diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index da9433e3d..30662d4ae 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,15 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [2.19.0](https://github.com/googleapis/python-genai/compare/v2.18.1...v2.19.0) (2026-08-19)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* Add `mode` enum (`VERBATIM`, `SMART`) to `AudioTranscriptionConfig` and `TranscriptionConfig`. ([e8cd7d0](https://github.com/googleapis/python-genai/commit/e8cd7d001438da2b580c0d65cc429111f1c38442))
+* Add enable_data_retention to ToolParallelAiSearch, Add step_count to ReinforcementTuningHyperParameters, Add BidiGenerateContentSetup ([656da78](https://github.com/googleapis/python-genai/commit/656da7861344603fc122c2d3e6f98f88f7d7fe1e))
+* Add IDLE state to live connection status enum and mark REQUIRES_ACTION as deprecated. ([599d89f](https://github.com/googleapis/python-genai/commit/599d89fe1b6b4625d1c402a3275d95d8c84f3699))
+* Add video resolution and extension task parameters ([c3bdb88](https://github.com/googleapis/python-genai/commit/c3bdb8865ce11bfe8d4869fa80c6cb14a469abff))
+
 ## [2.18.1](https://github.com/googleapis/python-genai/compare/v2.18.0...v2.18.1) (2026-08-13)
 
 
diff --git a/google/genai/version.py b/google/genai/version.py
index 2aadf4192..14d9dd7d2 100644
--- a/google/genai/version.py
+++ b/google/genai/version.py
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 #
 
-__version__ = '2.18.1' # x-release-please-version
+__version__ = '2.19.0' # x-release-please-version
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 186e51d5a..d6dbc941b 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ requires = ["setuptools", "wheel", "twine>=6.1.0", "packaging>=24.2", "pkginfo>=
 
 [project]
 name = "google-genai"
-version = "2.18.1"
+version = "2.19.0"
 description = "GenAI Python SDK"
 readme = "README.md"
 license = "Apache-2.0"