diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 0ec8d413..3987d0ab 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ INCLUDE (CheckCSourceCompiles)
 INCLUDE (CheckStructHasMember)
 INCLUDE (CheckLibraryExists)
 
-PROJECT (c-ares LANGUAGES C VERSION "1.19.0" )
+PROJECT (c-ares LANGUAGES C VERSION "1.19.1" )
 
 # Set this version before release
 SET (CARES_VERSION "${PROJECT_VERSION}")
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ INCLUDE (GNUInstallDirs) # include this *AFTER* PROJECT(), otherwise paths are w
 # For example, a version of 4:0:2 would generate output such as:
 #    libname.so   -> libname.so.2
 #    libname.so.2 -> libname.so.2.2.0
-SET (CARES_LIB_VERSIONINFO "8:0:6")
+SET (CARES_LIB_VERSIONINFO "8:1:6")
 
 
 OPTION (CARES_STATIC     "Build as a static library"                                             OFF)
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index f8ebd07d..7884cbb2 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 AC_PREREQ([2.60])
 
-AC_INIT([c-ares], [1.19.0],
+AC_INIT([c-ares], [1.19.1],
   [c-ares mailing list: http://lists.haxx.se/listinfo/c-ares])
 
-CARES_VERSION_INFO="8:0:6"
+CARES_VERSION_INFO="8:1:6"
 dnl This flag accepts an argument of the form current[:revision[:age]]. So,
 dnl passing -version-info 3:12:1 sets current to 3, revision to 12, and age to
 dnl 1.