diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 270c556..58288cf 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+## 0.19.1 (May 15th, 2024)
+
+BUG FIXES:
+* Fixed twisted transport to pass correct encoding on the body.
+
 ## 0.19.0 (February 14th, 2024)
 
 ENHANCEMENTS:
diff --git a/ns1/__init__.py b/ns1/__init__.py
index 887934f..cee39e8 100644
--- a/ns1/__init__.py
+++ b/ns1/__init__.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 #
 from .config import Config
 
-version = "0.19.0"
+version = "0.19.1"
 
 
 class NS1:
diff --git a/ns1/rest/transport/twisted.py b/ns1/rest/transport/twisted.py
index 8c1a7db..d4c8c78 100644
--- a/ns1/rest/transport/twisted.py
+++ b/ns1/rest/transport/twisted.py
@@ -14,8 +14,9 @@
 from ns1.rest.errors import ResourceException
 from ns1.rest.transport.base import TransportBase
 
-
+IS_PY3 = False
 if sys.version_info[0] == 3:
+    IS_PY3 = True
     from io import StringIO
     from urllib.parse import urlencode
 else:
@@ -230,7 +231,10 @@ def _request_func(self, method, headers, data, files):
         """
         bProducer = None
         if data:
-            bProducer = StringProducer(data)
+            if IS_PY3:
+                bProducer = StringProducer(data.encode("utf-8"))
+            else:
+                bProducer = StringProducer(data)
         elif files:
             if len(files) > 1:
                 raise Exception(