diff --git a/project/BuildSettings.scala b/project/BuildSettings.scala
index 6c9030fb9..d6249d4c0 100644
--- a/project/BuildSettings.scala
+++ b/project/BuildSettings.scala
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ object BuildSettings {
   lazy val basicSettings = Seq(
     organization          :=  "com.snowplowanalytics",
     scalaVersion          :=  "2.12.11",
-    version               :=  "1.3.0",
+    version               :=  "1.3.0-rc1",
     javacOptions          :=  Seq("-source", "1.8", "-target", "1.8"),
     resolvers             ++= Dependencies.resolutionRepos
   )