diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index c2d393b..5f8e503 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 
 [project]
 name = "socketsecurity"
-version = "2.1.18"
+version = "2.1.19"
 requires-python = ">= 3.10"
 license = {"file" = "LICENSE"}
 dependencies = [
diff --git a/socketsecurity/__init__.py b/socketsecurity/__init__.py
index 10d169f..0d6d5b0 100644
--- a/socketsecurity/__init__.py
+++ b/socketsecurity/__init__.py
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 __author__ = 'socket.dev'
-__version__ = '2.1.18'
+__version__ = '2.1.19'
diff --git a/socketsecurity/output.py b/socketsecurity/output.py
index a1f8647..eca30a2 100644
--- a/socketsecurity/output.py
+++ b/socketsecurity/output.py
@@ -52,10 +52,11 @@ def return_exit_code(self, diff_report: Diff) -> int:
         
         if not self.report_pass(diff_report):
             return 1
-        
-        if len(diff_report.new_alerts) > 0:
-            # 5 means warning alerts but no blocking alerts
-            return 5
+
+        # if there are only warn alerts should be returning 0. This was not intended behavior
+        # if len(diff_report.new_alerts) > 0:
+        #     # 5 means warning alerts but no blocking alerts
+        #     return 5
         return 0    
 
     def output_console_comments(self, diff_report: Diff, sbom_file_name: Optional[str] = None) -> None: