diff --git a/seaborn/__init__.py b/seaborn/__init__.py
index d0ba256ca5..45741a9255 100644
--- a/seaborn/__init__.py
+++ b/seaborn/__init__.py
@@ -18,4 +18,4 @@
 _orig_rc_params = mpl.rcParams.copy()
 
 # Define the seaborn version
-__version__ = "0.13.0.dev0"
+__version__ = "0.13.0rc0"