diff --git a/version b/version
index 6b8e9c50..a3b9c907 100644
--- a/version
+++ b/version
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
 # Copyright (C) NGINX, Inc.
 
-NXT_VERSION=1.19.0
-NXT_VERNUM=11900
+NXT_VERSION=1.20.0
+NXT_VERNUM=12000