diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3e71a0f6..269d1882 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [1.19.0] - 2026-10-20
+
 ### Added
 
 - Nine short Backup haikus that fit small cards.
@@ -2026,7 +2028,8 @@ Everything before 1.0.0 was iterative development, condensed here:
 - **i18n**: full localization added
 - **Tooling**: linting, type-checking, test coverage, core docs added
 
-[Unreleased]: https://github.com/SandObserver/stackyard/compare/v1.18.0...HEAD
+[Unreleased]: https://github.com/SandObserver/stackyard/compare/v1.19.0...HEAD
+[1.19.0]: https://github.com/SandObserver/stackyard/compare/v1.18.0...v1.19.0
 [1.18.0]: https://github.com/SandObserver/stackyard/compare/v1.17.0...v1.18.0
 [1.17.0]: https://github.com/SandObserver/stackyard/compare/v1.16.0...v1.17.0
 [1.16.0]: https://github.com/SandObserver/stackyard/compare/v1.15.0...v1.16.0
diff --git a/api/package.json b/api/package.json
index 73e62cca..b0361109 100644
--- a/api/package.json
+++ b/api/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "stackyard-api",
-  "version": "1.18.0",
+  "version": "1.19.0",
   "description": "Stackyard API - Self-hosted homelab dashboard backend",
   "main": "src/server.js",
   "engines": {