diff --git a/lib/system.nim b/lib/system.nim
index f62842db2f..fec57b967f 100644
--- a/lib/system.nim
+++ b/lib/system.nim
@@ -1935,7 +1935,7 @@ const
   NimMinor* {.intdefine.}: int = 19
     ## is the minor number of Nim's version.
 
-  NimPatch* {.intdefine.}: int = 0
+  NimPatch* {.intdefine.}: int = 1
     ## is the patch number of Nim's version.
 
   NimVersion*: string = $NimMajor & "." & $NimMinor & "." & $NimPatch