diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index b2de3f6fde5..23811c5b116 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8)
 
 set(PACKAGE_NAME      "grpc")
-set(PACKAGE_VERSION   "1.19.0-dev")
+set(PACKAGE_VERSION   "1.19.0-pre1")
 set(PACKAGE_STRING    "${PACKAGE_NAME} ${PACKAGE_VERSION}")
 set(PACKAGE_TARNAME   "${PACKAGE_NAME}-${PACKAGE_VERSION}")
 set(PACKAGE_BUGREPORT "https://github.com/grpc/grpc/issues/")
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 069d001d3be..8166dcf3a1d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -437,9 +437,9 @@ E = @echo
 Q = @
 endif
 
-CORE_VERSION = 7.0.0-dev
-CPP_VERSION = 1.19.0-dev
-CSHARP_VERSION = 1.19.0-dev
+CORE_VERSION = 7.0.0
+CPP_VERSION = 1.19.0-pre1
+CSHARP_VERSION = 1.19.0-pre1
 
 CPPFLAGS_NO_ARCH += $(addprefix -I, $(INCLUDES)) $(addprefix -D, $(DEFINES))
 CPPFLAGS += $(CPPFLAGS_NO_ARCH) $(ARCH_FLAGS)
diff --git a/gRPC-C++.podspec b/gRPC-C++.podspec
index e1b1cf1564e..07b02cf8dfb 100644
--- a/gRPC-C++.podspec
+++ b/gRPC-C++.podspec
@@ -23,15 +23,15 @@
 Pod::Spec.new do |s|
   s.name     = 'gRPC-C++'
   # TODO (mxyan): use version that match gRPC version when pod is stabilized
-  # version = '1.19.0-dev'
-  version = '0.0.8-dev'
+  # version = '1.19.0-pre1'
+  version = '0.0.8-pre1'
   s.version  = version
   s.summary  = 'gRPC C++ library'
   s.homepage = 'https://grpc.io'
   s.license  = 'Apache License, Version 2.0'
   s.authors  = { 'The gRPC contributors' => 'grpc-packages@google.com' }
 
-  grpc_version = '1.19.0-dev'
+  grpc_version = '1.19.0-pre1'
 
   s.source = {
     :git => 'https://github.com/grpc/grpc.git',
diff --git a/gRPC-Core.podspec b/gRPC-Core.podspec
index 625d1a9a50c..6ac7c7e586e 100644
--- a/gRPC-Core.podspec
+++ b/gRPC-Core.podspec
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 Pod::Spec.new do |s|
   s.name     = 'gRPC-Core'
-  version = '1.19.0-dev'
+  version = '1.19.0-pre1'
   s.version  = version
   s.summary  = 'Core cross-platform gRPC library, written in C'
   s.homepage = 'https://grpc.io'
diff --git a/gRPC-ProtoRPC.podspec b/gRPC-ProtoRPC.podspec
index fe00b492236..9b4cd5a5568 100644
--- a/gRPC-ProtoRPC.podspec
+++ b/gRPC-ProtoRPC.podspec
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
 Pod::Spec.new do |s|
   s.name     = 'gRPC-ProtoRPC'
-  version = '1.19.0-dev'
+  version = '1.19.0-pre1'
   s.version  = version
   s.summary  = 'RPC library for Protocol Buffers, based on gRPC'
   s.homepage = 'https://grpc.io'
diff --git a/gRPC-RxLibrary.podspec b/gRPC-RxLibrary.podspec
index a16a3985211..4ea2ff2e127 100644
--- a/gRPC-RxLibrary.podspec
+++ b/gRPC-RxLibrary.podspec
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
 Pod::Spec.new do |s|
   s.name     = 'gRPC-RxLibrary'
-  version = '1.19.0-dev'
+  version = '1.19.0-pre1'
   s.version  = version
   s.summary  = 'Reactive Extensions library for iOS/OSX.'
   s.homepage = 'https://grpc.io'
diff --git a/gRPC.podspec b/gRPC.podspec
index a2e216ba2f7..1882471af68 100644
--- a/gRPC.podspec
+++ b/gRPC.podspec
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
 Pod::Spec.new do |s|
   s.name     = 'gRPC'
-  version = '1.19.0-dev'
+  version = '1.19.0-pre1'
   s.version  = version
   s.summary  = 'gRPC client library for iOS/OSX'
   s.homepage = 'https://grpc.io'
diff --git a/package.xml b/package.xml
index aa2bf62411c..2aea1a5bc4e 100644
--- a/package.xml
+++ b/package.xml
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@
  <date>2018-01-19</date>
  <time>16:06:07</time>
  <version>
-  <release>1.19.0dev</release>
-  <api>1.19.0dev</api>
+  <release>1.19.0RC1</release>
+  <api>1.19.0RC1</api>
  </version>
  <stability>
   <release>beta</release>
diff --git a/src/core/lib/surface/version.cc b/src/core/lib/surface/version.cc
index 70d7580becb..3ad52aee571 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/surface/version.cc
+++ b/src/core/lib/surface/version.cc
@@ -23,6 +23,6 @@
 
