diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 0399fb835cb55da578cfb5d47d480ff00fca927c..f0bb29e76388856b273698ae6064b0380ce5e5d2 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.3.0-rc2
+1.3.0