2 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 23062a2..1ecb8f8 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+### eom 1.19.0
+
 ### eom 1.18.0
 
 * NEWS: use consistent, project wide, markdown-like formatting
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 05b07b1..83fac53 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ AC_PREREQ(2.59)
 AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([m4])
 
 m4_define(eom_major_version, 1)
-m4_define(eom_minor_version, 18)
+m4_define(eom_minor_version, 19)
 m4_define(eom_micro_version, 0)
 m4_define(eom_version, eom_major_version.eom_minor_version.eom_micro_version)