diff --git a/byteman.spec b/byteman.spec
index c23ed5c..a139a8b 100644
--- a/byteman.spec
+++ b/byteman.spec
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
 Name:             byteman
 Version:          4.0.16
-Release:          18%{?dist}
+Release:          19%{?dist}
 Summary:          Java agent-based bytecode injection tool
 License:          LGPLv2+
 URL:              http://www.jboss.org/byteman
@@ -220,6 +220,10 @@ ln -s %{_javadir}/byteman/byteman.jar $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{homedir}/lib/byteman.jar
 %{homedir}/lib/byteman-dtest.jar
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Dec 12 2024 Severin Gehwolf <sgehwolf@redhat.com> - 4.0.16-19
+- Bump release for updated gating tests
+  Related: RHEL-70753
+
 * Tue Oct 29 2024 Troy Dawson <tdawson@redhat.com> - 4.0.16-18
 - Bump release for October 2024 mass rebuild:
   Resolves: RHEL-64018