diff --git a/RELEASE_NOTES b/RELEASE_NOTES
index 2441dc5..8006e00 100644
--- a/RELEASE_NOTES
+++ b/RELEASE_NOTES
@@ -1,3 +1,18 @@
+1.3.0:
+-----
+
+- Switched from utf8 to utf8mb4 encoding.
+
+- Switched from preforking model to epoll
+
+- Removed PDF support
+
+- GUI fixes
+
+- Added HTML purifier support
+
+- Rewritten pilerpurge in Python
+
 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
diff --git a/src/config.h b/src/config.h
index f41ccc2..a84bedf 100644
--- a/src/config.h
+++ b/src/config.h
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 #include "piler-config.h"
 #include "params.h"
 
-#define VERSION "1.3.0-master"
+#define VERSION "1.3.0-epoll"
 
 #define BUILD 977