diff --git a/freqtrade/__init__.py b/freqtrade/__init__.py
index 14f0bb819..1706d610f 100644
--- a/freqtrade/__init__.py
+++ b/freqtrade/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 """ FreqTrade bot """
-__version__ = '2019.7-dev'
+__version__ = '2019.8'
 
 
 class DependencyException(Exception):