 #include <grpc/grpc.h>
 
-const char* grpc_version_string(void) { return "7.0.0-dev"; }
+const char* grpc_version_string(void) { return "7.0.0"; }
 
 const char* grpc_g_stands_for(void) { return "gold"; }
diff --git a/src/cpp/common/version_cc.cc b/src/cpp/common/version_cc.cc
index 358131c7c4c..49359fa4fbb 100644
--- a/src/cpp/common/version_cc.cc
+++ b/src/cpp/common/version_cc.cc
@@ -22,5 +22,5 @@
 #include <grpcpp/grpcpp.h>
 
 namespace grpc {
-grpc::string Version() { return "1.19.0-dev"; }
+grpc::string Version() { return "1.19.0-pre1"; }
 }  // namespace grpc
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/Version.csproj.include b/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/Version.csproj.include
index 52ab2215ebe..e967fb59e5c 100755
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/Version.csproj.include
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/Version.csproj.include
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <!-- This file is generated -->
 <Project>
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <GrpcCsharpVersion>1.19.0-dev</GrpcCsharpVersion>
+    <GrpcCsharpVersion>1.19.0-pre1</GrpcCsharpVersion>
     <GoogleProtobufVersion>3.6.1</GoogleProtobufVersion>
   </PropertyGroup>
 </Project>
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/VersionInfo.cs b/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/VersionInfo.cs
index 8f3be310ee7..9885928f68a 100644
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/VersionInfo.cs
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/VersionInfo.cs
@@ -38,6 +38,6 @@ namespace Grpc.Core
         /// <summary>
         /// Current version of gRPC C#
         /// </summary>
-        public const string CurrentVersion = "1.19.0-dev";
+        public const string CurrentVersion = "1.19.0-pre1";
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/csharp/build_unitypackage.bat b/src/csharp/build_unitypackage.bat
index e304c6e4cf1..636211ad360 100644
--- a/src/csharp/build_unitypackage.bat
+++ b/src/csharp/build_unitypackage.bat
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 @rem limitations under the License.
 
 @rem Current package versions
-set VERSION=1.19.0-dev
+set VERSION=1.19.0-pre1
 
 @rem Adjust the location of nuget.exe
 set NUGET=C:\nuget\nuget.exe
diff --git a/src/objective-c/!ProtoCompiler-gRPCPlugin.podspec b/src/objective-c/!ProtoCompiler-gRPCPlugin.podspec
index 73e1a4046f6..e214b3980b5 100644
--- a/src/objective-c/!ProtoCompiler-gRPCPlugin.podspec
+++ b/src/objective-c/!ProtoCompiler-gRPCPlugin.podspec
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ Pod::Spec.new do |s|
   # exclamation mark ensures that other "regular" pods will be able to find it as it'll be installed
   # before them.
   s.name     = '!ProtoCompiler-gRPCPlugin'
-  v = '1.19.0-dev'
+  v = '1.19.0-pre1'
   s.version  = v
   s.summary  = 'The gRPC ProtoC plugin generates Objective-C files from .proto services.'
   s.description = <<-DESC
diff --git a/src/objective-c/GRPCClient/private/version.h b/src/objective-c/GRPCClient/private/version.h
index 5e089fde316..c47780fb0b4 100644
--- a/src/objective-c/GRPCClient/private/version.h
+++ b/src/objective-c/GRPCClient/private/version.h
@@ -22,4 +22,4 @@
 // instead. This file can be regenerated from the template by running
 // `tools/buildgen/generate_projects.sh`.
 
-#define GRPC_OBJC_VERSION_STRING @"1.19.0-dev"
+#define GRPC_OBJC_VERSION_STRING @"1.19.0-pre1"
diff --git a/src/objective-c/tests/version.h b/src/objective-c/tests/version.h
index 54f95ad16a8..962b699b38f 100644
--- a/src/objective-c/tests/version.h
+++ b/src/objective-c/tests/version.h
@@ -22,5 +22,5 @@
 // instead. This file can be regenerated from the template by running
 // `tools/buildgen/generate_projects.sh`.
 
