diff --git a/.buildkite/pipelines/intake.yml b/.buildkite/pipelines/intake.yml
index 9fb07ef82c1d1..985c44566c8c2 100644
--- a/.buildkite/pipelines/intake.yml
+++ b/.buildkite/pipelines/intake.yml
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ steps:
         timeout_in_minutes: 300
         matrix:
           setup:
-            BWC_VERSION: ["8.17.10", "8.18.5", "9.0.5", "9.1.1"]
+            BWC_VERSION: ["8.17.10", "8.18.5", "8.19.0", "9.0.5", "9.1.1"]
         agents:
           provider: gcp
           image: family/elasticsearch-ubuntu-2404
diff --git a/.buildkite/pipelines/periodic-packaging.yml b/.buildkite/pipelines/periodic-packaging.yml
index f4a653a40fc72..560197bcea26d 100644
--- a/.buildkite/pipelines/periodic-packaging.yml
+++ b/.buildkite/pipelines/periodic-packaging.yml
@@ -334,6 +334,22 @@ steps:
         env:
           BWC_VERSION: 8.18.5
 
+      - label: "{{matrix.image}} / 8.19.0 / packaging-tests-upgrade"
+        command: ./.ci/scripts/packaging-test.sh -Dbwc.checkout.align=true destructiveDistroUpgradeTest.v8.19.0
+        timeout_in_minutes: 300
+        matrix:
+          setup:
+            image:
+              - rocky-8
+              - ubuntu-2404
+        agents:
+          provider: gcp
+          image: family/elasticsearch-{{matrix.image}}
+          machineType: custom-16-32768
+          buildDirectory: /dev/shm/bk
+        env:
+          BWC_VERSION: 8.19.0
+
       - label: "{{matrix.image}} / 9.0.5 / packaging-tests-upgrade"
         command: ./.ci/scripts/packaging-test.sh -Dbwc.checkout.align=true destructiveDistroUpgradeTest.v9.0.5
         timeout_in_minutes: 300
diff --git a/.buildkite/pipelines/periodic.yml b/.buildkite/pipelines/periodic.yml
index 37c710a1f2e94..98cbab4cc9b1b 100644
--- a/.buildkite/pipelines/periodic.yml
+++ b/.buildkite/pipelines/periodic.yml
@@ -363,6 +363,25 @@ steps:
             - signal_reason: agent_stop
               limit: 3
 
+      - label: 8.19.0 / bwc
+        command: .ci/scripts/run-gradle.sh -Dbwc.checkout.align=true v8.19.0#bwcTest
+        timeout_in_minutes: 300
+        agents:
+          provider: gcp
+          image: family/elasticsearch-ubuntu-2404
+          machineType: n1-standard-32
+          buildDirectory: /dev/shm/bk
+          preemptible: true
+        env:
+          BWC_VERSION: 8.19.0
+        retry:
+          automatic:
+            - exit_status: "-1"
+              limit: 3
+              signal_reason: none
+            - signal_reason: agent_stop
+              limit: 3
+
       - label: 9.0.5 / bwc
         command: .ci/scripts/run-gradle.sh -Dbwc.checkout.align=true v9.0.5#bwcTest
         timeout_in_minutes: 300
@@ -468,7 +487,7 @@ steps:
           setup:
             ES_RUNTIME_JAVA:
               - openjdk21
-            BWC_VERSION: ["8.17.10", "8.18.5", "9.0.5", "9.1.1"]
+            BWC_VERSION: ["8.17.10", "8.18.5", "8.19.0", "9.0.5", "9.1.1"]
         agents:
           provider: gcp
           image: family/elasticsearch-ubuntu-2404
@@ -512,7 +531,7 @@ steps:
             ES_RUNTIME_JAVA:
               - openjdk21
               - openjdk23
-            BWC_VERSION: ["8.17.10", "8.18.5", "9.0.5", "9.1.1"]
+            BWC_VERSION: ["8.17.10", "8.18.5", "8.19.0", "9.0.5", "9.1.1"]
         agents:
           provider: gcp
           image: family/elasticsearch-ubuntu-2404
diff --git a/.ci/bwcVersions b/.ci/bwcVersions
index 62a893f2ccd29..0220f6c746e31 100644
--- a/.ci/bwcVersions
+++ b/.ci/bwcVersions
@@ -18,5 +18,6 @@ BWC_VERSION:
   - "8.16.6"
   - "8.17.10"
   - "8.18.5"
+  - "8.19.0"
   - "9.0.5"
   - "9.1.1"
diff --git a/.ci/snapshotBwcVersions b/.ci/snapshotBwcVersions
index 199c65b86ac43..5fb938db1e912 100644
--- a/.ci/snapshotBwcVersions
+++ b/.ci/snapshotBwcVersions
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 BWC_VERSION:
   - "8.17.10"
   - "8.18.5"
+  - "8.19.0"
   - "9.0.5"
   - "9.1.1"
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/Version.java b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/Version.java
index f1f9a099b20ce..dbe1bb2294d43 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/Version.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/Version.java
@@ -212,6 +212,7 @@ public class Version implements VersionId<Version>, ToXContentFragment {
     public static final Version V_8_18_3 = new Version(8_18_03_99);
     public static final Version V_8_18_4 = new Version(8_18_04_99);
     public static final Version V_8_18_5 = new Version(8_18_05_99);
+    public static final Version V_8_19_0 = new Version(8_19_00_99);
     public static final Version V_9_0_0 = new Version(9_00_00_99);
     public static final Version V_9_0_1 = new Version(9_00_01_99);
     public static final Version V_9_0_2 = new Version(9_00_02_99);