diff --git a/lib/sinatra/base.rb b/lib/sinatra/base.rb
index eb3228ba80..33e9cacc2a 100644
--- a/lib/sinatra/base.rb
+++ b/lib/sinatra/base.rb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 require 'tilt'
 
 module Sinatra
-  VERSION = '1.2.1'
+  VERSION = '1.3.0'
 
   # The request object. See Rack::Request for more info:
   # http://rack.rubyforge.org/doc/classes/Rack/Request.html