diff --git a/jina/__init__.py b/jina/__init__.py
index eb3db39ef23e5..1c45a651cc3c5 100644
--- a/jina/__init__.py
+++ b/jina/__init__.py
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ def _warning_on_one_line(message, category, filename, lineno, *args, **kwargs):
 # this is managed by git tag and updated on every release
 # NOTE: this represents the NEXT release version
 
-__version__ = '3.12.1'
+__version__ = '3.13.0'
 
 # do not change this line manually
 # this is managed by proto/build-proto.sh and updated on every execution