diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 5834a8fa3189512c9cba0102455988667657e2e0..272f97d2f53931a8d4a19ebea6b874e5ebb3e886 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ SET_PROPERTY(DIRECTORY . PROPERTY PACKAGE_NAME DD4hep)
 #################
 
 SET( DD4hep_VERSION_MAJOR 1 )
-SET( DD4hep_VERSION_MINOR 18 )
+SET( DD4hep_VERSION_MINOR 19 )
 SET( DD4hep_VERSION_PATCH 0 )
 
 #######################