diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index d171e8340..6ec1b96b9 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -31,21 +31,9 @@ _build
 # pithos temp files
 pithos/data
 
-# version modules created automatically from setup.py
-*/synnefo/versions/*.py
-*/pithos/*/version.py
 !*/synnefo/versions/__init__.py
-snf-admin-app/synnefo_admin/version.py
-snf-astakos-app/astakos/version.py
-snf-tools/synnefo_tools/version.py
-snf-quotaholder-app/quotaholder_django/version.py
 *.iml
 *.graffle
-snf-stats-app/synnefo_stats/version.py
-astakosclient/astakosclient/version.py
-snf-django-lib/snf_django/version.py
-snf-branding/synnefo_branding/version.py
-snf-deploy/snfdeploy/version.py
 # Temp dirs generated by snf-deploy keygen
 snf-deploy/files/root/.ssh
 snf-deploy/files/root/ddns
diff --git a/astakosclient/astakosclient/version.py b/astakosclient/astakosclient/version.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f3a72ca04
--- /dev/null
+++ b/astakosclient/astakosclient/version.py
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+
+__version__ = "0.19.dev0"
+
diff --git a/snf-admin-app/synnefo_admin/version.py b/snf-admin-app/synnefo_admin/version.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f3a72ca04
--- /dev/null
+++ b/snf-admin-app/synnefo_admin/version.py
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+
+__version__ = "0.19.dev0"
+
diff --git a/snf-astakos-app/astakos/version.py b/snf-astakos-app/astakos/version.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f3a72ca04
--- /dev/null
+++ b/snf-astakos-app/astakos/version.py
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+
+__version__ = "0.19.dev0"
+
diff --git a/snf-branding/synnefo_branding/version.py b/snf-branding/synnefo_branding/version.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f3a72ca04
--- /dev/null
+++ b/snf-branding/synnefo_branding/version.py
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+
+__version__ = "0.19.dev0"
+
diff --git a/snf-common/synnefo/versions/common.py b/snf-common/synnefo/versions/common.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f3a72ca04
--- /dev/null
+++ b/snf-common/synnefo/versions/common.py
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+
+__version__ = "0.19.dev0"
+
diff --git a/snf-cyclades-app/synnefo/versions/app.py b/snf-cyclades-app/synnefo/versions/app.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f3a72ca04
--- /dev/null
+++ b/snf-cyclades-app/synnefo/versions/app.py
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+
+__version__ = "0.19.dev0"
+
diff --git a/snf-cyclades-gtools/synnefo/versions/ganeti.py b/snf-cyclades-gtools/synnefo/versions/ganeti.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f3a72ca04
--- /dev/null
+++ b/snf-cyclades-gtools/synnefo/versions/ganeti.py
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+
+__version__ = "0.19.dev0"
+
diff --git a/snf-deploy/snfdeploy/version.py b/snf-deploy/snfdeploy/version.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f3a72ca04
--- /dev/null
+++ b/snf-deploy/snfdeploy/version.py
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+
+__version__ = "0.19.dev0"
+
diff --git a/snf-django-lib/snf_django/version.py b/snf-django-lib/snf_django/version.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f3a72ca04
--- /dev/null
+++ b/snf-django-lib/snf_django/version.py
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+
+__version__ = "0.19.dev0"
+
diff --git a/snf-pithos-app/pithos/api/version.py b/snf-pithos-app/pithos/api/version.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f3a72ca04
--- /dev/null
+++ b/snf-pithos-app/pithos/api/version.py
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+
+__version__ = "0.19.dev0"
+
diff --git a/snf-pithos-backend/pithos/backends/version.py b/snf-pithos-backend/pithos/backends/version.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f3a72ca04
--- /dev/null
+++ b/snf-pithos-backend/pithos/backends/version.py
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+
+__version__ = "0.19.dev0"
+
diff --git a/snf-stats-app/synnefo_stats/version.py b/snf-stats-app/synnefo_stats/version.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f3a72ca04
--- /dev/null
+++ b/snf-stats-app/synnefo_stats/version.py
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+
+__version__ = "0.19.dev0"
+
diff --git a/snf-tools/synnefo_tools/version.py b/snf-tools/synnefo_tools/version.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f3a72ca04
--- /dev/null
+++ b/snf-tools/synnefo_tools/version.py
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+
+__version__ = "0.19.dev0"
+
diff --git a/snf-webproject/synnefo/versions/webproject.py b/snf-webproject/synnefo/versions/webproject.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f3a72ca04
--- /dev/null
+++ b/snf-webproject/synnefo/versions/webproject.py
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+
+__version__ = "0.19.dev0"
+
diff --git a/version b/version
index 01a2ab8b6..caa4836d8 100644
--- a/version
+++ b/version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.17next
+0.19