diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md
index 03ef8e148..399c86654 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ Please include information about how you installed.
 - OS:
 <!-- [e.g. ubuntu 20.04, macOS 11.0] -->
 - Version(s):
-<!-- e.g. [SLEAP v1.2.9, python 3.8] --->
+<!-- e.g. [SLEAP v1.3.0a0, python 3.8] --->
 - SLEAP installation method (listed [here](https://sleap.ai/installation.html#)):
   - [ ] [Conda from package](https://sleap.ai/installation.html#conda-package)
   - [ ] [Conda from source](https://sleap.ai/installation.html#conda-from-source)
diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index c793b0d4f..cc259933f 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 copyright = f"2019–{date.today().year}, Talmo Lab"
 
 # The short X.Y version
-version = "1.2.9"
+version = "1.3.0a0"
 
 # Get the sleap version
 # with open("../sleap/version.py") as f:
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 #     version = re.search("\d.+(?=['\"])", version_file).group(0)
 
 # Release should be the full branch name
-release = "v1.2.9"
+release = "v1.3.0a0"
 
 html_title = f"SLEAP ({release})"
 html_short_title = "SLEAP"
diff --git a/sleap/version.py b/sleap/version.py
index 8dc465196..bfde9e82e 100644
--- a/sleap/version.py
+++ b/sleap/version.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 """
 
 
-__version__ = "1.2.9"
+__version__ = "1.3.0a0"
 
 
 def versions():