diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 540bf8d6a..f53188908 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+Noteworthy changes in version 2.0.19 (unreleased)
+-------------------------------------------------
+
+
 Noteworthy changes in version 2.0.18 (2011-08-04)
 -------------------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 9be244b6b..758d00cbd 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ min_automake_version="1.10"
 # Remember to change the version number immediately *after* a release.
 # Set my_issvn to "yes" for non-released code.  Remember to run an
 # "svn up" and "autogen.sh" right before creating a distribution.
-m4_define([my_version], [2.0.18])
-m4_define([my_issvn], [no])
+m4_define([my_version], [2.0.19])
+m4_define([my_issvn], [yes])
 
 m4_define([svn_revision], m4_esyscmd([printf "%d" $(svn info 2>/dev/null \
           | sed -n '/^Revision:/ s/[^0-9]//gp'|head -1)]))