diff --git a/build/version.go b/build/version.go
index 2d910b06a..37e635a2f 100644
--- a/build/version.go
+++ b/build/version.go
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ package build
 
 var CurrentCommit string
 
-const BuildVersion = "1.2.0"
+const BuildVersion = "1.3.0-rc1"
 
 func UserVersion() string {
 	return BuildVersion + CurrentCommit