diff --git a/docs/release-notes.txt b/docs/release-notes.txt
index d3ebfba7ae..bb8739c977 100644
--- a/docs/release-notes.txt
+++ b/docs/release-notes.txt
@@ -23,14 +23,23 @@ its test suite.
 2.19
 ====
 
+This release of the Ruby driver supports MongoDB version 7.0. The Ruby driver
+now supports Ruby 3.2. Ruby 2.5 and 2.6 are now deprecated.
+
 This release includes the following new features:
 
-- Added support for automatic AWS credentials retrieval when AWS KMS is used for
-  client side encryption.
+- Added support for automatic AWS credentials retrieval and authentication
+  with temporary credentials when AWS KMS is used for client side encryption.
 - Added support for automatic GCP credentials retrieval when Google Cloud Key
   Management is used for client side encryption.
+- Added support the Azure VM-assigned Managed Identity for Automatic KMS Credentials
+  when Azure Key Vault is used for client side encryption.
+- `Queryable Encryption <https://www.mongodb.com/docs/upcoming/core/queryable-encryption/queryable-encryption/>`_ support is extended.
+- Added support for Queryable Encryption Range Indexes.
+- A `crypt_shared <https://www.mongodb.com/docs/manual/core/queryable-encryption/reference/shared-library/#download-the-automatic-encryption-shared-library>`_ 
+  library can be now used instead of ``mongocryptd``.
 - Added support for AWS IAM Roles for service accounts, EKS in particular.
-
+- AWS Credentials are now cached when possible.
 
 .. _release-notes-2.18:
 
diff --git a/lib/mongo/version.rb b/lib/mongo/version.rb
index 49641f39a3..80f916063a 100644
--- a/lib/mongo/version.rb
+++ b/lib/mongo/version.rb
@@ -20,5 +20,5 @@ module Mongo
   # The current version of the driver.
   #
   # @since 2.0.0
-  VERSION = '2.18.1'.freeze
+  VERSION = '2.19.0'.freeze
 end