diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 90981d24e..7480c97fd 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
     <groupId>com.snowflake</groupId>
     <artifactId>snowflake-kafka-connector</artifactId>
-    <version>1.2.4</version>
+    <version>1.3.0</version>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
     <name>Snowflake Kafka Connector</name>
     <description>Snowflake Kafka Connect Sink Connector</description>
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/snowflake/kafka/connector/Utils.java b/src/main/java/com/snowflake/kafka/connector/Utils.java
index 219ace7dd..0a5442b23 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/snowflake/kafka/connector/Utils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/snowflake/kafka/connector/Utils.java
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ public class Utils
 {
 
   //Connector version, change every release
-  public static final String VERSION = "1.2.4";
+  public static final String VERSION = "1.3.0";
 
   //connector parameter list
   public static final String NAME = "name";