diff --git a/build_msvc/bitcoin_config.h b/build_msvc/bitcoin_config.h
index 66cc1208a1..2fe489239d 100644
--- a/build_msvc/bitcoin_config.h
+++ b/build_msvc/bitcoin_config.h
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 #define CLIENT_VERSION_MAJOR 0
 
 /* Minor version */
-#define CLIENT_VERSION_MINOR 18
+#define CLIENT_VERSION_MINOR 19
 
 /* Build revision */
 #define CLIENT_VERSION_REVISION 99
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@
 #define PACKAGE_NAME "Bitcoin Core"
 
 /* Define to the full name and version of this package. */
-#define PACKAGE_STRING "Bitcoin Core 0.18.99"
+#define PACKAGE_STRING "Bitcoin Core 0.19.99"
 
 /* Define to the one symbol short name of this package. */
 #define PACKAGE_TARNAME "bitcoin"
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@
 #define PACKAGE_URL "https://bitcoincore.org/"
 
 /* Define to the version of this package. */
-#define PACKAGE_VERSION "0.18.99"
+#define PACKAGE_VERSION "0.19.99"
 
 /* Define to necessary symbol if this constant uses a non-standard name on
    your system. */
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 2445b72683..8af9a986d2 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 dnl require autoconf 2.60 (AS_ECHO/AS_ECHO_N)
 AC_PREREQ([2.60])
 define(_CLIENT_VERSION_MAJOR, 0)
-define(_CLIENT_VERSION_MINOR, 18)
+define(_CLIENT_VERSION_MINOR, 19)
 define(_CLIENT_VERSION_REVISION, 99)
 define(_CLIENT_VERSION_BUILD, 0)
 define(_CLIENT_VERSION_RC, 0)