diff --git a/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/schema_change.rs b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/schema_change.rs
index e42ee20c48d..63eb72c43ab 100644
--- a/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/schema_change.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/schema_change.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 //! Utilities for managing database schema changes.
 mod migration_schema_v17;
 mod migration_schema_v18;
+mod migration_schema_v19;
 
 use crate::beacon_chain::BeaconChainTypes;
 use crate::types::ChainSpec;
@@ -69,6 +70,14 @@ pub fn migrate_schema<T: BeaconChainTypes>(
             let ops = migration_schema_v18::downgrade_from_v18::<T>(db.clone(), log)?;
             db.store_schema_version_atomically(to, ops)
         }
+        (SchemaVersion(18), SchemaVersion(19)) => {
+            let ops = migration_schema_v19::upgrade_to_v19::<T>(db.clone(), log)?;
+            db.store_schema_version_atomically(to, ops)
+        }
+        (SchemaVersion(19), SchemaVersion(18)) => {
+            let ops = migration_schema_v19::downgrade_from_v19::<T>(db.clone(), log)?;
+            db.store_schema_version_atomically(to, ops)
+        }
         // Anything else is an error.
         (_, _) => Err(HotColdDBError::UnsupportedSchemaVersion {
             target_version: to,
diff --git a/beacon_node/store/src/metadata.rs b/beacon_node/store/src/metadata.rs
index 6fef74d7ff0..1675051bd80 100644
--- a/beacon_node/store/src/metadata.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/store/src/metadata.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use ssz::{Decode, Encode};
 use ssz_derive::{Decode, Encode};
 use types::{Checkpoint, Hash256, Slot};
 
-pub const CURRENT_SCHEMA_VERSION: SchemaVersion = SchemaVersion(18);
+pub const CURRENT_SCHEMA_VERSION: SchemaVersion = SchemaVersion(19);
 
 // All the keys that get stored under the `BeaconMeta` column.
 //
diff --git a/book/src/database-migrations.md b/book/src/database-migrations.md
index 5b7b4d49371..a4d28452d48 100644
--- a/book/src/database-migrations.md
+++ b/book/src/database-migrations.md
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ validator client or the slasher**.
 
 | Lighthouse version | Release date | Schema version | Downgrade available? |
 |--------------------|--------------|----------------|----------------------|
-| v4.6.0             | Dec 2023     | v18            | yes before Deneb     |
+| v4.6.0             | Dec 2023     | v19            | yes before Deneb     |
+| v4.6.0-rc.0        | Dec 2023     | v18            | yes before Deneb     |
 | v4.5.0             | Sep 2023     | v17            | yes                  |
 | v4.4.0             | Aug 2023     | v17            | yes                  |
 | v4.3.0             | Jul 2023     | v17            | yes                  |
@@ -192,7 +193,8 @@ Here are the steps to prune historic states:
 
 | Lighthouse version | Release date | Schema version | Downgrade available?                |
 |--------------------|--------------|----------------|-------------------------------------|
-| v4.6.0             | Dec 2023     | v18            | yes before Deneb                    |
+| v4.6.0             | Dec 2023     | v19            | yes before Deneb                    |
+| v4.6.0-rc.0        | Dec 2023     | v18            | yes before Deneb                    |
 | v4.5.0             | Sep 2023     | v17            | yes                                 |
 | v4.4.0             | Aug 2023     | v17            | yes                                 |
 | v4.3.0             | Jul 2023     | v17            | yes                                 |