diff --git a/src/misc.cpp b/src/misc.cpp
index 01b07743..1e157970 100644
--- a/src/misc.cpp
+++ b/src/misc.cpp
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ using namespace std;
 /// Version number. If this is left empty, the current date (in the format
 /// YYMMDD) is used as a version number.
 
-static const string EngineVersion = "1.3rc1";
+static const string EngineVersion = "1.3";
 static const string AppName = "Stockfish";
 static const string AppTag  = "";