-#define GRPC_OBJC_VERSION_STRING @"1.19.0-dev"
-#define GRPC_C_VERSION_STRING @"7.0.0-dev"
+#define GRPC_OBJC_VERSION_STRING @"1.19.0-pre1"
+#define GRPC_C_VERSION_STRING @"7.0.0"
diff --git a/src/php/ext/grpc/version.h b/src/php/ext/grpc/version.h
index c85ee4d315b..cf7761eb724 100644
--- a/src/php/ext/grpc/version.h
+++ b/src/php/ext/grpc/version.h
@@ -20,6 +20,6 @@
 #ifndef VERSION_H
 #define VERSION_H
 
-#define PHP_GRPC_VERSION "1.19.0dev"
+#define PHP_GRPC_VERSION "1.19.0RC1"
 
 #endif /* VERSION_H */
diff --git a/src/python/grpcio/grpc/_grpcio_metadata.py b/src/python/grpcio/grpc/_grpcio_metadata.py
index dd9d436c3fe..17f82a81ce1 100644
--- a/src/python/grpcio/grpc/_grpcio_metadata.py
+++ b/src/python/grpcio/grpc/_grpcio_metadata.py
@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@
 
 # AUTO-GENERATED FROM `$REPO_ROOT/templates/src/python/grpcio/grpc/_grpcio_metadata.py.template`!!!
 
-__version__ = """1.19.0.dev0"""
+__version__ = """1.19.0rc1"""
diff --git a/src/python/grpcio/grpc_version.py b/src/python/grpcio/grpc_version.py
index 8e2f4d30bbc..6cf1234a392 100644
--- a/src/python/grpcio/grpc_version.py
+++ b/src/python/grpcio/grpc_version.py
@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@
 
 # AUTO-GENERATED FROM `$REPO_ROOT/templates/src/python/grpcio/grpc_version.py.template`!!!
 
-VERSION = '1.19.0.dev0'
+VERSION = '1.19.0rc1'
diff --git a/src/python/grpcio_channelz/grpc_version.py b/src/python/grpcio_channelz/grpc_version.py
index 5f3a894a2ae..922abf2ec70 100644
--- a/src/python/grpcio_channelz/grpc_version.py
+++ b/src/python/grpcio_channelz/grpc_version.py
@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@
 
 # AUTO-GENERATED FROM `$REPO_ROOT/templates/src/python/grpcio_channelz/grpc_version.py.template`!!!
 
-VERSION = '1.19.0.dev0'
+VERSION = '1.19.0rc1'
diff --git a/src/python/grpcio_health_checking/grpc_version.py b/src/python/grpcio_health_checking/grpc_version.py
index 4c2d434066e..d9eb56c5e9c 100644
--- a/src/python/grpcio_health_checking/grpc_version.py
+++ b/src/python/grpcio_health_checking/grpc_version.py
@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@
 
 # AUTO-GENERATED FROM `$REPO_ROOT/templates/src/python/grpcio_health_checking/grpc_version.py.template`!!!
 
-VERSION = '1.19.0.dev0'
+VERSION = '1.19.0rc1'
diff --git a/src/python/grpcio_reflection/grpc_version.py b/src/python/grpcio_reflection/grpc_version.py
index 6b88b2dfc50..28fef1dc56b 100644
--- a/src/python/grpcio_reflection/grpc_version.py
+++ b/src/python/grpcio_reflection/grpc_version.py
@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@
 
 # AUTO-GENERATED FROM `$REPO_ROOT/templates/src/python/grpcio_reflection/grpc_version.py.template`!!!
 
-VERSION = '1.19.0.dev0'
+VERSION = '1.19.0rc1'
diff --git a/src/python/grpcio_status/grpc_version.py b/src/python/grpcio_status/grpc_version.py
index 2e58eb3b26c..efa6ff2c508 100644
--- a/src/python/grpcio_status/grpc_version.py
+++ b/src/python/grpcio_status/grpc_version.py
@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@
 
 # AUTO-GENERATED FROM `$REPO_ROOT/templates/src/python/grpcio_status/grpc_version.py.template`!!!
 
-VERSION = '1.19.0.dev0'
+VERSION = '1.19.0rc1'
diff --git a/src/python/grpcio_testing/grpc_version.py b/src/python/grpcio_testing/grpc_version.py
index d4c5d94ecbe..0e593340ab2 100644
--- a/src/python/grpcio_testing/grpc_version.py
+++ b/src/python/grpcio_testing/grpc_version.py
@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@
 
