diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 0b051d5e..8e56f912 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Noteworthy changes in version 1.19.0 (unreleased)
+Noteworthy changes in version 1.19.0 (2023-03-17)
 -------------------------------------------------
 
  * New convenience option --identify for gpgme-json.
@@ -73,6 +73,8 @@ Noteworthy changes in version 1.19.0 (unreleased)
  qt: Job::rawProgress                       NEW.
  qt: Job::progress                          DEPRECATED.
 
+ [c=C39/A28/R0 cpp=C22/A16/R0 qt=C17/A2/R0]
+
  Release-info: https://dev.gnupg.org/T6341
 
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 83ac09de..fcdad8d6 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -53,19 +53,19 @@ AC_INIT([mym4_package],[mym4_version],[https://bugs.gnupg.org])
 #   (Interfaces added:			AGE++)
 #   (Interfaces removed:		AGE=0)
 #
-LIBGPGME_LT_CURRENT=38
-LIBGPGME_LT_AGE=27
+LIBGPGME_LT_CURRENT=39
+LIBGPGME_LT_AGE=28
 LIBGPGME_LT_REVISION=0
 
 # If there is an ABI break in gpgmepp or qgpgme also bump the
 # version in IMPORTED_LOCATION in the GpgmeppConfig-w32.cmake.in.in
 
-LIBGPGMEPP_LT_CURRENT=21
-LIBGPGMEPP_LT_AGE=15
+LIBGPGMEPP_LT_CURRENT=22
+LIBGPGMEPP_LT_AGE=16
 LIBGPGMEPP_LT_REVISION=0
 
-LIBQGPGME_LT_CURRENT=16
-LIBQGPGME_LT_AGE=1
+LIBQGPGME_LT_CURRENT=17
+LIBQGPGME_LT_AGE=2
 LIBQGPGME_LT_REVISION=0
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