diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 6b90dd9cf..e3a936ea9 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+Changes in 1.19.1
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+Released: not yet
+
+...
+
 Changes in 1.19.0
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 Released: 2026-08-11
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index cf74a71d9..d23fa222a 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 project(
   'flatpak',
   'c',
-  version : '1.19.0',
+  version : '1.19.1',
   default_options: [
     'warning_level=2',
   ],
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ project(
 
 flatpak_major_version = 1
 flatpak_minor_version = 19
-flatpak_micro_version = 0
+flatpak_micro_version = 1
 flatpak_extra_version = ''
 
 flatpak_interface_age = 0