diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index e2af906ba..26cc2512d 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -1,5 +1,20 @@
 # OSBuild Composer - Operating System Image Composition Services
 
+## CHANGES WITH 19:
+
+  * Bug fixes to the weldr API.
+
+  * Default image size was increased to be able to build empty blueprints by
+    default.
+
+  * OpenStack images are now tested on the target footprint in CI.
+
+  * Other test improvements.
+
+Contributions from: Alexander Todorov, Brian C. Lane, Jenn Giardino, Major Hayden, Martin Sehnoutka
+
+— London, 2020-08-10
+
 ## CHANGES WITH 18:
 
   * Qcow and openstack images for Fedora have now cloudinit service enabled
diff --git a/golang-github-osbuild-composer.spec b/golang-github-osbuild-composer.spec
index f41d45245..6fa19fd16 100644
--- a/golang-github-osbuild-composer.spec
+++ b/golang-github-osbuild-composer.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 %global goipath         github.com/osbuild/osbuild-composer
 
-Version:        18
+Version:        19
 
 %gometa
 
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ BuildRequires:  golang(github.com/stretchr/testify)
 
 Requires: %{name}-worker = %{version}-%{release}
 Requires: systemd
-Requires: osbuild >= 17
-Requires: osbuild-ostree >= 17
+Requires: osbuild >= 18
+Requires: osbuild-ostree >= 18
 
 Provides: osbuild-composer
 Provides: weldr
diff --git a/osbuild-composer.spec b/osbuild-composer.spec
index 3dc2859e5..01a70fb9f 100644
--- a/osbuild-composer.spec
+++ b/osbuild-composer.spec
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 %global goipath         github.com/osbuild/osbuild-composer
 
-Version:        18
+Version:        19
 
 %gometa