diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a538920..c5916f3 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,16 +1,17 @@
-## 1.12.2.2 (TBD)
+## 1.13.0 (TBD)
 
 **BREAKING CHANGES:**
 
   * [GH-300](https://github.com/rajanadar/VaultSharp/issues/300) Remove support for EOL .NET 4.5
   * Remove support for EOL .NET 4.6, .NET 4.6.1
-  * Remove support for .NET Standard 1.3  
+  * Remove support for .NET Standard 1.3
+  * [GH-300](https://github.com/rajanadar/VaultSharp/issues/304) Remove Newtonsoft.Json dependency
 
 **IMROVEMENTS:**
 
   * [GH-301](https://github.com/rajanadar/VaultSharp/pull/301) Add support for reading a secret backend
   * Add support for .NET 7.0
-  * Use System.Text.Json as the JSON provider instead of Newtonsoft.Json
+  * [GH-300](https://github.com/rajanadar/VaultSharp/issues/304) Use System.Text.Json as the JSON provider instead of Newtonsoft.Json
 
 ## 1.12.2.1 (January 23, 2023)
 
diff --git a/src/VaultSharp/VaultSharp.csproj b/src/VaultSharp/VaultSharp.csproj
index 3f70d3f..e9c54ee 100644
--- a/src/VaultSharp/VaultSharp.csproj
+++ b/src/VaultSharp/VaultSharp.csproj
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <DelaySign>false</DelaySign>
     <AssemblyOriginatorKeyFile>VaultSharp.snk</AssemblyOriginatorKeyFile>
     <Title>VaultSharp</Title>
-    <Version>1.12.2.2</Version>
+    <Version>1.13.0</Version>
     <Authors>Raja Nadar</Authors>
     <Copyright>Copyright ©  2023 Raja Nadar. All rights reserved.</Copyright>
     <PackageProjectUrl>https://github.com/rajanadar/VaultSharp</PackageProjectUrl>
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@
 This library is built with .NET Standard 2.0, .NET Standard 2.1, 4.6.2, 4.7.2*, 4.8, .NET 6  &amp; .NET 7 and hence is cross-platform across .NET Core 2.x, 3.x, .NET Frameworks 4.x, Xamarin iOS, Android, Mac, UWP etc.</Description>
     <RepositoryType>Github</RepositoryType>
     <GeneratePackageOnBuild>true</GeneratePackageOnBuild>
-    <AssemblyVersion>1.12.2.2</AssemblyVersion>
-    <FileVersion>1.12.2.2</FileVersion>
+    <AssemblyVersion>1.13.0</AssemblyVersion>
+    <FileVersion>1.13.0</FileVersion>
     <PackageLicenseExpression>Apache-2.0</PackageLicenseExpression>
     <PackageIcon>icon.png</PackageIcon>
     
diff --git a/test/VaultSharp.Samples/Program.cs b/test/VaultSharp.Samples/Program.cs
index 788cd22..f9ad6f1 100644
--- a/test/VaultSharp.Samples/Program.cs
+++ b/test/VaultSharp.Samples/Program.cs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ namespace VaultSharp.Samples
 {
     partial class Program
     {
-        private const string ExpectedVaultVersion = "1.12.2";
+        private const string ExpectedVaultVersion = "1.13.0";
 
         private static IVaultClient _unauthenticatedVaultClient;
         private static IVaultClient _authenticatedVaultClient;