diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ededa044..e0a33518 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,13 @@
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## 1.19.1
+
+### Fixed
+
+- `generate` and `checkmodels` tasks now support MPS 2022.2 and above by adding the necessary `--add-opens` JVM
+  arguments (using `mps-build-backends/launcher`).
+
 ## 1.19
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index aff93f49..df2573a6 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -24,23 +24,31 @@ plugins {
     id("org.jetbrains.kotlinx.binary-compatibility-validator") version "0.13.2"
 }
 
-val versionMajor = 1
-val versionMinor = 19
+val baseVersion = "1.19.1"
 
 group = "de.itemis.mps"
 
-var currentBranch:String? = ""
-currentBranch = GitBasedVersioning.getGitBranch()
+val currentBranch : String? = GitBasedVersioning.getGitBranch()
 
 version = if (!project.hasProperty("useSnapshot") &&
     (project.hasProperty("forceCI") || project.hasProperty("teamcity"))
 ) {
-    GitBasedVersioning.getVersion(
-        // Publish releases from v1.x branch without v1.x prefix
-        if (currentBranch == "v1.x") "HEAD" else currentBranch,
-        versionMajor.toString(), versionMinor.toString())
+    val prefix = when (currentBranch) {
+        null, "", "v1.x", "HEAD", "master", "main" -> ""
+        else -> "$currentBranch."
+    }
+
+    val suffix = ".${GitBasedVersioning.getGitCommitCount()}.${GitBasedVersioning.getGitShortCommitHash()}"
+
+    prefix + baseVersion + suffix
 } else {
-    "$versionMajor.$versionMinor-SNAPSHOT"
+    "$baseVersion-SNAPSHOT"
+}
+
+tasks.register("printVersion") {
+    doLast {
+        println("Version: $version")
+    }
 }
 
 val mpsConfiguration = configurations.create("mps")
diff --git a/gradle.lockfile b/gradle.lockfile
index 5ae9763d..75b155f3 100644
--- a/gradle.lockfile
+++ b/gradle.lockfile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # This is a Gradle generated file for dependency locking.
 # Manual edits can break the build and are not advised.
 # This file is expected to be part of source control.
-de.itemis.mps.build-backends:launcher:1.0.0.55.b7ebac5=compileClasspath,implementationDependenciesMetadata,runtimeClasspath,testCompileClasspath,testImplementationDependenciesMetadata,testRuntimeClasspath
+de.itemis.mps.build-backends:launcher:1.0.0.56.8c05881=compileClasspath,implementationDependenciesMetadata,runtimeClasspath,testCompileClasspath,testImplementationDependenciesMetadata,testRuntimeClasspath
 junit:junit:4.13.2=testCompileClasspath,testImplementationDependenciesMetadata,testRuntimeClasspath
 net.java.dev.jna:jna:5.6.0=kotlinCompilerClasspath,kotlinKlibCommonizerClasspath
 net.swiftzer.semver:semver:1.1.2=compileClasspath,implementationDependenciesMetadata,runtimeClasspath,testCompileClasspath,testImplementationDependenciesMetadata,testRuntimeClasspath
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/de/itemis/mps/gradle/generate/Plugin.kt b/src/main/kotlin/de/itemis/mps/gradle/generate/Plugin.kt
index aeea17cb..eacb8d07 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/de/itemis/mps/gradle/generate/Plugin.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/de/itemis/mps/gradle/generate/Plugin.kt
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package de.itemis.mps.gradle.generate
 
 import de.itemis.mps.gradle.*
+import de.itemis.mps.gradle.launcher.MpsBackendLauncher
 import org.gradle.api.GradleException
 import org.gradle.api.Plugin
 import org.gradle.api.Project
@@ -8,6 +9,7 @@ import org.gradle.api.artifacts.Configuration
 import org.gradle.api.model.ObjectFactory
 import org.gradle.api.tasks.Copy
 import org.gradle.api.tasks.JavaExec
+import org.gradle.kotlin.dsl.newInstance
 import org.gradle.process.CommandLineArgumentProvider
 import java.io.File
 
@@ -64,6 +66,8 @@ open class GenerateMpsProjectPlugin : Plugin<Project> {
                 }
 
                 generate.configure {
+                    val backendLauncher: MpsBackendLauncher = project.objects.newInstance(MpsBackendLauncher::class)
+                    backendLauncher.configureJavaForMpsVersion(this, mpsLocation, mpsVersion)
                     dependsOn(fake)
 
                     argumentProviders.add(argsFromBaseExtension(extension))
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/de/itemis/mps/gradle/modelcheck/Plugin.kt b/src/main/kotlin/de/itemis/mps/gradle/modelcheck/Plugin.kt
index 0b1049f5..df2173be 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/de/itemis/mps/gradle/modelcheck/Plugin.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/de/itemis/mps/gradle/modelcheck/Plugin.kt
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package de.itemis.mps.gradle.modelcheck
 
 import de.itemis.mps.gradle.*
+import de.itemis.mps.gradle.launcher.MpsBackendLauncher
 import org.gradle.api.GradleException
 import org.gradle.api.Plugin
 import org.gradle.api.Project
@@ -8,8 +9,10 @@ import org.gradle.api.artifacts.Configuration
 import org.gradle.api.model.ObjectFactory
 import org.gradle.api.tasks.Copy
 import org.gradle.api.tasks.JavaExec
+import org.gradle.kotlin.dsl.newInstance
 import org.gradle.process.CommandLineArgumentProvider
 import java.io.File
+import javax.inject.Inject
 
 open class ModelCheckPluginExtensions(objectFactory: ObjectFactory) : BasePluginExtensions(objectFactory) {
     var models: List<String> = emptyList()
@@ -49,6 +52,8 @@ open class ModelcheckMpsProjectPlugin : Plugin<Project> {
                 }
 
                 checkmodels.configure {
+                    val backendLauncher: MpsBackendLauncher = project.objects.newInstance(MpsBackendLauncher::class)
+                    backendLauncher.configureJavaForMpsVersion(this, mpsLocation, mpsVersion)
                     dependsOn(resolveMps)
 
                     argumentProviders.add(argsFromBaseExtension(extension))