diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d311664a..c34af433 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ## unreleased
 
-## v1.2.1 - 2020.09.30
+## v1.3.0 - 2020.10.01
 
 * Increase the default value of CLOUDSCALE_MAX_CSI_VOLUMES_PER_NODE to 125.
 * Add support for nodes that use dev/sdX devices.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 98a3012a..6eefe366 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ secret `my-pvc-luks-key`.
 ## Releases
 
 The cloudscale.ch CSI plugin follows [semantic versioning](https://semver.org/).
-The current version is: **`v1.2.1`**. The project is still under active development and may not be 
+The current version is: **`v1.3.0`**. The project is still under active development and may not be 
 production ready.
 
 * Bug fixes will be released as a `PATCH` update.
@@ -101,10 +101,10 @@ cloudscale            Opaque                                1         18h
 Before you continue, be sure to checkout to a [tagged
 release](https://github.com/cloudscale-ch/csi-cloudscale/releases). 
 Always use the [latest stable version](https://github.com/cloudscale-ch/csi-cloudscale/releases/latest) 
-For example, to use the latest stable version (`v1.2.1`) you can execute the following command:
+For example, to use the latest stable version (`v1.3.0`) you can execute the following command:
 
 ```
-$ kubectl apply -f https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cloudscale-ch/csi-cloudscale/master/deploy/kubernetes/releases/csi-cloudscale-v1.2.1.yaml
+$ kubectl apply -f https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cloudscale-ch/csi-cloudscale/master/deploy/kubernetes/releases/csi-cloudscale-v1.3.0.yaml
 ```
 
 There are also `dev` images available:
@@ -262,15 +262,15 @@ $ git push origin
 
 After it's merged to master, [create a new Github
 release](https://github.com/cloudscale-ch/csi-cloudscale/releases/new) from
-master with the version `v1.2.1` and then publish a new docker build:
+master with the version `v1.3.0` and then publish a new docker build:
 
 ```
 $ git checkout master
 $ make publish
 ```
 
-This will create a binary with version `v1.2.1` and docker image pushed to
-`cloudscalech/cloudscale-csi-plugin:v1.2.1`
+This will create a binary with version `v1.3.0` and docker image pushed to
+`cloudscalech/cloudscale-csi-plugin:v1.3.0`
 
 ## Contributing
 
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 6a5e98a7..18fa8e74 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-v1.2.1
+v1.3.0
diff --git a/deploy/kubernetes/releases/csi-cloudscale-v1.2.1.yaml b/deploy/kubernetes/releases/csi-cloudscale-v1.3.0.yaml
similarity index 99%
rename from deploy/kubernetes/releases/csi-cloudscale-v1.2.1.yaml
rename to deploy/kubernetes/releases/csi-cloudscale-v1.3.0.yaml
index cacd779b..dfabac6d 100644
--- a/deploy/kubernetes/releases/csi-cloudscale-v1.2.1.yaml
+++ b/deploy/kubernetes/releases/csi-cloudscale-v1.3.0.yaml
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ spec:
             - name: socket-dir
               mountPath: /var/lib/csi/sockets/pluginproxy/
         - name: csi-cloudscale-plugin
-          image: cloudscalech/cloudscale-csi-plugin:v1.2.1
+          image: cloudscalech/cloudscale-csi-plugin:v1.3.0
           args :
             - "--endpoint=$(CSI_ENDPOINT)"
             - "--url=$(CLOUDSCALE_API_URL)"
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ spec:
             - name: registration-dir
               mountPath: /registration/
         - name: csi-cloudscale-plugin
-          image: cloudscalech/cloudscale-csi-plugin:v1.2.1
+          image: cloudscalech/cloudscale-csi-plugin:v1.3.0
           imagePullPolicy: "Always"
           args :
             - "--endpoint=$(CSI_ENDPOINT)"