diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 5ce8b3959987c922cc428a2c20909ee146d79187..8068c6e177203ebe1bdaf1e0e38927833df9450e 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.18.1
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+1.19
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