diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4bb1e3ee2..1518c1f3c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 See [Conventional Commits](https://conventionalcommits.org) for commit guidelines.
 
+## [2.19.9](https://github.com/codesandbox/sandpack/compare/v2.19.8...v2.19.9) (2024-09-23)
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+- handle string errors in SandpackTests component ([#1208](https://github.com/codesandbox/sandpack/issues/1208)) ([23c1b8d](https://github.com/codesandbox/sandpack/commit/23c1b8d9b3d3651c9eef76224c7c4f0c5b232085))
+
 ## [2.19.8](https://github.com/codesandbox/sandpack/compare/v2.19.7...v2.19.8) (2024-09-12)
 
 ### Bug Fixes
diff --git a/lerna.json b/lerna.json
index f9f21cbe4..f47d3a430 100644
--- a/lerna.json
+++ b/lerna.json
@@ -17,5 +17,5 @@
       "message": "chore: [skip ci] bump packages"
     }
   },
-  "version": "2.19.8"
+  "version": "2.19.9"
 }
diff --git a/sandpack-react/CHANGELOG.md b/sandpack-react/CHANGELOG.md
index 71eb416ad..6dda48cde 100644
--- a/sandpack-react/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/sandpack-react/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 See [Conventional Commits](https://conventionalcommits.org) for commit guidelines.
 
+## [2.19.9](https://github.com/codesandbox/sandpack/compare/v2.19.8...v2.19.9) (2024-09-23)
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+- handle string errors in SandpackTests component ([#1208](https://github.com/codesandbox/sandpack/issues/1208)) ([23c1b8d](https://github.com/codesandbox/sandpack/commit/23c1b8d9b3d3651c9eef76224c7c4f0c5b232085))
+
 ## [2.19.8](https://github.com/codesandbox/sandpack/compare/v2.19.7...v2.19.8) (2024-09-12)
 
 ### Bug Fixes
diff --git a/sandpack-react/package.json b/sandpack-react/package.json
index 1b379e7b6..74b513ce8 100644
--- a/sandpack-react/package.json
+++ b/sandpack-react/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@codesandbox/sandpack-react",
-  "version": "2.19.8",
+  "version": "2.19.9",
   "description": "",
   "keywords": [],
   "repository": {