diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index a1bc96ac9..a6c6b0aad 100755
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 author = "Seldon Technologies"
 
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags
-release = "1.3.0"
+release = "1.3.0.rc2"
 
 
 # -- General configuration ---------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/mlserver/version.py b/mlserver/version.py
index 67bc602ab..cd662c879 100644
--- a/mlserver/version.py
+++ b/mlserver/version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "1.3.0"
+__version__ = "1.3.0.rc2"
diff --git a/runtimes/alibi-detect/mlserver_alibi_detect/version.py b/runtimes/alibi-detect/mlserver_alibi_detect/version.py
index 67bc602ab..cd662c879 100644
--- a/runtimes/alibi-detect/mlserver_alibi_detect/version.py
+++ b/runtimes/alibi-detect/mlserver_alibi_detect/version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "1.3.0"
+__version__ = "1.3.0.rc2"
diff --git a/runtimes/alibi-explain/mlserver_alibi_explain/version.py b/runtimes/alibi-explain/mlserver_alibi_explain/version.py
index 67bc602ab..cd662c879 100644
--- a/runtimes/alibi-explain/mlserver_alibi_explain/version.py
+++ b/runtimes/alibi-explain/mlserver_alibi_explain/version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "1.3.0"
+__version__ = "1.3.0.rc2"
diff --git a/runtimes/huggingface/mlserver_huggingface/version.py b/runtimes/huggingface/mlserver_huggingface/version.py
index 67bc602ab..cd662c879 100644
--- a/runtimes/huggingface/mlserver_huggingface/version.py
+++ b/runtimes/huggingface/mlserver_huggingface/version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "1.3.0"
+__version__ = "1.3.0.rc2"
diff --git a/runtimes/lightgbm/mlserver_lightgbm/version.py b/runtimes/lightgbm/mlserver_lightgbm/version.py
index 67bc602ab..cd662c879 100644
--- a/runtimes/lightgbm/mlserver_lightgbm/version.py
+++ b/runtimes/lightgbm/mlserver_lightgbm/version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "1.3.0"
+__version__ = "1.3.0.rc2"
diff --git a/runtimes/mlflow/mlserver_mlflow/version.py b/runtimes/mlflow/mlserver_mlflow/version.py
index 67bc602ab..cd662c879 100644
--- a/runtimes/mlflow/mlserver_mlflow/version.py
+++ b/runtimes/mlflow/mlserver_mlflow/version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "1.3.0"
+__version__ = "1.3.0.rc2"
diff --git a/runtimes/mllib/mlserver_mllib/version.py b/runtimes/mllib/mlserver_mllib/version.py
index 67bc602ab..cd662c879 100644
--- a/runtimes/mllib/mlserver_mllib/version.py
+++ b/runtimes/mllib/mlserver_mllib/version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "1.3.0"
+__version__ = "1.3.0.rc2"
diff --git a/runtimes/sklearn/mlserver_sklearn/version.py b/runtimes/sklearn/mlserver_sklearn/version.py
index 67bc602ab..cd662c879 100644
--- a/runtimes/sklearn/mlserver_sklearn/version.py
+++ b/runtimes/sklearn/mlserver_sklearn/version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "1.3.0"
+__version__ = "1.3.0.rc2"
diff --git a/runtimes/xgboost/mlserver_xgboost/version.py b/runtimes/xgboost/mlserver_xgboost/version.py
index 67bc602ab..cd662c879 100644
--- a/runtimes/xgboost/mlserver_xgboost/version.py
+++ b/runtimes/xgboost/mlserver_xgboost/version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "1.3.0"
+__version__ = "1.3.0.rc2"