diff --git a/connect.go b/connect.go
index 55b678fe..f7811906 100644
--- a/connect.go
+++ b/connect.go
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 // Version is the semantic version of the connect module.
-const Version = "1.18.1"
+const Version = "1.19.0-dev"
 
 // These constants are used in compile-time handshakes with connect's generated
 // code.