diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index ef7c134b15..db215ec44e 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 # <major>.<minor>.<release>.  If release is zero, then it is omitted.
 
 major=1
-minor=2
+minor=3
 release=0
 
 # greek is used for alpha or beta release tags.  If it is non-empty,