diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 84cc529..7b05425 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.18.0
+1.19.0-pre1
diff --git a/docs/docs/CHANGELOG.md b/docs/docs/CHANGELOG.md
index 512007e..566ebd5 100644
--- a/docs/docs/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/docs/docs/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## v1.19.0: Jenomis cen Lexentale
+
 - Record if challenges were issued via the API or via embedded JSON in the challenge page HTML ([#531](https://github.com/TecharoHQ/anubis/issues/531))
 - Ensure that clients that are shown a challenge support storing cookies
 - Encode challenge pages with gzip level 1
@@ -29,7 +31,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - Added Qualys SSL Labs whitelist policy
 - Fixed cookie deletion logic ([#520](https://github.com/TecharoHQ/anubis/issues/520), [#522](https://github.com/TecharoHQ/anubis/pull/522))
 - Add `--target-sni` flag/envvar to allow changing the value of the TLS handshake hostname in requests forwarded to the target service.
-- Fixed CEL expression matching validator to now properly error out when it receives empty expressions 
+- Fixed CEL expression matching validator to now properly error out when it receives empty expressions
 
 ## v1.18.0: Varis zos Galvus
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index d8aa2f4..2434fd1 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@techaro/anubis",
-  "version": "1.18.0",
+  "version": "1.19.0-pre1",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@techaro/anubis",
-      "version": "1.18.0",
+      "version": "1.19.0-pre1",
       "license": "ISC",
       "devDependencies": {
         "cssnano": "^7.0.7",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index fe4e7ad..889a4a8 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@techaro/anubis",
-  "version": "1.18.0",
+  "version": "1.19.0-pre1",
   "description": "",
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {