diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index e40bdaf..e93439f 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -6,6 +6,14 @@ The format is based on [Keep a
 Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/), and this project
 adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [Unreleased]
+
+### Added
+
+### Changed
+
+### Removed
+
 ## [1.2.0] - 2023-10-09
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 27a9b7e..aaedce3 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 project(
   'taranis',
   'cpp',
-  version: '1.2.0',
+  version: '1.3.0-pre',
   meson_version: '>= 0.61.2',
   default_options : [
     'cpp_std=c++17',