2 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 4c3f9a7b..0a1c8848 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+### mate-applets 1.19.0
+
 ### mate-applets 1.18.0
 
 * NEWS: use consistent, project wide, markdown-like formatting
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 6b403c11..2b37e23e 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 dnl ***************************************************************************
 dnl *** configure.in for MATE-APPLETS ***
 dnl ***************************************************************************
-AC_INIT(mate-applets, 1.18.0)
+AC_INIT(mate-applets, 1.19.0)
 AC_PREREQ(2.59)
 
 AC_CONFIG_HEADERS(config.h)