diff --git a/extensions/inference-cortex-extension/bin/version.txt b/extensions/inference-cortex-extension/bin/version.txt
index e6d5cb833..89f843d1d 100644
--- a/extensions/inference-cortex-extension/bin/version.txt
+++ b/extensions/inference-cortex-extension/bin/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.0.2
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+1.0.3-rc1
\ No newline at end of file