diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 998889fc3..936105db1 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ ADMIN_CONSOLE_IMAGE_OVERRIDE =
 ADMIN_CONSOLE_MIGRATIONS_IMAGE_OVERRIDE =
 EMBEDDED_OPERATOR_CHART_URL = oci://registry.replicated.com/library
 EMBEDDED_OPERATOR_CHART_NAME = embedded-cluster-operator
-EMBEDDED_OPERATOR_CHART_VERSION = 0.18.0
+EMBEDDED_OPERATOR_CHART_VERSION = 0.19.0
 OPENEBS_CHART_URL = https://openebs.github.io/charts
 OPENEBS_CHART_NAME = openebs/openebs
 OPENEBS_CHART_VERSION = 3.10.0
diff --git a/release.tar.gz b/release.tar.gz
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9bbd44889
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