diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f0319e9..202340d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,9 +2,14 @@
 
 The release notes tracked in this document are also made available on the [releases page](https://github.com/medialize/URI.js/releases)
 
+### 1.19.4 (December 23rd 2020) ###
+
+* **SECURITY** fixing [`URI.parseAuthority()`](http://medialize.github.io/URI.js/docs.html#static-parseAuthority) to rewrite `\` to `/` as Node and Browsers do - followed up to by [alesandroortiz](https://github.com/alesandroortiz) in [PR #403](https://github.com/medialize/URI.js/issues/403), relates to [Issue #233](https://github.com/medialize/URI.js/pull/233)
+
 ### 1.19.3 (December 20th 2020) ###
 
-* **SECURITY** fixing [`URI.parseAuthority()`](http://medialize.github.io/URI.js/docs.html#static-parseAuthority) to rewrite `\` to `/` as Node and Browsers do - disclosed privately, relates to [Issue #233](https://github.com/medialize/URI.js/pull/233)
+* **SECURITY** fixing [`URI.parseAuthority()`](http://medialize.github.io/URI.js/docs.html#static-parseAuthority) to rewrite `\` to `/` as Node and Browsers do - disclosed privately by [alesandroortiz](https://github.com/alesandroortiz), relates to [Issue #233](https://github.com/medialize/URI.js/pull/233)
+
 ### 1.19.2 (October 20th 2019) ###
 
 * fixing [`URI.build()`](http://medialize.github.io/URI.js/docs.html#static-build) to properly handle relative paths when a scheme is given - [Issue #387](https://github.com/medialize/URI.js/issues/387)
diff --git a/bower.json b/bower.json
index e9da236..f348d96 100644
--- a/bower.json
+++ b/bower.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "urijs",
-  "version": "1.19.3",
+  "version": "1.19.4",
   "main": "src/URI.js",
   "ignore": [
     ".*",
diff --git a/build.js b/build.js
index f25e628..81424f3 100644
--- a/build.js
+++ b/build.js
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ function build(files) {
             output_format: "text",
             output_info: "compiled_code"
         }, function(data) {
-            var code = "/*! URI.js v1.19.3 http://medialize.github.io/URI.js/ */\n/* build contains: " + files.join(', ') + " */\n" + data;
+            var code = "/*! URI.js v1.19.4 http://medialize.github.io/URI.js/ */\n/* build contains: " + files.join(', ') + " */\n" + data;
             $progress.hide();
             $out.val(code).parent().show();
             $out.prev().find('a').remove();
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f25b006..40c4529 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "urijs",
-  "version": "1.19.3",
+  "version": "1.19.4",
   "title": "URI.js - Mutating URLs",
   "author": {
     "name": "Rodney Rehm",
diff --git a/src/IPv6.js b/src/IPv6.js
index 80931d5..01020b0 100644
--- a/src/IPv6.js
+++ b/src/IPv6.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
  * URI.js - Mutating URLs
  * IPv6 Support
  *
- * Version: 1.19.3
+ * Version: 1.19.4
  *
  * Author: Rodney Rehm
  * Web: http://medialize.github.io/URI.js/
diff --git a/src/SecondLevelDomains.js b/src/SecondLevelDomains.js
index 648b508..c0e9606 100644
--- a/src/SecondLevelDomains.js
+++ b/src/SecondLevelDomains.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
  * URI.js - Mutating URLs
  * Second Level Domain (SLD) Support
  *
- * Version: 1.19.3
+ * Version: 1.19.4
  *
  * Author: Rodney Rehm
  * Web: http://medialize.github.io/URI.js/
diff --git a/src/URI.js b/src/URI.js
index 92c0481..e1632d0 100644
--- a/src/URI.js
+++ b/src/URI.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*!
  * URI.js - Mutating URLs
  *
- * Version: 1.19.3
+ * Version: 1.19.4
  *
  * Author: Rodney Rehm
  * Web: http://medialize.github.io/URI.js/
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
     return /^[0-9]+$/.test(value);
   }
 
-  URI.version = '1.19.3';
+  URI.version = '1.19.4';
 
   var p = URI.prototype;
   var hasOwn = Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty;
diff --git a/src/URI.min.js b/src/URI.min.js
index d515ae5..e2c46b3 100644
--- a/src/URI.min.js
+++ b/src/URI.min.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*! URI.js v1.19.3 http://medialize.github.io/URI.js/ */
+/*! URI.js v1.19.4 http://medialize.github.io/URI.js/ */
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index c73341e..24b2da0 100644
--- a/src/URITemplate.js
+++ b/src/URITemplate.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
  * URI.js - Mutating URLs
  * URI Template Support - http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6570
  *
- * Version: 1.19.3
+ * Version: 1.19.4
  *
  * Author: Rodney Rehm
  * Web: http://medialize.github.io/URI.js/
diff --git a/src/jquery.URI.js b/src/jquery.URI.js
index 855543f..42bc875 100644
--- a/src/jquery.URI.js
+++ b/src/jquery.URI.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
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- * Version: 1.19.3
+ * Version: 1.19.4
  *
  * Author: Rodney Rehm
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index 1a32df8..2640fb4 100644
--- a/src/jquery.URI.min.js
+++ b/src/jquery.URI.min.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*! URI.js v1.19.3 http://medialize.github.io/URI.js/ */
+/*! URI.js v1.19.4 http://medialize.github.io/URI.js/ */
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