diff --git a/lib/system.nim b/lib/system.nim
index 469821fab3..f9ebe26b4f 100644
--- a/lib/system.nim
+++ b/lib/system.nim
@@ -2049,7 +2049,7 @@ const
   NimMajor* {.intdefine.}: int = 1
     ## is the major number of Nim's version.
 
-  NimMinor* {.intdefine.}: int = 1
+  NimMinor* {.intdefine.}: int = 3
     ## is the minor number of Nim's version.
 
   NimPatch* {.intdefine.}: int = 1