diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 5e39b94..19ee807 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.18.0"
+  ".": "0.19.0"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0df6832..de29a4b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,18 @@ 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).
 
+## [0.19.0](https://github.com/microsoft/kiota-ruby/compare/v0.18.0...v0.19.0) (2026-08-27)
+
+
+### ⚠ BREAKING CHANGES
+
+* read JSON scalars by type instead of coercing
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* read JSON scalars by type instead of coercing ([e1ee161](https://github.com/microsoft/kiota-ruby/commit/e1ee16134c9f66f429303a9b0d23fae08f956e36))
+* support primitive members in composed types ([2a64b1d](https://github.com/microsoft/kiota-ruby/commit/2a64b1dc07fc15c5433fd6189a08eec7981711fe))
+
 ## [0.18.0](https://github.com/microsoft/kiota-ruby/compare/v0.17.0...v0.18.0) (2026-08-24)
 
 
diff --git a/components/abstractions/lib/microsoft_kiota_abstractions/version.rb b/components/abstractions/lib/microsoft_kiota_abstractions/version.rb
index 5b7f7d0..5e850ad 100644
--- a/components/abstractions/lib/microsoft_kiota_abstractions/version.rb
+++ b/components/abstractions/lib/microsoft_kiota_abstractions/version.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
 module MicrosoftKiotaAbstractions
-  VERSION = '0.18.0' # x-release-please-version
+  VERSION = '0.19.0' # x-release-please-version
 end
diff --git a/components/authentication/oauth/lib/microsoft_kiota_authentication_oauth/version.rb b/components/authentication/oauth/lib/microsoft_kiota_authentication_oauth/version.rb
index d8bc0f0..91c45c8 100644
--- a/components/authentication/oauth/lib/microsoft_kiota_authentication_oauth/version.rb
+++ b/components/authentication/oauth/lib/microsoft_kiota_authentication_oauth/version.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
 module MicrosoftKiotaAuthenticationOAuth
-  VERSION = '0.18.0' # x-release-please-version
+  VERSION = '0.19.0' # x-release-please-version
 end
diff --git a/components/http/lib/microsoft_kiota_faraday/version.rb b/components/http/lib/microsoft_kiota_faraday/version.rb
index d3d4268..be63fdc 100644
--- a/components/http/lib/microsoft_kiota_faraday/version.rb
+++ b/components/http/lib/microsoft_kiota_faraday/version.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
 module MicrosoftKiotaFaraday
-  VERSION = '0.18.0' # x-release-please-version
+  VERSION = '0.19.0' # x-release-please-version
 end
diff --git a/components/serialization/json/lib/microsoft_kiota_serialization_json/version.rb b/components/serialization/json/lib/microsoft_kiota_serialization_json/version.rb
index c343eca..634fc36 100644
--- a/components/serialization/json/lib/microsoft_kiota_serialization_json/version.rb
+++ b/components/serialization/json/lib/microsoft_kiota_serialization_json/version.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
 module MicrosoftKiotaSerializationJson
-  VERSION = '0.18.0' # x-release-please-version
+  VERSION = '0.19.0' # x-release-please-version
 end
diff --git a/version.txt b/version.txt
index 6633391..1cf0537 100644
--- a/version.txt
+++ b/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.18.0
+0.19.0