diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f74ec2bdf..a59004153 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+#### 0.19.6: Maintenance Release
+
+ - Fix encoding of file node from binary to utf8 - #2051 
+
 #### 0.19.5: Maintenance Release
 
  - Recognize pip installs of RPi.GPIO (#1934)
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 86f182d72..44ef285c3 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "node-red",
-  "version": "0.19.5",
+  "version": "0.19.6",
   "description": "A visual tool for wiring the Internet of Things",
   "homepage": "http://nodered.org",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",