diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index d1f9da28d..fb9b75b7b 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.14.0)
-project(notcurses VERSION 1.6.18.4
+project(notcurses VERSION 1.6.19
   DESCRIPTION "Blingful UI for modern terminal emulators"
   HOMEPAGE_URL "https://nick-black.com/dankwiki/index.php/notcurses"
   LANGUAGES C CXX)
diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index e426f67dc..39cd37ed6 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 This document attempts to list user-visible changes and any major internal
 rearrangements of Notcurses.
 
-* 1.6.19 (not yet released)
+* 1.6.19 (2020-08-27)
   * Direct mode now places the terminal into "cbreak mode". This disables
     echo and line-buffering of input. If this is undesirable, you can restore
     the terminal state following `ncdirect_init()`, but this will break the
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ rearrangements of Notcurses.
     `ncdirect_getc()`, `ncdirect_getc_nblock()`, `ncdirect_getc_blocking()`,
     and `ncdirect_inputready_fd()`. Mouse support is not yet available in
     direct mode, but becomes possible through these additions.
+  * Some very subtle bugs on big-endian machines have been repaired. Be
+    aware that if your execution endianness does not match the endianness
+    assumed at build time, you're gonna have a rough go of it.
 
 * 1.6.18 (2020-08-25)
   * `nc_err_e` has been taken behind the shed and shot in the face. All
diff --git a/doc/Doxyfile b/doc/Doxyfile
index d71c22e92..e17ead3ad 100644
--- a/doc/Doxyfile
+++ b/doc/Doxyfile
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ PROJECT_NAME           = Notcurses
 # could be handy for archiving the generated documentation or if some version
 # control system is used.
 
-PROJECT_NUMBER         = 1.6.18.4
+PROJECT_NUMBER         = 1.6.19
 
 # Using the PROJECT_BRIEF tag one can provide an optional one line description
 # for a project that appears at the top of each page and should give viewer a
diff --git a/doc/man/index.html b/doc/man/index.html
index 0fcf64537..7b31bd2d5 100644
--- a/doc/man/index.html
+++ b/doc/man/index.html
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
     </h2>
   </center>
   <hr>
-  <h1><a href="https://nick-black.com/dankwiki/index.php/Notcurses">notcurses</a> man pages (v1.6.18.4)</h1>
+  <h1><a href="https://nick-black.com/dankwiki/index.php/Notcurses">notcurses</a> man pages (v1.6.19)</h1>
   <iframe align="right" style="width:120px;height:240px;" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&OneJS=1&Operation=GetAdHtml&MarketPlace=US&source=ac&ref=qf_sp_asin_til&ad_type=product_link&tracking_id=nickblack05-20&marketplace=amazon&region=US&placement=B086PNVNC9&asins=B086PNVNC9&linkId=bef6e495a4119e9da4cf26d76b5c55a3&show_border=false&link_opens_in_new_window=false&price_color=333333&title_color=0066c0&bg_color=ffffff"></iframe>
   <a href="notcurses.3.html">notcurses(3)</a>—a blingful TUI library<br/>
   <h2>Binaries (section 1)</h2>
diff --git a/doc/man/man1/ncneofetch.1.md b/doc/man/man1/ncneofetch.1.md
index 31956e2bf..449ef7ef9 100644
--- a/doc/man/man1/ncneofetch.1.md
+++ b/doc/man/man1/ncneofetch.1.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 % ncneofetch(1)
 % nick black <nickblack@linux.com>
-% v1.6.18.4
+% v1.6.19
 
 # NAME
 
diff --git a/doc/man/man1/notcurses-demo.1.md b/doc/man/man1/notcurses-demo.1.md
index e16117f53..e1416b95e 100644
--- a/doc/man/man1/notcurses-demo.1.md
+++ b/doc/man/man1/notcurses-demo.1.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 % notcurses-demo(1)
 % nick black <nickblack@linux.com>
-% v1.6.18.4
+% v1.6.19
 
