diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 83036477..11af1f5f 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ if(NOT CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE)
 	FORCE)
 endif()
 
-project(pygmo VERSION 2.19.5 LANGUAGES CXX C)
+project(pygmo VERSION 2.19.6 LANGUAGES CXX C)
 
 list(APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake" "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/yacma")
 
diff --git a/doc/changelog.rst b/doc/changelog.rst
index 761b4a18..85a447cb 100644
--- a/doc/changelog.rst
+++ b/doc/changelog.rst
@@ -3,6 +3,22 @@
 Changelog
 =========
 
+2.19.6 (2024-02-21)
+-------------------
+
+New
+~~~
+
+- Add batch fitness evaluation capabilities to the CMAES
+  algorithm
+  (`#139 <https://github.com/esa/pygmo2/pull/139>`__).
+
+Fix
+~~~
+
+- Fix the unit tests for Python 3.12
+  (`#150 <https://github.com/esa/pygmo2/pull/150>`__).
+
 2.19.0 (2023-01-19)
 -------------------