diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index d294b5831edd97574dbf0680884e7e9eecacf150..dfd6d43099f97454044495dafa697bf8fae6fc03 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.12.3-rc1
+0.13.0-rc1