diff --git a/RELEASING.md b/RELEASING.md
index 18574511fd..df7fbce314 100644
--- a/RELEASING.md
+++ b/RELEASING.md
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ On master:
 
    ```
    git tag -a 1.19.0 -m "Release version 1.19.0"
+   git push --tags
    ```
 
    This is the commit that will form the GitHub release below.
diff --git a/build-tools/pom.xml b/build-tools/pom.xml
index 9e7bf673ac..00d70c6376 100644
--- a/build-tools/pom.xml
+++ b/build-tools/pom.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <groupId>org.locationtech.jts</groupId>
     <artifactId>build-tools</artifactId>
-    <version>1.18.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.19.0</version>
     <name>JTS Topology Suite Build Configuration</name>
     
     <build>