diff --git a/docs/source/conf.py b/docs/source/conf.py
index 4d68ed1a..1d275c4b 100644
--- a/docs/source/conf.py
+++ b/docs/source/conf.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ author = "Veronica Berglyd Olsen"
 # The short X.Y version
 version = "1.3"
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags
-release = "1.3-alpha0"
+release = "1.3-beta1"
 
 
 # -- General configuration ---------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/nw/__init__.py b/nw/__init__.py
index d775ea96..a3ccaf52 100644
--- a/nw/__init__.py
+++ b/nw/__init__.py
@@ -62,9 +62,9 @@ __license__    = "GPLv3"
 __author__     = "Veronica Berglyd Olsen"
 __maintainer__ = "Veronica Berglyd Olsen"
 __email__      = "code@vkbo.net"
-__version__    = "1.3a0"
-__hexversion__ = "0x010300a0"
-__date__       = "2021-03-01"
+__version__    = "1.3b1"
+__hexversion__ = "0x010300b1"
+__date__       = "2021-03-28"
 __status__     = "Stable"
 __domain__     = "novelwriter.io"
 __url__        = "https://novelwriter.io"