diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 476d8ddc..8f470a50 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ upgrade notes
 
 * can I link someone to a password-protected volume/file by including the password in the URL?
   * yes, by adding `?pw=hunter2` to the end; replace `?` with `&` if there are parameters in the URL already, meaning it contains a `?` near the end
-    * if you have enabled `--accounts` then do `?pw=username:password` instead
+    * if you have enabled `--usernames` then do `?pw=username:password` instead
 
 * how do I stop `.hist` folders from appearing everywhere on my HDD?
   * by default, a `.hist` folder is created inside each volume for the filesystem index, thumbnails, audio transcodes, and markdown document history. Use the `--hist` global-option or the `hist` volflag to move it somewhere else; see [database location](#database-location)
diff --git a/copyparty/__main__.py b/copyparty/__main__.py
index 2b55b058..e87fe487 100644
--- a/copyparty/__main__.py
+++ b/copyparty/__main__.py
@@ -918,7 +918,7 @@ def get_sects():
             copyparty will also hash and print any passwords that are non-hashed
             (password which do not start with '+') and then terminate afterwards
 
-            if you have enabled --accounts then the password
+            if you have enabled --usernames then the password
             must be provided as username:password for hashing
 
             \033[36m--ah-alg\033[0m specifies the hashing algorithm and a
diff --git a/copyparty/__version__.py b/copyparty/__version__.py
index 30bd3fd6..3350f413 100644
--- a/copyparty/__version__.py
+++ b/copyparty/__version__.py
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # coding: utf-8
 
-VERSION = (1, 18, 10)
-CODENAME = "logtail"
-BUILD_DT = (2025, 8, 4)
+VERSION = (1, 19, 0)
+CODENAME = "usernames"
+BUILD_DT = (2025, 8, 7)
 
 S_VERSION = ".".join(map(str, VERSION))
 S_BUILD_DT = "{0:04d}-{1:02d}-{2:02d}".format(*BUILD_DT)
diff --git a/docs/changelog.md b/docs/changelog.md
index 3cc8bdf1..a3c0aaae 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.md
+++ b/docs/changelog.md
@@ -1,3 +1,39 @@
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+# 2025-0804-0013  `v1.18.10`  idp speedboost
+
+## 🧪 new features
+
+* #426 add Dutch translation (thx @DeStilleGast!) 3798e19a
+* #458 add Italian translation (thx @AOTREVAI!) a38e6e65
+* #456 transcode to flac/wav (thx @missaustraliana!) b469db3c b2d48c64 0d09fb68
+* #439 config-file can be provided through `PRTY_CONFIG` (thx @icxes!) 971360e9
+* #459 videos can become folder thumbnails 16bbcce5
+* add `--idp-cookie`, session-tickets for IdP auth (performance boost) f9502c3d
+  * useful when the IdP-server becomes a bottleneck
+
+## 🩹 bugfixes
+
+* #412 fix PUT-uploads into volumes with `nosub` volflag 47fa4a92
+* #435 ignore spurious exceptions from browser extensions 39e55824
+* #449 IPv6 QR-Code didn't include port 66a5bf36
+* #295 do not force `d2d` in blank vfs (introduced in v1.18.3) 848315c0
+
+## 🔧 other changes
+
+* #440 improved finnish translation (thx @icxes!) a68d5b03
+* point to the `-nc` option in the "at max connections" warning 153d240d
+* the play-button now indicates "play-as-audio" for video-files 40d56bb3
+* docs:
+  * #411 improve password-hashing instructions (thx @chinponya!) c69c7c8a
+  * #429 improve `--cert` helptext (thx @kzshantonu!) 7e3825f8
+  * #413 copyparty is Wii Internet Channel compatible! (thx @techflashYT!) 50f16293
+  * #461 how to use groups without IdP e85a7107
+  * mention that WebDAV and OpenGraph are incompatible by default (and how to fix that) 0bc1b8f7
+  * #345 short explanation about the sfx in quickstart ae5eefc5
+* #398 pypi-package now has extra-group `all` 6eaf8af1
+
+
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 # 2025-0801-2056  `v1.18.9`  fix Denial-of-Service