diff --git a/django/__init__.py b/django/__init__.py
index 474b630807ae..fb247f627b67 100644
--- a/django/__init__.py
+++ b/django/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 from django.utils.version import get_version
-
-VERSION = (1, 8, 19, 'final', 0)
+VERSION = (1, 8, 20, 'final', 0)
 
 __version__ = get_version(VERSION)