diff --git a/lib/jekyll.rb b/lib/jekyll.rb
index 096c718f..d99a3972 100644
--- a/lib/jekyll.rb
+++ b/lib/jekyll.rb
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ require_all 'jekyll/tags'
 SafeYAML::OPTIONS[:suppress_warnings] = true
 
 module Jekyll
-  VERSION = '1.3.0.rc'
+  VERSION = '1.3.0'
 
   # Public: Generate a Jekyll configuration Hash by merging the default
   # options with anything in _config.yml, and adding the given options on top.