diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 96d4f7c09..a9c5c1175 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ option(MLX_METAL_JIT "Use JIT compilation for Metal kernels" OFF)
 option(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS "Build mlx as a shared library" OFF)
 
 if(NOT MLX_VERSION)
-  set(MLX_VERSION 0.18.1)
+  set(MLX_VERSION 0.19.0)
 endif()
 
 # --------------------- Processor tests -------------------------
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 9783ac3b3..7cfb72bb2 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ def run(self) -> None:
 
     setup(
         name="mlx",
-        version=get_version("0.18.1"),
+        version=get_version("0.19.0"),
         author="MLX Contributors",
         author_email="mlx@group.apple.com",
         description="A framework for machine learning on Apple silicon.",