diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7f08fb9..b2bb141 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "string_decoder",
-  "version": "1.2.0",
+  "version": "1.3.0",
   "description": "The string_decoder module from Node core",
   "main": "lib/string_decoder.js",
   "files": [