diff --git a/version b/version
index f1cf1dc6..6b8e9c50 100644
--- a/version
+++ b/version
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
 # Copyright (C) NGINX, Inc.
 
-NXT_VERSION=1.18.0
-NXT_VERNUM=11800
+NXT_VERSION=1.19.0
+NXT_VERNUM=11900