diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index fca77ecb4..b39597f7f 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 project('libkiwix', 'cpp',
-  version : '12.1.0',
+  version : '13.0.0',
   license : 'GPLv3+',
   default_options : ['c_std=c11', 'cpp_std=c++17', 'werror=true'])