diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 2c5dd823f3..6bca9da19d 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ AC_PREREQ([2.69])
 define(_CLIENT_VERSION_MAJOR, 19)
 define(_CLIENT_VERSION_MINOR, 0)
 define(_CLIENT_VERSION_BUILD, 0)
-define(_CLIENT_VERSION_RC, 0)
+define(_CLIENT_VERSION_RC, 1)
 define(_CLIENT_VERSION_IS_RELEASE, false)
 define(_COPYRIGHT_YEAR, 2022)
 define(_COPYRIGHT_HOLDERS,[The %s developers])