diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 1e149c5..c8fdcb7 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+1.19.4
+------
+- Add global API custom instance setter.
+
 1.19.3
 ------
 - Add file name to hash analysis.
diff --git a/intezer_sdk/__init__.py b/intezer_sdk/__init__.py
index 7056930..d81ac8e 100644
--- a/intezer_sdk/__init__.py
+++ b/intezer_sdk/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = '1.19.3'
+__version__ = '1.19.4'
diff --git a/intezer_sdk/alerts.py b/intezer_sdk/alerts.py
index 095801d..d6a6cef 100644
--- a/intezer_sdk/alerts.py
+++ b/intezer_sdk/alerts.py
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 import hashlib
 import json
 import time
+import datetime
 from io import BytesIO
 from typing import BinaryIO
 
 import requests
-import datetime
 from typing import Dict
 from typing import List
 from typing import Tuple
diff --git a/intezer_sdk/api.py b/intezer_sdk/api.py
index b559924..7afeaf9 100644
--- a/intezer_sdk/api.py
+++ b/intezer_sdk/api.py
@@ -733,5 +733,16 @@ def set_global_api(api_key: str = None,
                              proxies=proxies)
     return _global_api
 
+def set_global_api_custom_instance(api: IntezerApiClient) -> IntezerApiClient:
+    """
+    Configure the global api with a custom instance
+
+    :param api: The api instance
+    :return: The configured api
+    """
+    global _global_api
+    _global_api = api
+    return _global_api
+
 
 IntezerProxy = IntezerApiClient