diff --git a/CITATION.cff b/CITATION.cff
index 2f540a2..401347d 100644
--- a/CITATION.cff
+++ b/CITATION.cff
@@ -9,4 +9,4 @@ authors:
 repository-code: "https://github.com/derek73/python-nameparser"
 url: "https://github.com/derek73/python-nameparser"
 license: LGPL-2.1-or-later
-version: "1.2.1"
+version: "1.3.0"
diff --git a/docs/release_log.rst b/docs/release_log.rst
index 1783a7a..ab17c53 100644
--- a/docs/release_log.rst
+++ b/docs/release_log.rst
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Release Log
 ===========
-* 1.3.0 - Unreleased
+* 1.3.0 - July 5, 2026
 
     **Breaking Changes & Deprecations**
 
diff --git a/nameparser/_version.py b/nameparser/_version.py
index 048cc88..619230e 100644
--- a/nameparser/_version.py
+++ b/nameparser/_version.py
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-VERSION = (1, 2, 1)
+VERSION = (1, 3, 0)
 __version__ = '.'.join(map(str, VERSION))