diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 89322d10e..057b6810e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-* 1.3.0
+* 1.3.0-RC1 (2011-10-04)
 
  * added an optimization for the parent() function
  * added cache reloading when auto_reload is true and an extension has been modified
diff --git a/lib/Twig/Environment.php b/lib/Twig/Environment.php
index dd1153809..236be8c8f 100644
--- a/lib/Twig/Environment.php
+++ b/lib/Twig/Environment.php
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
  */
 class Twig_Environment
 {
-    const VERSION = '1.3.0-DEV';
+    const VERSION = '1.3.0-RC1';
 
     protected $charset;
     protected $loader;