1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 487f8f2c3f06..2b458801ba74 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 VERSION = 4
-PATCHLEVEL = 18
+PATCHLEVEL = 19
 SUBLEVEL = 0
-EXTRAVERSION =
+EXTRAVERSION = -rc1
 NAME = Merciless Moray
 
 # *DOCUMENTATION*