diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 657280072..f10ef82b9 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "hooks/open-telemetry": "3.3.1",
-  "providers/flagd": "0.11.18",
+  "providers/flagd": "0.11.19",
   "providers/go-feature-flag": "1.1.0",
   "providers/flagsmith": "0.0.12",
   "providers/env-var": "0.0.12",
diff --git a/providers/flagd/CHANGELOG.md b/providers/flagd/CHANGELOG.md
index 27d03a1ca..0802ba07e 100644
--- a/providers/flagd/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/providers/flagd/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.11.19](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk-contrib/compare/dev.openfeature.contrib.providers.flagd-v0.11.18...dev.openfeature.contrib.providers.flagd-v0.11.19) (2025-11-25)
+
+
+### ✨ New Features
+
+* Add FLAGD_SYNC_PORT support for in-process providers with backwards compatibility ([#1651](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk-contrib/issues/1651)) ([4f91f74](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk-contrib/commit/4f91f74f8f7125299ac2c5dd835a048507e359ef))
+
 ## [0.11.18](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk-contrib/compare/dev.openfeature.contrib.providers.flagd-v0.11.17...dev.openfeature.contrib.providers.flagd-v0.11.18) (2025-11-17)
 
 
diff --git a/providers/flagd/README.md b/providers/flagd/README.md
index f2d680c2c..ae2eb67a1 100644
--- a/providers/flagd/README.md
+++ b/providers/flagd/README.md
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ This provider is designed to use flagd's [evaluation protocol](https://github.co
 <dependency>
   <groupId>dev.openfeature.contrib.providers</groupId>
   <artifactId>flagd</artifactId>
-  <version>0.11.18</version>
+  <version>0.11.19</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 <!-- x-release-please-end-version -->
diff --git a/providers/flagd/pom.xml b/providers/flagd/pom.xml
index c26ff014b..48cb4b6fd 100644
--- a/providers/flagd/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/flagd/pom.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     </parent>
     <groupId>dev.openfeature.contrib.providers</groupId>
     <artifactId>flagd</artifactId>
-    <version>0.11.18</version> <!--x-release-please-version -->
+    <version>0.11.19</version> <!--x-release-please-version -->
 
     <properties>
         <!-- exclusion expression for e2e tests -->
diff --git a/providers/flagd/version.txt b/providers/flagd/version.txt
index 168a8f63a..8f78d386f 100644
--- a/providers/flagd/version.txt
+++ b/providers/flagd/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.11.18
+0.11.19