diff --git a/apps/desktop/package.json b/apps/desktop/package.json
index 4861d8002cab7..269f188d65e12 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/package.json
+++ b/apps/desktop/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "name": "hermes",
   "productName": "Hermes",
   "private": true,
-  "version": "0.21.18",
+  "version": "0.21.19",
   "description": "Native desktop shell for Hermes Agent.",
   "author": "Nous Research",
   "type": "module",
diff --git a/hermes_cli/__init__.py b/hermes_cli/__init__.py
index d47242f587235..055c8e2c6ae10 100644
--- a/hermes_cli/__init__.py
+++ b/hermes_cli/__init__.py
@@ -14,11 +14,11 @@ Provides subcommands for:
 import os
 import sys
 
-__version__ = "0.21.18"
-__release_date__ = "2026.8.13"
+__version__ = "0.21.19"
+__release_date__ = "2026.8.14"
 # This is the commit count at the release tag, used only by immutable Nix builds that do
 # not carry git history. `scripts/release.py` updates it for each new release.
-__release_rev_count__ = 21746
+__release_rev_count__ = 21751
 
 
 def _ensure_utf8():
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 2820ef54bc2ec..20a86b4fe527e 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
     },
     "apps/desktop": {
       "name": "hermes",
-      "version": "0.21.18",
+      "version": "0.21.19",
       "dependencies": {
         "@assistant-ui/core": "0.2.23",
         "@assistant-ui/react": "0.14.24",
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 26a444a90c3bd..42177392bd770 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 [project]
 name = "hermes-agent"
-version = "0.21.18"
+version = "0.21.19"
 description = "The self-improving AI agent — creates skills from experience, improves them during use, and runs anywhere"
 readme = "README.md"
 # Upper bound is load-bearing, not cosmetic. uv resolves the project's
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index 4055560fb19d1..4f7ea8815cf63 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -1560,7 +1560,7 @@ wheels = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "hermes-agent"
-version = "0.21.18"
+version = "0.21.19"
 source = { editable = "." }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "certifi" },