diff --git a/docarray/__init__.py b/docarray/__init__.py
index c195352d68d..00f5b04f6a5 100644
--- a/docarray/__init__.py
+++ b/docarray/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-__version__ = '0.18.2'
+__version__ = '0.19.0'
 
 import os