diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 95f06bb..eb40447 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 node_modules/
-js/version.js
 data/*.db
 data/*.db-shm
 data/*.db-wal
diff --git a/js/version.js b/js/version.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..538443c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/js/version.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+const VERSION = "1.3.0";
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9ba6672..d04ccba 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "catalyst",
-  "version": "1.2.2",
+  "version": "1.3.0",
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {
     "start": "node server/server.js",