diff --git a/lib/flipper/version.rb b/lib/flipper/version.rb
index 4ba4ad25..16bdda20 100644
--- a/lib/flipper/version.rb
+++ b/lib/flipper/version.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 module Flipper
-  VERSION = '1.2.2'.freeze
+  VERSION = '1.3.0.pre'.freeze
 
   REQUIRED_RUBY_VERSION = '2.6'.freeze
   NEXT_REQUIRED_RUBY_VERSION = '3.0'.freeze