diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 8f5af04..036a236 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 GLUON_BUILD_DIR := gluon-build
 GLUON_GIT_URL := https://github.com/freifunk-gluon/gluon
-GLUON_GIT_REF := v2018.1
+GLUON_GIT_REF := v2019.1
 
 SECRET_KEY_FILE ?= ${HOME}/.gluon-secret-key
 
diff --git a/site.mk b/site.mk
index 7ca10a4..d12da09 100644
--- a/site.mk
+++ b/site.mk
@@ -209,6 +209,8 @@ DEFAULT_GLUON_RELEASE := snapshot~$(shell date '+%Y%m%d')
 # Allow overriding the release number from the command line
 GLUON_RELEASE ?= $(DEFAULT_GLUON_RELEASE)
 
+GLUON_DEPRECATED ?= 1
+
 GLUON_PRIORITY ?= 0
 
 # Languages to include