diff --git a/docs/installation.md b/docs/installation.md
index 9f57a05df..57925eca6 100644
--- a/docs/installation.md
+++ b/docs/installation.md
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ To verify the installation, start the Python REPL and execute:
 ```python
 >>> import narwhals
 >>> narwhals.__version__
-'1.12.1'
+'1.13.0'
 ```
 If you see the version number, then the installation was successful!
 
diff --git a/narwhals/__init__.py b/narwhals/__init__.py
index 2214d1cf7..213495253 100644
--- a/narwhals/__init__.py
+++ b/narwhals/__init__.py
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
 from narwhals.utils import maybe_reset_index
 from narwhals.utils import maybe_set_index
 
-__version__ = "1.12.1"
+__version__ = "1.13.0"
 
 __all__ = [
     "dependencies",
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index dc15a7f81..a3f266fc3 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 
 [project]
 name = "narwhals"
-version = "1.12.1"
+version = "1.13.0"
 authors = [
   { name="Marco Gorelli", email="33491632+MarcoGorelli@users.noreply.github.com" },
 ]