "0.19.0",
   "private": true,
   "description": "Use an Agent to interact with the Internet Computer from your JavaScript program.",
   "workspaces": {
diff --git a/packages/agent/package.json b/packages/agent/package.json
index 070b257f9..587007b32 100644
--- a/packages/agent/package.json
+++ b/packages/agent/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@dfinity/agent",
-  "version": "0.18.1",
+  "version": "0.19.0",
   "author": "DFINITY Stiftung <sdk@dfinity.org>",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
   "description": "JavaScript and TypeScript library to interact with the Internet Computer",
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@
     "tslint": "tslint --project tsconfig.json --config tslint.json"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
-    "@dfinity/candid": "^0.18.1",
-    "@dfinity/principal": "^0.18.1"
+    "@dfinity/candid": "^0.19.0",
+    "@dfinity/principal": "^0.19.0"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@noble/hashes": "^1.3.1",
diff --git a/packages/assets/package.json b/packages/assets/package.json
index 274800e05..ed303a0a3 100644
--- a/packages/assets/package.json
+++ b/packages/assets/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@dfinity/assets",
-  "version": "0.18.1",
+  "version": "0.19.0",
   "author": "DFINITY Stiftung <sdk@dfinity.org>",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
   "description": "JavaScript and TypeScript library to manage assets on the Internet Computer",
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@
     "test:coverage": "jest --verbose --collectCoverage"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
-    "@dfinity/agent": "^0.18.1",
-    "@dfinity/principal": "^0.18.1",
+    "@dfinity/agent": "^0.19.0",
+    "@dfinity/principal": "^0.19.0",
     "@noble/hashes": "^1.3.1"
   },
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/packages/auth-client/package.json b/packages/auth-client/package.json
index 7b7fb3e61..cc87e8bd5 100644
--- a/packages/auth-client/package.json
+++ b/packages/auth-client/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@dfinity/auth-client",
-  "version": "0.18.1",
+  "version": "0.19.0",
   "author": "DFINITY Stiftung <sdk@dfinity.org>",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
   "description": "JavaScript and TypeScript library to provide a simple integration with an IC Internet Identity",
@@ -47,9 +47,9 @@
     "test:coverage": "jest --verbose --collectCoverage"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
-    "@dfinity/agent": "^0.18.1",
-    "@dfinity/identity": "^0.18.1",
-    "@dfinity/principal": "^0.18.1"
+    "@dfinity/agent": "^0.19.0",
+    "@dfinity/identity": "^0.19.0",
+    "@dfinity/principal": "^0.19.0"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "idb": "^7.0.2"
diff --git a/packages/bls-verify/package.json b/packages/bls-verify/package.json
index ee51d4990..68cae5e0c 100644
--- a/packages/bls-verify/package.json
+++ b/packages/bls-verify/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@dfinity/bls-verify",
-  "version": "0.18.1",
+  "version": "0.19.0",
   "author": "DFINITY Stiftung <sdk@dfinity.org>",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
   "description": "bls verification strategy in JavaScript",
diff --git a/packages/candid/package.json b/packages/candid/package.json
index f12add5bc..78550158f 100644
--- a/packages/candid/package.json
+++ b/packages/candid/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@dfinity/candid",
-  "version": "0.18.1",
+  "version": "0.19.0",
   "author": "DFINITY Stiftung <sdk@dfinity.org>",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
   "description": "JavaScript and TypeScript library to work with candid interfaces",
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
     "test:coverage": "jest --verbose --collectCoverage"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
-    "@dfinity/principal": "^0.18.1"
+    "@dfinity/principal": "^0.19.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/jest": "^28.1.4",
diff --git a/packages/identity-secp256k1/package.json b/packages/identity-secp256k1/package.json
index 591625349..5eb616655 100644
--- a/packages/identity-secp256k1/package.json
+++ b/packages/identity-secp256k1/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@dfinity/identity-secp256k1",
-  "version": "0.18.1",
+  "version": "0.19.0",
   "author": "DFINITY Stiftung <sdk@dfinity.org>",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
   "description": "JavaScript and TypeScript library to manage Secp256k1KeyIdentities for use with the Internet Computer",
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     "test:coverage": "jest --verbose --collectCoverage"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@dfinity/agent": "^0.18.1",
+    "@dfinity/agent": "^0.19.0",
     "@noble/hashes": "^1.3.1",
     "bip39": "^3.0.4",
     "bs58check": "^2.1.2",
diff --git a/packages/identity/package.json b/packages/identity/package.json
index 09b95ad8a..cb290def5 100644
--- a/packages/identity/package.json
+++ b/packages/identity/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@dfinity/identity",
-  "version": "0.18.1",
+  "version": "0.19.0",
   "author": "DFINITY Stiftung <sdk@dfinity.org>",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
   "description": "JavaScript and TypeScript library to manage identity with the Internet Computer",
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@
     "test:coverage": "jest --verbose --collectCoverage"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
-    "@dfinity/agent": "^0.18.1",
-    "@dfinity/principal": "^0.18.1",
+    "@dfinity/agent": "^0.19.0",
+    "@dfinity/principal": "^0.19.0",
     "@peculiar/webcrypto": "^1.4.0"
   },
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/packages/principal/package.json b/packages/principal/package.json
index cd21b9d87..043fbeac6 100644
--- a/packages/principal/package.json
+++ b/packages/principal/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@dfinity/principal",
-  "version": "0.18.1",
+  "version": "0.19.0",
   "author": "DFINITY Stiftung <sdk@dfinity.org>",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
   "description": "JavaScript and TypeScript library to work with Internet Computer principals",