diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a88aea4..573db46 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Changelog
 
-## Unreleased
+## 1.0.0-rc.19 - 2026-10-26
 
 ### Added
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 44d2848..c5b077a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ algorithms can stay in Rust while RustQ removes the repetitive boundary glue.
 ```elixir
 def deps do
   [
-    {:rustq, "~> 1.0.0-rc.18", runtime: false}
+    {:rustq, "~> 1.0.0-rc.19", runtime: false}
   ]
 end
 ```
diff --git a/ROADMAP.md b/ROADMAP.md
index 5b1f79b..0b5b7d6 100644
--- a/ROADMAP.md
+++ b/ROADMAP.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # RustQ roadmap
 
-Last reviewed 2026-10-26, at 1.0.0-rc.18. The [changelog](CHANGELOG.md) records
+Last reviewed 2026-10-26, at 1.0.0-rc.19. The [changelog](CHANGELOG.md) records
 what shipped; this file covers where RustQ stands and what comes next.
 
 ## Where things stand
@@ -39,12 +39,12 @@ The core pieces are in place:
 | vize_ex | rc.3, moving to rc.11 | NIF wrappers and stubs, `@type` result codecs, encoders generated from `vize_atelier_vapor`'s source |
 | skia_ex | rc.3 | `defrust` drawing commands with generated targets |
 | folio | rc.6 | Rustler generation |
-| figler | rc.3, moving to rc.18 | `defrust` helpers over scene storage, an effective graph interpreted natively |
+| figler | rc.3, moving to rc.19 | `defrust` helpers over scene storage, an effective graph interpreted natively |
 | kiwi_codec | rc.13, moving to rc.14 | `defrust` helpers, Rustler term helpers, and native Kiwi records |
 
 kiwi_codec 0.4.0 runs rc.13. Building its generated Rust in its tests found
 the bugs rc.14 fixes, and the rustler 0.39 incompatibility in RustQ's own
-helpers. figler is moving to rc.18 with it; oxc_ex is within three releases.
+helpers. figler is moving to rc.19 with it; oxc_ex is within three releases.
 
 ## Road to 1.0.0
 
diff --git a/mix.exs b/mix.exs
index e2f7885..a67f348 100644
--- a/mix.exs
+++ b/mix.exs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 defmodule RustQ.MixProject do
   use Mix.Project
 
-  @version "1.0.0-rc.18"
+  @version "1.0.0-rc.19"
   @source_url "https://github.com/elixir-crab/rustq"
 
   def project do