 # AUTO-GENERATED FROM `$REPO_ROOT/templates/src/python/grpcio_testing/grpc_version.py.template`!!!
 
-VERSION = '1.19.0.dev0'
+VERSION = '1.19.0rc1'
diff --git a/src/python/grpcio_tests/grpc_version.py b/src/python/grpcio_tests/grpc_version.py
index e1645ab1b86..c8f6940e1a4 100644
--- a/src/python/grpcio_tests/grpc_version.py
+++ b/src/python/grpcio_tests/grpc_version.py
@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@
 
 # AUTO-GENERATED FROM `$REPO_ROOT/templates/src/python/grpcio_tests/grpc_version.py.template`!!!
 
-VERSION = '1.19.0.dev0'
+VERSION = '1.19.0rc1'
diff --git a/src/ruby/lib/grpc/version.rb b/src/ruby/lib/grpc/version.rb
index 3b7f62d9f55..630d064fa05 100644
--- a/src/ruby/lib/grpc/version.rb
+++ b/src/ruby/lib/grpc/version.rb
@@ -14,5 +14,5 @@
 
 # GRPC contains the General RPC module.
 module GRPC
-  VERSION = '1.19.0.dev'
+  VERSION = '1.19.0.pre1'
 end
diff --git a/src/ruby/tools/version.rb b/src/ruby/tools/version.rb
index 2ad685a7eb3..a4a115ac2c9 100644
--- a/src/ruby/tools/version.rb
+++ b/src/ruby/tools/version.rb
@@ -14,6 +14,6 @@
 
 module GRPC
   module Tools
-    VERSION = '1.19.0.dev'
+    VERSION = '1.19.0.pre1'
   end
 end
diff --git a/tools/distrib/python/grpcio_tools/grpc_version.py b/tools/distrib/python/grpcio_tools/grpc_version.py
index e5d9daef38f..a58218b3718 100644
--- a/tools/distrib/python/grpcio_tools/grpc_version.py
+++ b/tools/distrib/python/grpcio_tools/grpc_version.py
@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@
 
 # AUTO-GENERATED FROM `$REPO_ROOT/templates/tools/distrib/python/grpcio_tools/grpc_version.py.template`!!!
 
-VERSION = '1.19.0.dev0'
+VERSION = '1.19.0rc1'
diff --git a/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.c++ b/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.c++
index b0415fd4f64..ae4e398051e 100644
--- a/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.c++
+++ b/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.c++
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ PROJECT_NAME           = "GRPC C++"
 # could be handy for archiving the generated documentation or if some version
 # control system is used.
 
-PROJECT_NUMBER         = 1.19.0-dev
+PROJECT_NUMBER         = 1.19.0-pre1
 
 # Using the PROJECT_BRIEF tag one can provide an optional one line description
 # for a project that appears at the top of each page and should give viewer a
diff --git a/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.c++.internal b/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.c++.internal
index 8aec165a339..e19fd05c0c1 100644
--- a/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.c++.internal
+++ b/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.c++.internal
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ PROJECT_NAME           = "GRPC C++"
 # could be handy for archiving the generated documentation or if some version
 # control system is used.
 
-PROJECT_NUMBER         = 1.19.0-dev
+PROJECT_NUMBER         = 1.19.0-pre1
 
 # Using the PROJECT_BRIEF tag one can provide an optional one line description
 # for a project that appears at the top of each page and should give viewer a
diff --git a/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.core b/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.core
index 8c557383b2e..7235c7b1539 100644
--- a/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.core
+++ b/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.core
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ PROJECT_NAME           = "GRPC Core"
 # could be handy for archiving the generated documentation or if some version
 # control system is used.
 
-PROJECT_NUMBER         = 7.0.0-dev
+PROJECT_NUMBER         = 7.0.0
 
 # Using the PROJECT_BRIEF tag one can provide an optional one line description
 # for a project that appears at the top of each page and should give viewer a
diff --git a/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.core.internal b/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.core.internal
index 86b57b23d9a..d1a2debd7e3 100644
--- a/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.core.internal
+++ b/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.core.internal
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ PROJECT_NAME           = "GRPC Core"
 # could be handy for archiving the generated documentation or if some version
 # control system is used.
 
-PROJECT_NUMBER         = 7.0.0-dev
+PROJECT_NUMBER         = 7.0.0
 
 # Using the PROJECT_BRIEF tag one can provide an optional one line description
 # for a project that appears at the top of each page and should give viewer a