diff --git a/changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.19.rst b/changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.19.rst
index 097ecb16435..330bd2e5ca4 100644
--- a/changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.19.rst
+++ b/changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.19.rst
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@ ansible-core 2.19 "What Is and What Should Never Be" Release Notes
 
 .. contents:: Topics
 
-v2.19.4rc1
-==========
+v2.19.4
+=======
 
 Release Summary
 ---------------
 
-| Release Date: 2025-10-29
+| Release Date: 2025-11-04
 | `Porting Guide <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible-core/2.19/porting_guides/porting_guide_core_2.19.html>`__
 
 Bugfixes
diff --git a/changelogs/changelog.yaml b/changelogs/changelog.yaml
index 7161930edc5..038f5e1cd30 100644
--- a/changelogs/changelog.yaml
+++ b/changelogs/changelog.yaml
@@ -1354,6 +1354,17 @@ releases:
     - run_command_output_selector.yml
     - win_async-junk-output.yml
     release_date: '2025-09-29'
+  2.19.4:
+    changes:
+      release_summary: '| Release Date: 2025-11-04
+
+        | `Porting Guide <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible-core/2.19/porting_guides/porting_guide_core_2.19.html>`__
+
+        '
+    codename: What Is and What Should Never Be
+    fragments:
+    - 2.19.4_summary.yaml
+    release_date: '2025-11-04'
   2.19.4rc1:
     changes:
       bugfixes:
diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/2.19.4_summary.yaml b/changelogs/fragments/2.19.4_summary.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b1dfb321836
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/2.19.4_summary.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+release_summary: |
+   | Release Date: 2025-11-04
+   | `Porting Guide <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible-core/2.19/porting_guides/porting_guide_core_2.19.html>`__
diff --git a/lib/ansible/release.py b/lib/ansible/release.py
index f2a23b9e9e1..f32d3f68943 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/release.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/release.py
@@ -17,6 +17,6 @@
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-__version__ = '2.19.4rc1.post0'
+__version__ = '2.19.4'
 __author__ = 'Ansible, Inc.'
 __codename__ = "What Is and What Should Never Be"