diff --git a/iris_grib/__init__.py b/iris_grib/__init__.py
index 31992724..17b433d0 100644
--- a/iris_grib/__init__.py
+++ b/iris_grib/__init__.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 from .message import GribMessage
 
 
-__version__ = '0.19.dev0'
+__version__ = '0.19.0'
 
 __all__ = ['load_cubes', 'save_grib2', 'load_pairs_from_fields',
            'save_pairs_from_cube', 'save_messages']