diff --git a/datahipy/info.py b/datahipy/info.py
index 1a13a826884e94cdc7aafb020d9ef7f812c7cfef..50d471571825aec97f4cf1e5dc62988cefdb0acf 100644
--- a/datahipy/info.py
+++ b/datahipy/info.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 import datetime
 
 
-__version__ = "1.2.0"
+__version__ = "1.3.0-dev.1"
 
 __current_year__ = datetime.datetime.now().strftime("%Y")
 
diff --git a/docs/CHANGES.md b/docs/CHANGES.md
index f8b3ca759ece5f0beee538e1b1597cd07f4f4ce8..badb0d44b995305c46213030469c2fd2d28310ea 100644
--- a/docs/CHANGES.md
+++ b/docs/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,3 +1,17 @@
+# [1.3.0-dev.1](https://gitlab.hbp.link/hip/datahipy/compare/v1.2.0...v1.3.0-dev.1) (2023-08-04)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* handle datasets not datalad-managed for import / edit commands ([a1a4bde](https://gitlab.hbp.link/hip/datahipy/commit/a1a4bdecfdebdb62452704d23fe4f1f62bef7701))
+* set git user name and email used by Datalad ops ([de489e2](https://gitlab.hbp.link/hip/datahipy/commit/de489e248acab4e4d08af1cf02dbb28173bec640))
+
+
+### Features
+
+* add dataset and project commands / methods to release a version ([c295ff6](https://gitlab.hbp.link/hip/datahipy/commit/c295ff64c81f97a2805df34e34ec482a1376fdc3))
+* add dataset.publish and dataset.clone commands and corresponding functions ([bd9d270](https://gitlab.hbp.link/hip/datahipy/commit/bd9d2707a3ad3e17f3bf09eaec7ed0983d58ce28))
+
 # [1.2.0](https://gitlab.hbp.link/hip/datahipy/compare/v1.1.1...v1.2.0) (2023-07-14)