diff --git a/src/sos/_version.py b/src/sos/_version.py
index e4269a3a5..90f3d0c59 100644
--- a/src/sos/_version.py
+++ b/src/sos/_version.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 # version of the SoS language
 __sos_version__ = '1.0'
 # version of the sos command
-__version__ = '0.19.5'
+__version__ = '0.19.6'
 __py_version__ = '{}.{}.{}'.format(_py_ver.major, _py_ver.minor, _py_ver.micro)
 
 #