diff --git a/openwisp_utils/__init__.py b/openwisp_utils/__init__.py
index 6eb6d332..be8162c1 100644
--- a/openwisp_utils/__init__.py
+++ b/openwisp_utils/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-VERSION = (1, 2, 0, "final")
+VERSION = (1, 3, 0, "alpha")
 __version__ = VERSION  # alias