diff --git a/hamilton/telemetry.py b/hamilton/telemetry.py
index c10a1c290..817115f6b 100644
--- a/hamilton/telemetry.py
+++ b/hamilton/telemetry.py
@@ -125,7 +125,8 @@ def is_telemetry_enabled() -> bool:
         if call_counter == 0:
             # Log only the first time someone calls this function; don't want to spam them.
             logger.warning(
-                "FYI: Hamilton telemetry is enabled. "
+                "Note: Hamilton collects completely anonymous data about usage. "
+                "This will help us improve Hamilton over time. "
                 "See https://github.com/dagworks-inc/hamilton#usage-analytics--data-privacy for details."
             )
         call_counter += 1
diff --git a/hamilton/version.py b/hamilton/version.py
index 3e03f23b0..9974ca471 100644
--- a/hamilton/version.py
+++ b/hamilton/version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-VERSION = (1, 18, 0)
+VERSION = (1, 19, 0)