May 3, 2013

VIA EDGAR

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549

ATTN:	Mr. Mark Cowan Document Control — EDGAR
RE:	RiverSource Variable Annuity Account (“Registrant”) RiverSource® Galaxy Premier Variable Annuity RiverSource® Pinnacle Variable Annuity File Nos.: 333-139761/811-07195

Dear Mr. Cowan:

Pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, please accept this letter as certification that the prospectuses and Statement of Additional Information for the above-referenced variable annuities do not differ from that contained in Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 7 (Amendment). This Amendment was filed electronically on April 25, 2013.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding this filing, please contact me at (612) 678-4177 or Boba Selimovic at (612) 671-7449.

Sincerely,
 

/s/ Dixie Carroll  

Dixie Carroll 

Assistant General Counsel and Assistant Secretary