diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index cd43361..6d3d55f 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-v0.18.0-dev
\ No newline at end of file
+v0.19.0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/charts/project-workspace-operator/Chart.yaml b/charts/project-workspace-operator/Chart.yaml
index 216d298..cd11552 100644
--- a/charts/project-workspace-operator/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/project-workspace-operator/Chart.yaml
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@ apiVersion: v2
 name: project-workspace-operator
 description: A Helm chart for the project-workspace-operator
 type: application
-version: v0.18.0
-appVersion: v0.18.0
+version: v0.19.0
+appVersion: v0.19.0
diff --git a/charts/project-workspace-operator/values.yaml b/charts/project-workspace-operator/values.yaml
index 1032fe7..a6a4967 100644
--- a/charts/project-workspace-operator/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/project-workspace-operator/values.yaml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ image:
   repository: ghcr.io/openmcp-project/images/project-workspace-operator
   pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
   # Overrides the image tag whose default is the chart appVersion.
-  tag: v0.18.0
+  tag: v0.19.0
 
 imagePullSecrets: []
 nameOverride: ""
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 89cd1e5..a812338 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2 v2.26.0
 	github.com/onsi/gomega v1.38.2
 	github.com/openmcp-project/controller-utils v0.23.1
-	github.com/openmcp-project/project-workspace-operator/api v0.18.0
+	github.com/openmcp-project/project-workspace-operator/api v0.19.0
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.11.1
 	k8s.io/api v0.34.1
 	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.34.1