diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
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--- a/pyproject.toml
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@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "xgen-edit2docs"
-version = "0.18.0"
+version = "0.19.0"
 description = "AI-agent-native document engine: generate and chat-edit DOCX, XLSX and PPTX as a Python library, agent tool set, MCP server or hosted service. English-first with first-class Korean support. Sister project of edit2ppt."
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.12"