diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 9264614f39..d859baa9ff 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,15 +1,7 @@
-For the next release
-====================
+Synapse 1.19.1 (2020-08-27)
+===========================
 
-Removal warning
----------------
-
-Some older clients used a
-[disallowed character](https://matrix.org/docs/spec/client_server/r0.6.1#post-matrix-client-r0-register-email-requesttoken)
-(`:`) in the `client_secret` parameter of various endpoints. The incorrect
-behaviour was allowed for backwards compatibility, but is now being removed
-from Synapse as most users have updated their client. Further context can be
-found at [\#6766](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6766).
+No significant changes.
 
 
 Synapse 1.19.1rc1 (2020-08-25)
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index bdaf59e9b9..6676706dea 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+matrix-synapse-py3 (1.19.1) stable; urgency=medium
+
+  * New synapse release 1.19.1.
+
+ -- Synapse Packaging team <packages@matrix.org>  Thu, 27 Aug 2020 10:50:19 +0100
+
 matrix-synapse-py3 (1.19.0) stable; urgency=medium
 
   [ Synapse Packaging team ]
diff --git a/synapse/__init__.py b/synapse/__init__.py
index 2195723613..1282d19b3c 100644
--- a/synapse/__init__.py
+++ b/synapse/__init__.py
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ try:
 except ImportError:
     pass
 
-__version__ = "1.19.1rc1"
+__version__ = "1.19.1"
 
 if bool(os.environ.get("SYNAPSE_TEST_PATCH_LOG_CONTEXTS", False)):
     # We import here so that we don't have to install a bunch of deps when