diff --git a/rbutil/rbutilqt/Info.plist b/rbutil/rbutilqt/Info.plist
index f44ceccade..8eeb310258 100644
--- a/rbutil/rbutilqt/Info.plist
+++ b/rbutil/rbutilqt/Info.plist
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 	<key>CFBundleName</key>
 	<string>Rockbox Utility</string>
 	<key>CFBundleShortVersionString</key>
-	<string>1.2.14 ($Rev$)</string>
+	<string>1.3.0 ($Rev$)</string>
 	<key>CFBundleIconFile</key>
 	<string>rbutilqt.icns</string>
 	<key>CFBundleIdentifier</key>
diff --git a/rbutil/rbutilqt/version.h b/rbutil/rbutilqt/version.h
index ac3728c630..cefb6767ba 100644
--- a/rbutil/rbutilqt/version.h
+++ b/rbutil/rbutilqt/version.h
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
 // contain a build timestamp because it needs to be the same in different
 // files
 // VERSION is the plain version number, used for http User-Agent string.
+// It is concatenated from separate digits to allow reusing for the Windows
+// resource information
 // BUILDID is an additional build string to handle package updates (i.e.
 // rebuilds because of issues like dependency problems or library updates).
 // Usually empty.
@@ -29,8 +31,8 @@
 // Version string is constructed from parts, since the Windows rc file needs it
 // combined differently.
 #define VERSION_MAJOR 1
-#define VERSION_MINOR 2
-#define VERSION_MICRO 14
+#define VERSION_MINOR 3
+#define VERSION_MICRO 0
 #define VERSION_PATCH 0
 #define STR(x) #x
 #define VERSIONSTRING(a, b, c) STR(a) "." STR(b) "." STR(c)