diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7caa101427..710d27df3f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+# [2.13.0-alpha.1](https://github.com/Automattic/newspack-plugin/compare/v2.12.1...v2.13.0-alpha.1) (2023-12-15)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* don’t send OTP via preauth flow when signing up for newsletter ([#2795](https://github.com/Automattic/newspack-plugin/issues/2795)) ([686af03](https://github.com/Automattic/newspack-plugin/commit/686af034ec7fad95109b5d6341fb0115f031dfa6))
+* force allow subscription switching ([#2784](https://github.com/Automattic/newspack-plugin/issues/2784)) ([ae7523f](https://github.com/Automattic/newspack-plugin/commit/ae7523f9fd14702de8c53d1726c7865e350ed67e))
+* **my-account:** support edit address ([#2733](https://github.com/Automattic/newspack-plugin/issues/2733)) ([92d5778](https://github.com/Automattic/newspack-plugin/commit/92d577894a6118c2894c21fb8bfad8d9b8c897d8))
+* remove commenting from engagement tab ([#2726](https://github.com/Automattic/newspack-plugin/issues/2726)) ([f51c7bc](https://github.com/Automattic/newspack-plugin/commit/f51c7bc9205b7f3d537591de5b63ac1a90433b3c))
+
 ## [2.12.1](https://github.com/Automattic/newspack-plugin/compare/v2.12.0...v2.12.1) (2023-12-12)
 
 
diff --git a/newspack.php b/newspack.php
index d0d4138189..ccab57c204 100644
--- a/newspack.php
+++ b/newspack.php
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 /**
  * Plugin Name: Newspack
  * Description: An advanced open-source publishing and revenue-generating platform for news organizations.
- * Version: 2.12.1
+ * Version: 2.13.0-alpha.1
  * Author: Automattic
  * Author URI: https://newspack.com/
  * License: GPL2
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 defined( 'ABSPATH' ) || exit;
 
-define( 'NEWSPACK_PLUGIN_VERSION', '2.12.1' );
+define( 'NEWSPACK_PLUGIN_VERSION', '2.13.0-alpha.1' );
 
 // Load language files.
 load_plugin_textdomain( 'newspack-plugin', false, dirname( plugin_basename( __FILE__ ) ) . '/languages' );
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 2998cb16b0..70bd8e55ce 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
 	"name": "newspack",
-	"version": "2.12.1",
+	"version": "2.13.0-alpha.1",
 	"lockfileVersion": 2,
 	"requires": true,
 	"packages": {
 		"": {
 			"name": "newspack",
-			"version": "2.12.1",
+			"version": "2.13.0-alpha.1",
 			"hasInstallScript": true,
 			"dependencies": {
 				"@babel/plugin-transform-runtime": "^7.23.4",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1dc31d4c41..3a89bcf981 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "newspack",
-	"version": "2.12.1",
+	"version": "2.13.0-alpha.1",
 	"description": "The Newspack plugin. https://newspack.com",
 	"bugs": {
 		"url": "https://github.com/Automattic/newspack-plugin/issues"