diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 352ab76..6e7f290 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ if(CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR STREQUAL CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR)
     add_definitions(-DUSE_PREBUILT_LLVM)
 
     if(NOT PREFERRED_LLVM_VERSION)
-        set(PREFERRED_LLVM_VERSION "18")
+        set(PREFERRED_LLVM_VERSION "19.0")
     endif(NOT PREFERRED_LLVM_VERSION)
     message(STATUS "[OPENCL-CLANG] Looking for LLVM version ${PREFERRED_LLVM_VERSION}")
     find_package(LLVM ${PREFERRED_LLVM_VERSION} REQUIRED)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index af30e94..3a8fadc 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ LLVM by using the `PREFERRED_LLVM_VERSION` cmake option:
 
 Example:
 ```bash
-cmake -DPREFERRED_LLVM_VERSION="18" ../opencl-clang
+cmake -DPREFERRED_LLVM_VERSION="19.0" ../opencl-clang
 ```
 
 ##### Custom LLVM installation