diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 725fe47a4..3870278a8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ on:
     branches:
     - master
     - "3.0"
-    - "2.18"
+    - "2.19"
     paths-ignore:
     - "README.md"
     - "release-notes/*"
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ on:
     branches:
     - master
     - "3.0"
-    - "2.18"
+    - "2.19"
     paths-ignore:
     - "README.md"
     - "release-notes/*"
diff --git a/avro/pom.xml b/avro/pom.xml
index 7f63c2cfc..fc5363b6f 100644
--- a/avro/pom.xml
+++ b/avro/pom.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.dataformat</groupId>
     <artifactId>jackson-dataformats-binary</artifactId>
-    <version>2.18.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.19.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>jackson-dataformat-avro</artifactId>
   <name>Jackson dataformat: Avro</name>
diff --git a/cbor/pom.xml b/cbor/pom.xml
index 888c69f4e..f745a749a 100644
--- a/cbor/pom.xml
+++ b/cbor/pom.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.dataformat</groupId>
     <artifactId>jackson-dataformats-binary</artifactId>
-    <version>2.18.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.19.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>jackson-dataformat-cbor</artifactId>
   <name>Jackson dataformat: CBOR</name>
diff --git a/ion/pom.xml b/ion/pom.xml
index 126b4c075..99abaced4 100644
--- a/ion/pom.xml
+++ b/ion/pom.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.dataformat</groupId>
     <artifactId>jackson-dataformats-binary</artifactId>
-    <version>2.18.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.19.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.dataformat</groupId>
   <artifactId>jackson-dataformat-ion</artifactId>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e2a841fc7..f9cb18d33 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson</groupId>
     <artifactId>jackson-base</artifactId>
-    <version>2.18.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.19.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.dataformat</groupId>
   <artifactId>jackson-dataformats-binary</artifactId>
   <name>Jackson dataformats: Binary</name>
-  <version>2.18.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>2.19.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
   <description>Parent pom for Jackson binary dataformats.
   </description>
diff --git a/protobuf/pom.xml b/protobuf/pom.xml
index 35fcd57aa..73069138b 100644
--- a/protobuf/pom.xml
+++ b/protobuf/pom.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.dataformat</groupId>
     <artifactId>jackson-dataformats-binary</artifactId>
-    <version>2.18.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.19.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>jackson-dataformat-protobuf</artifactId>
   <name>Jackson dataformat: Protobuf</name>
diff --git a/smile/pom.xml b/smile/pom.xml
index cfb808409..40b5bdabe 100644
--- a/smile/pom.xml
+++ b/smile/pom.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.dataformat</groupId>
     <artifactId>jackson-dataformats-binary</artifactId>
-    <version>2.18.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.19.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>jackson-dataformat-smile</artifactId>
   <name>Jackson dataformat: Smile</name>