diff --git a/config/configure.ac b/config/configure.ac
index 39aacc85b0..5b43618f9d 100644
--- a/config/configure.ac
+++ b/config/configure.ac
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 dnl Process with autoconf to generate configure script   -*- sh -*-
 
-AC_INIT(lyx,1.3.0pre2,lyx-devel@lists.lyx.org)
+AC_INIT(lyx,1.3.0pre3,lyx-devel@lists.lyx.org)
 AC_PREREQ(2.52)
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR(src/main.C)
 AM_CONFIG_HEADER([src/config.h])
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ AM_CONFIG_HEADER([src/config.h])
 AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR(config)
 
 PACKAGE=lyx${program_suffix}
-VERSION="1.3.0pre2"
+VERSION="1.3.0pre3"
 LYX_CHECK_VERSION
 
 AC_CANONICAL_TARGET
diff --git a/config/configure.in b/config/configure.in
index f47861fb98..a232de2c3b 100644
--- a/config/configure.in
+++ b/config/configure.in
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ dnl AM_CONFIG_HEADER(src/config.h)
 AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR(config)
 
 PACKAGE=lyx${program_suffix}
-VERSION="1.3.0pre2"
+VERSION="1.3.0pre3"
 LYX_CHECK_VERSION
 
 AC_CANONICAL_SYSTEM
diff --git a/src/version.C.in b/src/version.C.in
index f2d67bbf7a..244ed001c7 100644
--- a/src/version.C.in
+++ b/src/version.C.in
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 ///
 char const * lyx_version = "@VERSION@";
 ///
-char const * lyx_release_date = "Tue, Jan 14, 2003";
+char const * lyx_release_date = "Thu, Jan 30, 2003";
 
 /// This version string is intended to be used in files created by LyX
 char const * lyx_docversion = "LyX 1.3";