diff --git a/lib/db.ts b/lib/db.ts
index cfef89d..3fa1bdf 100644
--- a/lib/db.ts
+++ b/lib/db.ts
@@ -575,7 +575,7 @@ export const RUNNER_TIMEOUT_MS = 7000;
 /** The runner version this server's step vocabulary requires. A running process
  *  doesn't reload when the source changes, so an older one silently fails on
  *  steps it predates — the dashboard warns instead. */
-export const RUNNER_EXPECTED_VERSION = '0.18.0';
+export const RUNNER_EXPECTED_VERSION = '0.19.0';
 
 export interface RunnerHeartbeat {
     at: number;