diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index e6093c6cd..56c5d7cde 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 from setuptools import setup, find_packages
 
 
-VERSION = '2.18.0'
+VERSION = '2.19.0'
 HERE = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
 INSTALL_REQUIRES = [
     pkg.split('==')[0]