diff --git a/development/FORMAT b/development/FORMAT
index 2687c18a79..1711f88c78 100644
--- a/development/FORMAT
+++ b/development/FORMAT
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ changes happened in particular if possible. A good example would be
 
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+2023-09-06 Richard Kimberly Heck <rikiheck@lyx.org>
+	* Format incremented to 619: New document header \use_formatted_ref
+	  for workarea display purposes only.
+
 2023-08-01 Udi Fogiel <udifoglle@gmail.com>
  	* Format incremented to 618: Hebrew quote style
  	  New buffer param \quotes_style hebrew
diff --git a/src/version.h b/src/version.h
index ab05f89504..adbd763893 100644
--- a/src/version.h
+++ b/src/version.h
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ extern char const * const lyx_version_info;
 
 // Do not remove the comment below, so we get merge conflict in
 // independent branches. Instead add your own.
-#define LYX_FORMAT_LYX 618 // Udi_Fogiel: hebrew quote style 
-#define LYX_FORMAT_TEX2LYX 618
+#define LYX_FORMAT_LYX 619 // rikiheck: formatted ref
+#define LYX_FORMAT_TEX2LYX 619
 
 #if LYX_FORMAT_TEX2LYX != LYX_FORMAT_LYX
 #ifndef _MSC_VER