diff --git a/.bumpversion.cfg b/.bumpversion.cfg
index 69b26b8e..b7753815 100644
--- a/.bumpversion.cfg
+++ b/.bumpversion.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 1.0.18
+current_version = 1.0.19
 commit = True
 tag = True
 
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 11cb1ec3..b834b371 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [1.0.19] - 2024-03-12
+
+* eliminate dependency on async-retrying
+
 ## [1.0.18] - 2024-03-11
 
 * upload from s3 to API fix
diff --git a/fusion/__init__.py b/fusion/__init__.py
index a7ddc6dc..a169ec57 100644
--- a/fusion/__init__.py
+++ b/fusion/__init__.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 __author__ = """Fusion Devs"""
 __email__ = "fusion_developers@jpmorgan.com"
-__version__ = "1.0.18"
+__version__ = "1.0.19"
 
 from fusion.fs_sync import fsync
 from fusion.fusion import Fusion, FusionCredentials
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 83aeadef..7192ecb6 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [tool]
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "PyFusion"
-version = "1.0.18"
+version = "1.0.19"
 
 homepage = "https://github.com/jpmorganchase/fusion"
 description = "JPMC Fusion Developer Tools"
diff --git a/pyproject_docs_build.toml b/pyproject_docs_build.toml
index c54c1e65..7f47f47d 100644
--- a/pyproject_docs_build.toml
+++ b/pyproject_docs_build.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [tool]
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "PyFusion"
-version = "1.0.18"
+version = "1.0.19"
 
 homepage = "https://github.com/jpmorganchase/fusion"
 description = "JPMC Fusion Developer Tools"