diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 08e3ca9b8..49e3587fb 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-18.2.0
+19.0.0
diff --git a/lib/ohai/version.rb b/lib/ohai/version.rb
index 4915ed015..62aa4b674 100644
--- a/lib/ohai/version.rb
+++ b/lib/ohai/version.rb
@@ -19,5 +19,5 @@
 
 module Ohai
   OHAI_ROOT = File.expand_path(__dir__)
-  VERSION = "18.2.0"
+  VERSION = "19.0.0"
 end