diff --git a/.bumpversion.cfg b/.bumpversion.cfg
index 15d1dfbf7..00176fb8d 100644
--- a/.bumpversion.cfg
+++ b/.bumpversion.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 1.18.0
+current_version = 1.19.0
 commit = True
 tag = True
 parse = (?P<major>\d+)(\.(?P<minor>\d+))(\.(?P<patch>\d+))((?P<release>.)(?P<build>\d+))?
diff --git a/packages/assets/solara_assets/__init__.py b/packages/assets/solara_assets/__init__.py
index a15d9fcda..d4407a8cd 100644
--- a/packages/assets/solara_assets/__init__.py
+++ b/packages/assets/solara_assets/__init__.py
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 "CDN assets for Solara"
-__version__ = "1.18.0"
+__version__ = "1.19.0"
diff --git a/packages/solara-enterprise/pyproject.toml b/packages/solara-enterprise/pyproject.toml
index 82efff6d9..3562a1102 100644
--- a/packages/solara-enterprise/pyproject.toml
+++ b/packages/solara-enterprise/pyproject.toml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ license = {file = "LICENSE"}
 classifiers = ["License :: Free for non-commercial use"]
 dynamic = ["version", "description"]
 dependencies = [
-    "solara==1.18.0",
+    "solara==1.19.0",
 ]
 
 [project.optional-dependencies]
diff --git a/packages/solara-enterprise/solara_enterprise/__init__.py b/packages/solara-enterprise/solara_enterprise/__init__.py
index 3f2ac7bef..ca3160795 100644
--- a/packages/solara-enterprise/solara_enterprise/__init__.py
+++ b/packages/solara-enterprise/solara_enterprise/__init__.py
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 "Enterprise features for Solara"
-__version__ = "1.18.0"
+__version__ = "1.19.0"
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 40f24e3b0..7bc189cd5 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ dev = [
     "pytest-playwright; python_version > '3.6'",
 ]
 assets = [
-    "solara-assets==1.18.0"
+    "solara-assets==1.19.0"
 ]
 flask = [
     "flask",
diff --git a/release.md b/release.md
index 3e377d386..100ba38af 100644
--- a/release.md
+++ b/release.md
@@ -7,14 +7,14 @@
 ## Making an alpha release
 
 
-    $ ./release.sh patch --new-version 1.18.0a1
+    $ ./release.sh patch --new-version 1.19.0a1
 
 
 # semi automated
 To make a new release
 ```
 # update solara/__init__.py
-$ git add -u && git commit -m 'Release v1.18.0' && git tag v1.18.0 && git push upstream master v1.18.0
+$ git add -u && git commit -m 'Release v1.19.0' && git tag v1.19.0 && git push upstream master v1.19.0
 ```
 
 
@@ -22,5 +22,5 @@ If a problem happens, and you want to keep the history clean
 ```
 # do fix
 $ git rebase -i HEAD~3
-$ git tag v1.18.0 -f &&  git push upstream master v1.18.0 -f
+$ git tag v1.19.0 -f &&  git push upstream master v1.19.0 -f
 ```
diff --git a/solara/__init__.py b/solara/__init__.py
index 37160027d..03201f621 100644
--- a/solara/__init__.py
+++ b/solara/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 """Build webapps using IPywidgets"""
-__version__ = "1.18.0"
+__version__ = "1.19.0"
 github_url = "https://github.com/widgetti/solara"
 git_branch = "master"
 
diff --git a/solara/server/static/solara_bootstrap.py b/solara/server/static/solara_bootstrap.py
index 2785dca52..eb3661d74 100644
--- a/solara/server/static/solara_bootstrap.py
+++ b/solara/server/static/solara_bootstrap.py
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ async def main():
     ]
     for dep in requirements:
         await micropip.install(dep, keep_going=True)
-    await micropip.install("/wheels/solara-1.18.0-py2.py3-none-any.whl", keep_going=True)
+    await micropip.install("/wheels/solara-1.19.0-py2.py3-none-any.whl", keep_going=True)
     import solara
 
     el = solara.Warning("lala")