diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index d932958..b226dbc 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -34,3 +34,4 @@
 /gretl-2018b.tar.xz
 /gretl-2018c.tar.xz
 /gretl-2018d.tar.xz
+/gretl-2019a.tar.xz
diff --git a/gretl.spec b/gretl.spec
index 279a4a8..12ca707 100644
--- a/gretl.spec
+++ b/gretl.spec
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Name: gretl	
-Version: 2018d
+Version: 2019a
 Release: 1%{?dist}
 Summary: A tool for econometric analysis	
 
@@ -127,6 +127,9 @@ desktop-file-install						\
 %{_libdir}/openmpi/bin/gretl_openmpi
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Jan 24 2019 Johannes Lips <hannes@fedoraproject.org> - 2019a-1
+- Update to 2019a
+
 * Sat Dec 22 2018 Johannes Lips <hannes@fedoraproject.org> - 2018d-1
 - Update to 2018d
 
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index eb1e49f..10292e0 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -1 +1 @@
-SHA512 (gretl-2018d.tar.xz) = c332cfa732222b97c24563471646f95ede5968366846e08b3e20a5a2fff16a3e2d46809d0d3ceed914c81a4d6e3a0dc6ca24ea58ad627d1155e3500c93bdc803
+SHA512 (gretl-2019a.tar.xz) = 4a1345c2e329ce8bcd97e6d3b9d84c51bcb566f12a315f1451bf3741086da7a4b6d16df1e2439a0dd59f7043e8be0f617bcb45c3b170fda13948a8faec4be734