diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c3a6598d..541d1950 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ packer {
   required_version = ">= 1.7.0"
   required_plugins {
     vsphere = {
-      version = ">= 1.2.7"
+      version = ">= 1.3.0"
       source  = "github.com/hashicorp/vsphere"
     }
   }
diff --git a/version/version.go b/version/version.go
index cfc48420..bea83cc8 100644
--- a/version/version.go
+++ b/version/version.go
@@ -7,12 +7,12 @@ import "github.com/hashicorp/packer-plugin-sdk/version"
 
 var (
 	// Version is the main version number that is being run at the moment.
-	Version = "1.2.8"
+	Version = "1.3.0"
 
 	// VersionPrerelease is A pre-release marker for the Version. If this is ""
 	// (empty string) then it means that it is a final release. Otherwise, this
 	// is a pre-release such as "dev" (in development), "beta", "rc1", etc.
-	VersionPrerelease = "dev"
+	VersionPrerelease = ""
 
 	// PluginVersion is used by the plugin set to allow Packer to recognize
 	// what version this plugin is.