2 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 9844d61..5d04bf5 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+### mate-media 1.19.0
+
 ### mate-media 1.18.0
 
   * NEWS: use consistent, project wide, markdown-like formatting to make
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 3a87d21..42ecaad 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 AC_PREREQ(2.60)
 
 AC_INIT([mate-media],
-        [1.18.0],
+        [1.19.0],
         [http://www.mate-desktop.org/])
 
 AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR([build-aux])