diff --git a/CITATION.cff b/CITATION.cff
index c46285346bf68c52232e775a4fa7d57538748987..6e6852194dbe364453ab71dfddfdf9244fd50ee9 100644
--- a/CITATION.cff
+++ b/CITATION.cff
@@ -20,6 +20,6 @@ authors:
     given-names: Stefan
     orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7214-8125
 title: CaosDB - Advanced User Tools
-version: 0.12.0
+version: 0.13.0
 doi: 10.3390/data4020083
-date-released: 2024-07-31
\ No newline at end of file
+date-released: 2025-01-16
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index c7dd54a96bcfd3d0e96a4f50fc4811610923a6fd..d8d28e4d18e11e8f03819e20da3b1ab84aeb5df8 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -46,10 +46,10 @@ from setuptools import find_packages, setup
 ########################################################################
 
 MAJOR = 0
-MINOR = 12
-MICRO = 1
+MINOR = 13
+MICRO = 0
 PRE = ""  # e.g. rc0, alpha.1, 0.beta-23
-ISRELEASED = False
+ISRELEASED = True
 
 if PRE:
     VERSION = "{}.{}.{}-{}".format(MAJOR, MINOR, MICRO, PRE)
diff --git a/src/doc/conf.py b/src/doc/conf.py
index e89756505f7480f97ae033c87c1ba4d4ca40d85f..12495069ff28f300ed1595f6617d37934151ada3 100644
--- a/src/doc/conf.py
+++ b/src/doc/conf.py
@@ -23,13 +23,13 @@ import sphinx_rtd_theme
 # -- Project information -----------------------------------------------------
 
 project = 'caosadvancedtools'
-copyright = '2023, IndiScale GmbH'
+copyright = '2025, IndiScale GmbH'
 author = 'Daniel Hornung'
 
 # The short X.Y version
-version = '0.12.1'
+version = '0.13.0'
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags
-release = '0.12.1-dev'
+release = '0.13.0'
 
 
 # -- General configuration ---------------------------------------------------