2 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index b2503dc..5f53c37 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+### mate-screensaver 1.19.0
+
 ### mate-screensaver 1.18.0
 
 * NEWS: use consistent, project wide, markdown-like formatting to make
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index ca9fb1c..bb96741 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ dnl -*- mode: m4 -*-
 
 AC_PREREQ(2.60)
 AC_INIT([mate-screensaver],
- [1.18.0],
+ [1.19.0],
 [http://www.mate-desktop.org/])
 
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR(src/mate-screensaver.c)