diff --git a/training/coqui_stt_training/VERSION b/training/coqui_stt_training/VERSION
index 26aaba0e8..000e3207c 100644
--- a/training/coqui_stt_training/VERSION
+++ b/training/coqui_stt_training/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.2.0
+1.3.0-alpha.0