diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index d15973a8c..da241666d 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+Changes in synapse v0.19.0 (2017-02-04)
+=======================================
+
+No changes since RC 4.
+
+
 Changes in synapse v0.19.0-rc4 (2017-02-02)
 ===========================================
 
diff --git a/synapse/__init__.py b/synapse/__init__.py
index 950c4178b..d3f445be9 100644
--- a/synapse/__init__.py
+++ b/synapse/__init__.py
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@
 """ This is a reference implementation of a Matrix home server.
 """
 
-__version__ = "0.19.0-rc4"
+__version__ = "0.19.0"