 # NAME
 
diff --git a/doc/man/man1/notcurses-input.1.md b/doc/man/man1/notcurses-input.1.md
index 5c2d81a16..c80915b4b 100644
--- a/doc/man/man1/notcurses-input.1.md
+++ b/doc/man/man1/notcurses-input.1.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 % notcurses-input(1)
 % nick black <nickblack@linux.com>
-% v1.6.18.4
+% v1.6.19
 
 # NAME
 
diff --git a/doc/man/man1/notcurses-ncreel.1.md b/doc/man/man1/notcurses-ncreel.1.md
index a623e7cf9..93438f3c7 100644
--- a/doc/man/man1/notcurses-ncreel.1.md
+++ b/doc/man/man1/notcurses-ncreel.1.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 % notcurses-ncreel(1)
 % nick black <nickblack@linux.com>
-% v1.6.18.4
+% v1.6.19
 
 # NAME
 
diff --git a/doc/man/man1/notcurses-tester.1.md b/doc/man/man1/notcurses-tester.1.md
index 65f5baa47..26cbf05e5 100644
--- a/doc/man/man1/notcurses-tester.1.md
+++ b/doc/man/man1/notcurses-tester.1.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 % notcurses-tester(1)
 % nick black <nickblack@linux.com>
-% v1.6.18.4
+% v1.6.19
 
 # NAME
 
diff --git a/doc/man/man1/notcurses-tetris.1.md b/doc/man/man1/notcurses-tetris.1.md
index 3cbfbe878..b88d34694 100644
--- a/doc/man/man1/notcurses-tetris.1.md
+++ b/doc/man/man1/notcurses-tetris.1.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 % notcurses-tetris(1)
 % nick black <nickblack@linux.com>
-% v1.6.18.4
+% v1.6.19
 
 # NAME
 
diff --git a/doc/man/man1/notcurses-view.1.md b/doc/man/man1/notcurses-view.1.md
index a02a9f4e5..5bd225f2b 100644
--- a/doc/man/man1/notcurses-view.1.md
+++ b/doc/man/man1/notcurses-view.1.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 % notcurses-view(1)
 % nick black <nickblack@linux.com>
-% v1.6.18.4
+% v1.6.19
 
 # NAME
 
diff --git a/doc/man/man3/notcurses.3.md b/doc/man/man3/notcurses.3.md
index cfe15e5a0..eed7d3ef3 100644
--- a/doc/man/man3/notcurses.3.md
+++ b/doc/man/man3/notcurses.3.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 % notcurses(3)
 % nick black <nickblack@linux.com>
-% v1.6.18.4
+% v1.6.19
 
 # NAME
 
diff --git a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_capabilities.3.md b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_capabilities.3.md
index 18457ff5e..5d829ab5a 100644
--- a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_capabilities.3.md
+++ b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_capabilities.3.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 % notcurses_capabilities(3)
 % nick black <nickblack@linux.com>
-% v1.6.18.4
+% v1.6.19
 
 # NAME
 
diff --git a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_cell.3.md b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_cell.3.md
index 00a2ebf63..ddf6373b5 100644
--- a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_cell.3.md
+++ b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_cell.3.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 % notcurses_cell(3)
 % nick black <nickblack@linux.com>
-% v1.6.18.4
+% v1.6.19
 
 # NAME
 
diff --git a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_channels.3.md b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_channels.3.md
index 1ec99c7ae..7116fc7cd 100644
--- a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_channels.3.md
+++ b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_channels.3.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 % notcurses_channels(3)
 % nick black <nickblack@linux.com>
-% v1.6.18.4
+% v1.6.19
 
 # NAME
 
diff --git a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_directmode.3.md b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_directmode.3.md
index 55545c411..a30f5f496 100644
--- a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_directmode.3.md
+++ b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_directmode.3.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 % ncdirect_init(3)
 % nick black <nickblack@linux.com>
-% v1.6.18.4
+% v1.6.19
 
 # NAME
 
diff --git a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_fade.3.md b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_fade.3.md
index 588fdb7f4..c89ba872f 100644
--- a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_fade.3.md
+++ b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_fade.3.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 % notcurses_fade(3)
 % nick black <nickblack@linux.com>
-% v1.6.18.4
+% v1.6.19
 
