diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
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--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,4 +1,59 @@
-# v0.18.0 Release -2020-03-05
+# v0.19.0 Release - 2020-03-18
+This is the 19th release of Kaniko!
+ 
+In this release, the highlights are:
+1. Cache layer size duplication regression in v0.18.0 is fixed. [#1138](https://github.com/GoogleContainerTools/kaniko/issues/1138)
+1. Cache performance when using build-args. `build-args` are only part of cache key for a layer if it is used.
+1. Kaniko can support a `tar.gz` context with `tar://` prefix.
+1. Users can provide registry certificates for private registries. 
+ 
+# Bug Fixes
+* Use the correct name for acr helper [#1121](https://github.com/GoogleContainerTools/kaniko/pull/1121)
+* remove build args from composite key and replace all build args [#1085](https://github.com/GoogleContainerTools/kaniko/pull/1085)
+* fix resolve link for dirs with trailing / [#1113](https://github.com/GoogleContainerTools/kaniko/pull/1113)
+
+# New Features
+* feat: add support of local '.tar.gz' file inside the kaniko container [#1115](https://github.com/GoogleContainerTools/kaniko/pull/1115)
+* Add support to `--chown` flag to ADD command (Issue #57) [#1134](https://github.com/GoogleContainerTools/kaniko/pull/1134)
+* executor: add --label flag [#1075](https://github.com/GoogleContainerTools/kaniko/pull/1075)
+* Allow user to provide registry certificate [#1037](https://github.com/GoogleContainerTools/kaniko/pull/1037)
+
+# Refactors And Updates
+* Migrate to golang 1.14 [#1098](https://github.com/GoogleContainerTools/kaniko/pull/1098)
+* Make cloudbuild.yaml re-usable for anyone [#1135](https://github.com/GoogleContainerTools/kaniko/pull/1135)
+* fix: credential typo [#1128](https://github.com/GoogleContainerTools/kaniko/pull/1128)
+* Travis k8s integration test [#1124](https://github.com/GoogleContainerTools/kaniko/pull/1124)
+* Add more tests for Copy and some fixes. [#1114](https://github.com/GoogleContainerTools/kaniko/pull/1114)
+
+# Documentation 
+* Update README on running in Docker [#1141](https://github.com/GoogleContainerTools/kaniko/pull/1141)
+ 
+Huge thank you for this release towards our contributors: 
+ - Anthony Davies
+ - Batuhan Apaydın
+ - Ben Einaudi
+ - Carlos Sanchez
+ - Cole Wippern
+ - cvgw
+ - Dani Raznikov
+ - DracoBlue
+ - James Ravn
+ - Jordan GOASDOUE
+ - Logan.Price
+ - Moritz Wanzenböck
+ - ohchang-kwon
+ - Or Sela
+ - Sam Stoelinga
+ - Tejal Desai
+ - Thomas Bonfort
+ - Thomas Strömberg
+ - tinkerborg
+ - Wietse Muizelaar
+ - xanonid
+ - Yoan Blanc
+ - Yuheng Zhang
+
+ # v0.18.0 Release -2020-03-05
 This release fixes all the regression bugs associated with v0.17.0 and v0.17.1.
 This release, the team did a lot of work improving our test infrastructure, more tests cases
 and refactored filesystem walking.
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index c7b50a3afa..cc49c73236 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 # Bump these on release
 VERSION_MAJOR ?= 0
-VERSION_MINOR ?= 18
+VERSION_MINOR ?= 19
 VERSION_BUILD ?= 0
 
 VERSION ?= v$(VERSION_MAJOR).$(VERSION_MINOR).$(VERSION_BUILD)