diff --git a/esphome/const.py b/esphome/const.py
index a8f8aa81f5..4a3857f1e0 100644
--- a/esphome/const.py
+++ b/esphome/const.py
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 """Constants used by esphome."""
 
 MAJOR_VERSION = 1
-MINOR_VERSION = 18
-PATCH_VERSION = "0-dev"
+MINOR_VERSION = 19
+PATCH_VERSION = '0-dev'
 __short_version__ = f"{MAJOR_VERSION}.{MINOR_VERSION}"
 __version__ = f"{__short_version__}.{PATCH_VERSION}"