 # NAME
 
diff --git a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_fds.3.md b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_fds.3.md
index 6acee06d9..1bd652128 100644
--- a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_fds.3.md
+++ b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_fds.3.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 % notcurses_fds(3)
 % nick black <nickblack@linux.com>
-% v1.6.18.4
+% v1.6.19
 
 # NAME
 
diff --git a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_init.3.md b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_init.3.md
index 44927ff0d..74908e656 100644
--- a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_init.3.md
+++ b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_init.3.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 % notcurses_init(3)
 % nick black <nickblack@linux.com>
-% v1.6.18.4
+% v1.6.19
 
 # NAME
 
diff --git a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_input.3.md b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_input.3.md
index f242e59c1..9ba91da29 100644
--- a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_input.3.md
+++ b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_input.3.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 % notcurses_input(3)
 % nick black <nickblack@linux.com>
-% v1.6.18.4
+% v1.6.19
 
 # NAME
 
diff --git a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_lines.3.md b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_lines.3.md
index 25943c03f..c371c1df5 100644
--- a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_lines.3.md
+++ b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_lines.3.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 % notcurses_lines(3)
 % nick black <nickblack@linux.com>
-% v1.6.18.4
+% v1.6.19
 
 # NAME
 
diff --git a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_menu.3.md b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_menu.3.md
index 3bc4e47f6..2ff1f857c 100644
--- a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_menu.3.md
+++ b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_menu.3.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 % notcurses_menu(3)
 % nick black <nickblack@linux.com>
-% v1.6.18.4
+% v1.6.19
 
 # NAME
 
diff --git a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_metric.3.md b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_metric.3.md
index 2a5a49ef6..8cf3b2169 100644
--- a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_metric.3.md
+++ b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_metric.3.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 % notcurses_metric(3)
 % nick black <nickblack@linux.com>
-% v1.6.18.4
+% v1.6.19
 
 # NAME
 
diff --git a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_multiselector.3.md b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_multiselector.3.md
index e176b2d21..1c66cfca5 100644
--- a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_multiselector.3.md
+++ b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_multiselector.3.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 % notcurses_multiselector(3)
 % nick black <nickblack@linux.com>
-% v1.6.18.4
+% v1.6.19
 
 # NAME
 
diff --git a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_output.3.md b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_output.3.md
index 55693ad6d..6afcecbd2 100644
--- a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_output.3.md
+++ b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_output.3.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 % notcurses_output(3)
 % nick black <nickblack@linux.com>
-% v1.6.18.4
+% v1.6.19
 
 # NAME
 
diff --git a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_palette.3.md b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_palette.3.md
index 5c00451c4..9579047cc 100644
--- a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_palette.3.md
+++ b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_palette.3.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 % notcurses_palette(3)
 % nick black <nickblack@linux.com>
-% v1.6.18.4
+% v1.6.19
 
 # NAME
 
diff --git a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_plane.3.md b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_plane.3.md
index 4810ccf6d..bdedbd242 100644
--- a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_plane.3.md
+++ b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_plane.3.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 % notcurses_plane(3)
 % nick black <nickblack@linux.com>
-% v1.6.18.4
+% v1.6.19
 
 # NAME
 
diff --git a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_plot.3.md b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_plot.3.md
index b13bbdff1..14fd41e1c 100644
--- a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_plot.3.md
+++ b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_plot.3.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 % notcurses_plot(3)
 % nick black <nickblack@linux.com>
-% v1.6.18.4
+% v1.6.19
 
 # NAME
 
diff --git a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_reader.3.md b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_reader.3.md
index 381b32f9b..043aa61cb 100644
--- a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_reader.3.md
+++ b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_reader.3.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 % notcurses_reader(3)
 % nick black <nickblack@linux.com>
-% v1.6.18.4
+% v1.6.19
 
 # NAME
 
diff --git a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_reel.3.md b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_reel.3.md
index a25ebeebc..e36f7fbaa 100644
--- a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_reel.3.md
+++ b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_reel.3.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 % notcurses_reel(3)
 % nick black <nickblack@linux.com>
-% v1.6.18.4
+% v1.6.19
 
