diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index cd149241e5db..c572d669d560 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+python3-oq-engine (3.19.1-0~xenial01) xenial; urgency=low
+
   [Antonio Ettorre]
   * Upgrade pyzmq to 26.0.3
 
@@ -7,6 +9,8 @@
     maximum_distance together with a minimum_magnitude
   * Backported fixes to the Canada SHM6 GMPEs
 
+ -- Matteo Nastasi (GEM Foundation) <nastasi@openquake.org>  Tue, 14 May 2024 08:09:20 +0000
+
 python3-oq-engine (3.19.0-1~xenial01) xenial; urgency=low
 
   [Graeme Weatherill]
diff --git a/openquake/baselib/__init__.py b/openquake/baselib/__init__.py
index c7fc00635442..aee10779426a 100644
--- a/openquake/baselib/__init__.py
+++ b/openquake/baselib/__init__.py
@@ -127,4 +127,4 @@ def read(*paths, **validators):
     config.multi_user = install_user in ('root', 'openquake')
 
 # the version is managed by packager.sh with a sed
-__version__ = '3.19.0'
+__version__ = '3.19.1'