diff --git a/internal/version/version.go b/internal/version/version.go
index 11ed6ce2c..bfb1c58c1 100644
--- a/internal/version/version.go
+++ b/internal/version/version.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ package version
 
 var (
 	// Version shows the current notation version, optionally with pre-release.
-	Version = "v1.2.0"
+	Version = "v1.3.0-rc.1"
 
 	// BuildMetadata stores the build metadata.
 	//