diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index e87023824..28743196e 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -14,6 +14,42 @@ Changelog
 
 .. towncrier release notes start
 
+1.13.0
+======
+
+*(2024-09-26)*
+
+
+Bug fixes
+---------
+
+- Started rejecting ASCII hostnames with invalid characters. For host strings that
+  look like authority strings, the exception message includes advice on what to do
+  instead -- by :user:`mjpieters`.
+
+  *Related issues and pull requests on GitHub:*
+  :issue:`880`, :issue:`954`.
+
+- Fixed IPv6 addresses missing brackets when the :class:`~yarl.URL` was converted to a string -- by :user:`bdraco`.
+
+  *Related issues and pull requests on GitHub:*
+  :issue:`1157`, :issue:`1158`.
+
+
+Features
+--------
+
+- Added :attr:`~yarl.URL.host_subcomponent` which returns the :rfc:`3986#section-3.2.2` host subcomponent -- by :user:`bdraco`.
+
+  The only current practical difference between :attr:`~yarl.URL.raw_host` and :attr:`~yarl.URL.host_subcomponent` is that IPv6 addresses are returned bracketed.
+
+  *Related issues and pull requests on GitHub:*
+  :issue:`1159`.
+
+
+----
+
+
 1.12.1
 ======
 
diff --git a/CHANGES/1157.bugfix.rst b/CHANGES/1157.bugfix.rst
deleted file mode 120000
index 0082490cd..000000000
--- a/CHANGES/1157.bugfix.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-1158.bugfix.rst
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CHANGES/1158.bugfix.rst b/CHANGES/1158.bugfix.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index d6f8330e2..000000000
--- a/CHANGES/1158.bugfix.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Fixed IPv6 addresses missing brackets when the :class:`~yarl.URL` was converted to a string -- by :user:`bdraco`.
diff --git a/CHANGES/1159.feature.rst b/CHANGES/1159.feature.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index 25d06f550..000000000
--- a/CHANGES/1159.feature.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-Added :attr:`~yarl.URL.host_subcomponent` which returns the :rfc:`3986#section-3.2.2` host subcomponent -- by :user:`bdraco`.
-
-The only current practical difference between :attr:`~yarl.URL.raw_host` and :attr:`~yarl.URL.host_subcomponent` is that IPv6 addresses are returned bracketed.
diff --git a/CHANGES/880.bugfix.rst b/CHANGES/880.bugfix.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index 39a64ea03..000000000
--- a/CHANGES/880.bugfix.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-Started rejecting ASCII hostnames with invalid characters. For host strings that
-look like authority strings, the exception message includes advice on what to do
-instead -- by :user:`mjpieters`.
diff --git a/CHANGES/954.bugfix.rst b/CHANGES/954.bugfix.rst
deleted file mode 120000
index e6d288437..000000000
--- a/CHANGES/954.bugfix.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-880.bugfix.rst
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/yarl/__init__.py b/yarl/__init__.py
index 0ecff77bc..749689df9 100644
--- a/yarl/__init__.py
+++ b/yarl/__init__.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     cache_info,
 )
 
-__version__ = "1.12.2.dev0"
+__version__ = "1.13.0"
 
 __all__ = (
     "URL",