diff --git a/init.el b/init.el
index 34d14a72a..8cea7a6ea 100644
--- a/init.el
+++ b/init.el
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@
 ;; lower value in your dotfile (function `dotspacemacs/user-config')
 (setq gc-cons-threshold 100000000)
 
-(defconst spacemacs-version          "0.200.9" "Spacemacs version.")
 (defconst spacemacs-emacs-min-version   "24.4" "Minimal version of Emacs.")
+(defconst spacemacs-version          "0.300.0" "Spacemacs version.")
 
 (if (not (version<= spacemacs-emacs-min-version emacs-version))
     (error (concat "Your version of Emacs (%s) is too old. "