diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index 02fe1a60..4ca5e012 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -3,6 +3,11 @@ Changelog
 
 In this changelog focus on user facing highlights and stick to the format. This information will be used to motivate users to upgrade or after upgrading to inform them of features that might otherwise not be very discoverable.
 
+`1.0.19 <https://pypi.org/project/mentat/1.0.19/>`__
+--------------------------------------------------
+
+- Added deprecation message for older Python versions
+
 `1.0.18 <https://pypi.org/project/mentat/1.0.18/>`__
 --------------------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/mentat/VERSION b/mentat/VERSION
index f8f3c087..140333f6 100644
--- a/mentat/VERSION
+++ b/mentat/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.0.18
+1.0.19