diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
index 3b4e8a04c..0145ce21c 100644
--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
   <property name="Name" value="Ant"/>
   <property name="name" value="ant"/>
-  <property name="version" value="1.2"/>
+  <property name="version" value="1.3alpha"/>
 
   <property name="ant.home" value="."/>
   <property name="src.bin.dir" value="src/bin"/>