diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug.yml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug.yml
index 90edf2e70..b247eb959 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug.yml
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ body:
     attributes:
       label: Singer SDK Version
       description: Version of the library you are using
-      placeholder: "0.18.0"
+      placeholder: "0.19.0"
     validations:
       required: true
   - type: dropdown
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 157380f6e..6934d1b6d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,20 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## v0.19.0 (2023-01-30)
+
+### ✨ New
+
+- [#1171](https://github.com/meltano/sdk/issues/1171) Improve included tap and target tests in `singer_sdk.testing`
+
+### 🐛 Fixes
+
+- [#1345](https://github.com/meltano/sdk/issues/1345) Remove tox dependency from tap/target template
+
+### 📚 Documentation Improvements
+
+- [#1358](https://github.com/meltano/sdk/issues/1358) Fix typo in `if __name__ == ` example
+
 ## v0.18.0 (2023-01-23)
 
 ### ✨ New
diff --git a/cookiecutter/tap-template/{{cookiecutter.tap_id}}/pyproject.toml b/cookiecutter/tap-template/{{cookiecutter.tap_id}}/pyproject.toml
index 743d81276..d6da546c3 100644
--- a/cookiecutter/tap-template/{{cookiecutter.tap_id}}/pyproject.toml
+++ b/cookiecutter/tap-template/{{cookiecutter.tap_id}}/pyproject.toml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ license = "Apache 2.0"
 
 [tool.poetry.dependencies]
 python = "<3.12,>=3.7.1"
-singer-sdk = { version="^0.18.0"}
+singer-sdk = { version="^0.19.0"}
 fs-s3fs = { version = "^1.1.1", optional = true}
 {%- if cookiecutter.stream_type in ["REST", "GraphQL"] %}
 requests = "^2.28.1"
diff --git a/cookiecutter/target-template/{{cookiecutter.target_id}}/pyproject.toml b/cookiecutter/target-template/{{cookiecutter.target_id}}/pyproject.toml
index c7e418e8f..fec73434e 100644
--- a/cookiecutter/target-template/{{cookiecutter.target_id}}/pyproject.toml
+++ b/cookiecutter/target-template/{{cookiecutter.target_id}}/pyproject.toml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ license = "Apache 2.0"
 
 [tool.poetry.dependencies]
 python = "<3.12,>=3.7.1"
-singer-sdk = { version="^0.18.0"}
+singer-sdk = { version="^0.19.0"}
 fs-s3fs = { version = "^1.1.1", optional = true}
 {%- if cookiecutter.serialization_method != "SQL" %}
 requests = "^2.28.1"
diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index fa9f9058b..c2b5cf525 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 author = "Meltano Core Team and Contributors"
 
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags
-release = "0.18.0"
+release = "0.19.0"
 
 
 # -- General configuration ---------------------------------------------------
@@ -74,5 +74,5 @@
     "css/custom.css",
 ]
 
-# TODO: set this back to 3 after MyST-Parser 0.18.0 is released
+# TODO: set this back to 3 after MyST-Parser 0.19.0 is released
 myst_heading_anchors = 4
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 966964066..ea6aa7b7a 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "singer-sdk"
-version = "0.18.0"
+version = "0.19.0"
 description = "A framework for building Singer taps"
 authors = ["Meltano Team and Contributors"]
 maintainers = ["Meltano Team and Contributors"]
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ norecursedirs = "cookiecutter"
 
 [tool.commitizen]
 name = "cz_version_bump"
-version = "0.18.0"
+version = "0.19.0"
 tag_format = "v$major.$minor.$patch$prerelease"
 version_files = [
     "docs/conf.py",