2 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index fc4f186f..36014509 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+### mate-panel 1.19.0
+
 ### mate-panel 1.18.0
 
   * NEWS: use consistent, project wide, markdown-like formatting
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index c30d8743..c85669da 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-AC_INIT([mate-panel], [1.18.0], [https://github.com/mate-desktop/mate-panel/issues],
+AC_INIT([mate-panel], [1.19.0], [https://github.com/mate-desktop/mate-panel/issues],
     [mate-panel], [http://www.mate-desktop.org])
 AC_CONFIG_HEADERS(config.h)
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([1.9 no-dist-gzip dist-xz tar-ustar -Wno-portability check-news])