diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index c4c34b0ff2..e1e7e53068 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ all:
 .PHONY: all
 
 # Set and export the version string
-export BR2_VERSION := 2018.11
+export BR2_VERSION := 2019.02-git
 # Actual time the release is cut (for reproducible builds)
 BR2_VERSION_EPOCH = 1543701000