diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index 28016b3a..5a15561b 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ reader changelog
 Version 0.19
 ------------
 
-Unreleased
+Released 2020-03-25
 
 * Support PyPy 3.6.
 * Allow :doc:`searching for entries <fts>`. (`#122`_)
diff --git a/src/reader/__init__.py b/src/reader/__init__.py
index 2668cee7..3bce27f5 100644
--- a/src/reader/__init__.py
+++ b/src/reader/__init__.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 
 """
 
-__version__ = '0.19.dev0'
+__version__ = '0.19'
 
 
 from .core.reader import Reader, make_reader