diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index afdbede..7c7b495 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+New in Version 0.1.19
+=====================
+* added script: make_xfm_for_grid.pl which creates an xfm file for a provided deformation grid
+  (vector file)
+
 New in Version 0.1.18
 =====================
 * 2to3 fixes
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 710da8f..1e459b6 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 import sys
 
 setup(name="python-stuffs",
-      version='0.1.18',
+      version='0.1.19',
       install_requires=['numpy', 'scipy', 'pyminc'],
       scripts=["python/TFCE",
                "python/smooth_vector",