diff --git a/version_template.py b/version_template.py
index 3a6009f95b..a25103ba39 100644
--- a/version_template.py
+++ b/version_template.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 #  - only import from the Python standard run-time library (you can't have any dependencies)
 
 
-baseVersion = '3.19.0a1'
+baseVersion = '3.19.0'
 cgcloudVersion = '1.6.0a1.dev393'
 dockerRegistry = 'quay.io/ucsc_cgl'
 dockerName = 'toil'