2 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 587b169..9b42b13 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+### mate-user-share 1.19.0
+
 ### mate-user-share 1.18.0
 
   * NEWS: use consistent, project wide, markdown-like formatting to make
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 9e49337..fe1d0a9 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-AC_INIT(mate-user-share, 1.18.0)
+AC_INIT(mate-user-share, 1.19.0)
 
 AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([m4])