diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5bc7a51e77..dc305fba8e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "@gmod/jbrowse",
   "main": "browser/main.js",
-  "version": "1.13.1-alpha.0",
+  "version": "1.13.0",
   "description": "JBrowse - client-side genome browser",
   "repository": "https://github.com/GMOD/jbrowse.git",
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/release-notes.txt b/release-notes.txt
index 3a6d75579e..1c3677e03c 100644
--- a/release-notes.txt
+++ b/release-notes.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{{$NEXT}}
+# Release 1.13.0     2018-03-15 01:32:20 UTC
 
 
 # Release 1.13.0     2018-03-14 21:29:40 UTC
diff --git a/src/JBrowse/package.json b/src/JBrowse/package.json
index e604093c6b..4946e15f70 100644
--- a/src/JBrowse/package.json
+++ b/src/JBrowse/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name": "JBrowse",
-    "version": "1.13.1-alpha.0",
+    "version": "1.13.0",
     "copyright":"© 2007-2017 The Evolutionary Software Foundation",
     "main": "main",
     "dependencies": {