diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 70fb214f..22a63045 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,41 @@
+============================
+GParted 0.13.0  (2012-07-13)
+============================
+
+Release Notes
+-------------
+  This release of GParted adds the ability to show if partition size
+  differs from file system size.  This new feature enables you to
+  identify unallocated space within a partition and can sugggest how
+  you can can put this space to good use.  Also included are bug fixes
+  and language translation updates.
+
+### Key changes include:
+
+  * Show difference if partition size differs from file system size
+  * Avoid end partition overlap when resizing extended partition
+
+Bug Fixes
+---------
+  * Show difference if partition size differs from file system size (#499202)
+    - Thanks to Mike Fleetwood for this significant patch set
+  * Avoid end partition overlap when resizing extended partition (#678831)
+  * Provide credit in About dialog for significant contributions (#678486)
+  * Fix spelling mistakes en_CA translation (#676598, #677964, #678362)
+
+Translations (new/updated)
+--------------------------
+  ar(Ahmad Gharbeia), bg(Alexander Shopov), en_CA(Curtis Gedak),
+  es(Daniel Mustieles), id(Andika Triwidada), it(Milo Casagrande),
+  lv(Rūdolfs Mazurs), nl(Rogier Goossens), po(Piotr Drąg),
+  ru(Aleksej Kabanov), sk(Pavol Klačanský), sl(Matej Urbančič),
+  zh_CN(Wylmer Wang)
+
+Dependencies (new/updated)
+--------------------------
+  * no change.
+
+
 ============================
 GParted 0.12.1  (2012-04-09)
 ============================
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 80b9c919..e4f36d29 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-AC_INIT([gparted],[0.12.1-git],[https://bugzilla.gnome.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=gparted])
+AC_INIT([gparted],[0.13.0],[https://bugzilla.gnome.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=gparted])
 
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([src/main.cc])
 AC_CONFIG_HEADERS([config.h])