diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 1cd3b19a..846cf810 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.18.0-rc1 21800010
+2.19.0-rc1 21900010
diff --git a/fastlane/metadata/android/en-US/changelogs/21900010.txt b/fastlane/metadata/android/en-US/changelogs/21900010.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b7e4702c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fastlane/metadata/android/en-US/changelogs/21900010.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+🐛 Bug fixes, 🚀 performance boosts, maybe even ✨ new features.
+
+Changelog: https://capod.darken.eu/changelog
+
+FYI: It’s just me here — thanks for understanding if replies take a bit. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
diff --git a/version.properties b/version.properties
index 01d31f0d..c7e13100 100644
--- a/version.properties
+++ b/version.properties
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ### Updated by release.sh ###
 project.versioning.major=2
-project.versioning.minor=18
+project.versioning.minor=19
 project.versioning.patch=0
 project.versioning.build=1
 #############################