diff --git a/version.go b/version.go
index 1fd474ea713d8c1186e5d8b57445d6ce03f2f2b1..52c34a4088d28b08987f6ee190e5d9dd22537fdb 100644
--- a/version.go
+++ b/version.go
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import (
 var CurrentCommit string
 
 // CurrentVersionNumber is the current application's version literal
-const CurrentVersionNumber = "0.19.1-rc1"
+const CurrentVersionNumber = "0.19.1"
 
 const ApiVersion = "/kubo/" + CurrentVersionNumber + "/" //nolint