diff --git a/GPy/__version__.py b/GPy/__version__.py
index ccab46fb..6b340d29 100644
--- a/GPy/__version__.py
+++ b/GPy/__version__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "0.8.18"
+__version__ = "0.8.19"
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 15406c1f..c4087d84 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 0.8.18
+current_version = 0.8.19
 tag = True
 commit = True