 # NAME
 
diff --git a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_refresh.3.md b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_refresh.3.md
index e1a2d1afe..8b9f0b5bc 100644
--- a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_refresh.3.md
+++ b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_refresh.3.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 % notcurses_refresh(3)
 % nick black <nickblack@linux.com>
-% v1.6.18.4
+% v1.6.19
 
 # NAME
 
diff --git a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_render.3.md b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_render.3.md
index 1f39d1d31..36fe7635a 100644
--- a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_render.3.md
+++ b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_render.3.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 % notcurses_render(3)
 % nick black <nickblack@linux.com>
-% v1.6.18.4
+% v1.6.19
 
 # NAME
 
diff --git a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_selector.3.md b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_selector.3.md
index 5c71c818b..a1353592d 100644
--- a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_selector.3.md
+++ b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_selector.3.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 % notcurses_selector(3)
 % nick black <nickblack@linux.com>
-% v1.6.18.4
+% v1.6.19
 
 # NAME
 
diff --git a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_stats.3.md b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_stats.3.md
index 86d737173..351279ea3 100644
--- a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_stats.3.md
+++ b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_stats.3.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 % notcurses_stats(3)
 % nick black <nickblack@linux.com>
-% v1.6.18.4
+% v1.6.19
 
 # NAME
 
diff --git a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_stdplane.3.md b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_stdplane.3.md
index 04e77d264..deaa5c992 100644
--- a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_stdplane.3.md
+++ b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_stdplane.3.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 % notcurses_stdplane(3)
 % nick black <nickblack@linux.com>
-% v1.6.18.4
+% v1.6.19
 
 # NAME
 
diff --git a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_stop.3.md b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_stop.3.md
index efb800618..dcfe06efc 100644
--- a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_stop.3.md
+++ b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_stop.3.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 % notcurses_stop(3)
 % nick black <nickblack@linux.com>
-% v1.6.18.4
+% v1.6.19
 
 # NAME
 
diff --git a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_visual.3.md b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_visual.3.md
index a3853e434..5ddb10193 100644
--- a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_visual.3.md
+++ b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_visual.3.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 % notcurses_visual(3)
 % nick black <nickblack@linux.com>
-% v1.6.18.4
+% v1.6.19
 
 # NAME
 notcurses_visual - notcurses multimedia
diff --git a/python/notcurses-pydemo.1.md b/python/notcurses-pydemo.1.md
index bfca8c02f..a0bb6e03a 100644
--- a/python/notcurses-pydemo.1.md
+++ b/python/notcurses-pydemo.1.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 % notcurses-pydemo(1)
 % nick black <nickblack@linux.com>
-% v1.6.18.4
+% v1.6.19
 
 # NAME
 
diff --git a/python/setup.py b/python/setup.py
index 0f1317474..a4573fa5f 100644
--- a/python/setup.py
+++ b/python/setup.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ def read(fname):
 
 setup(
     name="notcurses",
-    version="1.6.18.4",
+    version="1.6.19",
     packages=['notcurses'],
     scripts=['notcurses-pydemo'],
     package_dir={'': 'src'},
diff --git a/rust/Cargo.toml b/rust/Cargo.toml
index e85d2f277..0e5fe6b8c 100644
--- a/rust/Cargo.toml
+++ b/rust/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "libnotcurses-sys"
-version = "1.6.18.4"
+version = "1.6.19"
 authors = ["nick black <dankamongmen@gmail.com>"]
 license = "Apache-2.0"
 edition = "2018"
diff --git a/rust/build/build.rs b/rust/build/build.rs
index 02a8ec915..60660e9a9 100644
--- a/rust/build/build.rs
+++ b/rust/build/build.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use std::path::PathBuf;
 // largely taken from https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-bindgen/tutorial-3.html
 fn main() {
     let plib = pkg_config::Config::new()
-        .atleast_version("1.6.18.4")
+        .atleast_version("1.6.19")
         .probe("notcurses")
         .unwrap();