diff --git a/.ci/bwcVersions b/.ci/bwcVersions
index 31fae0eb7f1a5..cd97e4ef859e3 100644
--- a/.ci/bwcVersions
+++ b/.ci/bwcVersions
@@ -106,3 +106,4 @@ BWC_VERSION:
   - "2.19.2"
   - "2.19.3"
   - "2.19.4"
+  - "2.19.5"
diff --git a/buildSrc/version.properties b/buildSrc/version.properties
index df4a0b5ce6319..af8e41f5d4925 100644
--- a/buildSrc/version.properties
+++ b/buildSrc/version.properties
@@ -1 +1 @@
-opensearch        = 2.19.5
+opensearch        = 2.19.6
diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index 1b9ead9b4007c..a77c99d2d7076 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [versions]
-opensearch        = "2.19.5"
+opensearch        = "2.19.6"
 lucene            = "9.12.3"
 
 bundled_jdk_vendor = "adoptium"
diff --git a/libs/core/src/main/java/org/opensearch/Version.java b/libs/core/src/main/java/org/opensearch/Version.java
index de141117e4da8..8a62de05af63a 100644
--- a/libs/core/src/main/java/org/opensearch/Version.java
+++ b/libs/core/src/main/java/org/opensearch/Version.java
@@ -150,7 +150,8 @@ public class Version implements Comparable<Version>, ToXContentFragment {
     public static final Version V_2_19_3 = new Version(2190399, org.apache.lucene.util.Version.LUCENE_9_12_2);
     public static final Version V_2_19_4 = new Version(2190499, org.apache.lucene.util.Version.LUCENE_9_12_3);
     public static final Version V_2_19_5 = new Version(2190599, org.apache.lucene.util.Version.LUCENE_9_12_3);
-    public static final Version CURRENT = V_2_19_5;
+    public static final Version V_2_19_6 = new Version(2190699, org.apache.lucene.util.Version.LUCENE_9_12_3);
+    public static final Version CURRENT = V_2_19_6;
 
     public static Version fromId(int id) {
         final Version known = LegacyESVersion.idToVersion.get(id);