diff --git a/external/mkl/prepare_mkl.sh b/external/mkl/prepare_mkl.sh
index aa27dca6b..5022263b4 100755
--- a/external/mkl/prepare_mkl.sh
+++ b/external/mkl/prepare_mkl.sh
@@ -1,21 +1,21 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 # set -ex
-#
+# 
 # All modification made by Intel Corporation: © 2016 Intel Corporation
-#
+# 
 # All contributions by the University of California:
 # Copyright (c) 2014, 2015, The Regents of the University of California (Regents)
 # All rights reserved.
-#
+# 
 # All other contributions:
 # Copyright (c) 2014, 2015, the respective contributors
 # All rights reserved.
 # For the list of contributors go to https://github.com/BVLC/caffe/blob/master/CONTRIBUTORS.md
-#
-#
+# 
+# 
 # Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
 # modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
-#
+# 
 #     * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice,
 #       this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
 #     * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 #     * Neither the name of Intel Corporation nor the names of its contributors
 #       may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software
 #       without specific prior written permission.
-#
+# 
 # THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS"
 # AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
 # IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
@@ -34,14 +34,14 @@
 # SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER
 # CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY,
 # OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
-# OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
-#
+# OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.  
+# 
 FindLibrary()
 {
 # Find all the instances of the MKL libraries present in Caffe
   MKL_LIBS=`find $1 -name libmklml_intel.so`
 
-# Sort libraries based on build date in $MKL/include/mkl_version.h.
+# Sort libraries based on build date in $MKL/include/mkl_version.h. 
 # Cut out everything but build date tagged with __INTEL_MKL_BUILD_DATE.
 # The format of sorted lines is: "build_date:path_to_mkl_lib/include/mkl_version.h".
 # Sort lines based on the first column (build_date), in reversed order (the recent on the top).
@@ -73,12 +73,12 @@ echo $VERSION_LINE  # Return Version Line
 
 # MKL
 DST=`dirname $0`
-OMP=0
-VERSION_MATCH=20180928
-ARCHIVE_BASENAME=mklml_lnx_2019.0.1.20180928.tgz
+OMP=0 
+VERSION_MATCH=20190220
+ARCHIVE_BASENAME=mklml_lnx_2019.0.3.20190220.tgz
 MKL_CONTENT_DIR=`echo $ARCHIVE_BASENAME | rev | cut -d "." -f 2- | rev`
 
-MKLURL="https://github.com/intel/mkl-dnn/releases/download/v0.17/$ARCHIVE_BASENAME"
+MKLURL="https://github.com/intel/mkl-dnn/releases/download/v0.18/$ARCHIVE_BASENAME"
 # there are diffrent MKL lib to be used for GCC and for ICC
 reg='^[0-9]+$'
 VERSION_LINE=`GetVersionName $MKLROOT`
@@ -103,12 +103,12 @@ if [ -z `find $MKLROOT -name libmkl_rt.so -print -quit` ]; then
 # LOCALMKL is not set, when MKLROOT was set manually and it points to MKLML in correct version
     FindLibrary $MKLROOT
   fi
-
+    
   LIBRARIES=`basename $LOCALMKL | sed -e 's/^.*lib//' | sed -e 's/\.so.*$//'`
   OMP=1
 else
   LIBRARIES="mkl_rt"
-fi
+fi 
 
 # return value to calling script (Makefile,cmake)
 echo $MKLROOT $LIBRARIES $OMP