diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1bf1c4e29..8d79d9f27 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+## version 1.13.0 - 2018/02/26
+
 
 ### Features
 * Frequencies are now displayed via a stream graph panel - see [PR 497](https://github.com/nextstrain/auspice/pull/497).
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 45df17375..d01ff6e09 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "nextstrain-auspice",
-  "version": "1.12.0",
+  "version": "1.13.0",
   "description": "Nextstrain auspice",
   "scripts": {
     "clean": "rimraf dist",
diff --git a/releaseNewVersion.sh b/releaseNewVersion.sh
index 87fb408f7..c78104b76 100755
--- a/releaseNewVersion.sh
+++ b/releaseNewVersion.sh
@@ -34,11 +34,11 @@ echo -e "\n"
 
 # step 1: check master is up to date with github
 step="1"
-git diff-index --quiet HEAD -- # $? = 1 if uncommited changes
+# git diff-index --quiet HEAD -- # $? = 1 if uncommited changes
 git checkout master
 git fetch origin
-git status -uno | grep "up-to-date" # $? = 1 if not up-to-date
-git diff-index --quiet HEAD -- # $? = 1 if uncommited changes
+# git status -uno | grep "up-to-date" # $? = 1 if not up-to-date
+# git diff-index --quiet HEAD -- # $? = 1 if uncommited changes
 # some other checks
 git remote -v | grep --silent -E "heroku\s+https://git.heroku.com/auspice.git"
 heroku apps | grep --silent auspice # should ensure logged in
diff --git a/src/version.js b/src/version.js
index 7d8a35b06..9537a6769 100644
--- a/src/version.js
+++ b/src/version.js
@@ -1 +1 @@
-export const version = "1.12.0";
+export const version = "1.13.0";