diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 0c1c18d9e..9aee199b4 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ import (
 // It is also set by the linker when fabio
 // is built via the Makefile or the build/docker.sh
 // script to ensure the correct version nubmer
-var version = "1.2.1"
+var version = "1.3"
 
 func main() {
 	cfg, err := config.Load()