diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 9529b4f8..2e221cfe 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ project(
     'vala', 'c',
     license: 'GPL-3-or-later',
     meson_version: '>= 0.56.0',
-    version: '1.2.100',
+    version: '1.3.0',
     default_options: [ 'warning_level=1', 'buildtype=debugoptimized', 'c_std=gnu11' ],
 )