diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 58c3c29..526b628 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 See [Conventional Commits](https://conventionalcommits.org) for commit guidelines.
 
+## [3.1.19](https://github.com/nativescript-community/ble/compare/v3.1.18...v3.1.19) (2024-02-06)
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **android:** set default encoding to prevent errors ([4ee622f](https://github.com/nativescript-community/ble/commit/4ee622f652171f6e4c35cee29fbb88718df1e6ae))
+
 ## [3.1.18](https://github.com/nativescript-community/ble/compare/v3.1.17...v3.1.18) (2024-01-11)
 
 ### Bug Fixes
diff --git a/lerna.json b/lerna.json
index 45bb3c4..0aad1ee 100644
--- a/lerna.json
+++ b/lerna.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-    "version": "3.1.18",
+    "version": "3.1.19",
     "$schema": "node_modules/@lerna-lite/cli/schemas/lerna-schema.json",
     "packages": [
         "packages/*"
diff --git a/packages/ble/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/ble/CHANGELOG.md
index 9599934..22ce7e7 100644
--- a/packages/ble/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/ble/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 See [Conventional Commits](https://conventionalcommits.org) for commit guidelines.
 
+## [3.1.19](https://github.com/nativescript-community/ble/compare/v3.1.18...v3.1.19) (2024-02-06)
+
+**Note:** Version bump only for package @nativescript-community/ble
+
 ## [3.1.18](https://github.com/nativescript-community/ble/compare/v3.1.17...v3.1.18) (2024-01-11)
 
 ### Bug Fixes
diff --git a/packages/ble/package.json b/packages/ble/package.json
index 9afd8b3..eb804f9 100644
--- a/packages/ble/package.json
+++ b/packages/ble/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name": "@nativescript-community/ble",
-    "version": "3.1.18",
+    "version": "3.1.19",
     "description": "Connect to and interact with Bluetooth LE peripherals.",
     "main": "./index",
     "typings": "./index.d.ts",