diff --git a/RELEASE_NOTES b/RELEASE_NOTES
index 2441dc5..8eb1ab4 100644
--- a/RELEASE_NOTES
+++ b/RELEASE_NOTES
@@ -1,3 +1,18 @@
+1.3.0.:
+------
+
+- Removed PDF support
+
+- GUI fixes
+
+- Added HTML purifier support
+
+- Rewritten pilerpurge in Python
+
+- sphinx.conf fix
+
+- minor other fixes as well
+
 1.2.0:
 ------
 
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 26aaba0..f0bb29e 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.2.0
+1.3.0