diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 227152df..2dad7501 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
 NEWS
 ====
 
+- 1.4.19 -
+
+  *
+
 - 1.4.18 - 2007-09-09
 
   * fixed compile error on IRIX 6.5.x on prctl() (#1333)
diff --git a/SConstruct b/SConstruct
index 821f49d6..04eb15a5 100644
--- a/SConstruct
+++ b/SConstruct
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import string
 from stat import *
 
 package = 'lighttpd'
-version = '1.4.18'
+version = '1.4.19'
 
 def checkCHeaders(autoconf, hdrs):
 	p = re.compile('[^A-Z0-9]')
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index f9189acc..471c078c 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #                                               -*- Autoconf -*-
 # Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script.
 AC_PREREQ(2.57)
-AC_INIT(lighttpd, 1.4.18, jan@kneschke.de)
+AC_INIT(lighttpd, 1.4.19, jan@kneschke.de)
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([src/server.c])
 
 AC_CANONICAL_TARGET