diff --git a/cmake/macros.cmake b/cmake/macros.cmake
index 6ec996591..d9e840442 100644
--- a/cmake/macros.cmake
+++ b/cmake/macros.cmake
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ macro(set_maxscale_version)
 
   # MaxScale version number
   set(MAXSCALE_VERSION_MAJOR "1")
-  set(MAXSCALE_VERSION_MINOR "2")
+  set(MAXSCALE_VERSION_MINOR "3")
   set(MAXSCALE_VERSION_PATCH "0")
   set(MAXSCALE_VERSION_NUMERIC "${MAXSCALE_VERSION_MAJOR}.${MAXSCALE_VERSION_MINOR}.${MAXSCALE_VERSION_PATCH}")
   set(MAXSCALE_VERSION "${MAXSCALE_VERSION_MAJOR}.${MAXSCALE_VERSION_MINOR}.${MAXSCALE_VERSION_PATCH}")