diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6621f8215..57c57591b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ Various documentation is available:
 
 
 ### Releases
-[Release 2.12.7](https://www.joda.org/joda-time/download.html) is the current latest release.
+[Release 2.13.0](https://www.joda.org/joda-time/download.html) is the current latest release.
 This release is considered stable and worthy of the 2.x tag.
 It depends on JDK 1.5 or later.
 
@@ -65,13 +65,13 @@ Available in the [Maven Central repository](https://search.maven.org/search?q=g:
 <dependency>
   <groupId>joda-time</groupId>
   <artifactId>joda-time</artifactId>
-  <version>2.12.7</version>
+  <version>2.13.0</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 
 **Gradle configuration:**
 ```groovy
-compile 'joda-time:joda-time:2.12.7'
+compile 'joda-time:joda-time:2.13.0'
 ```
 
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 50fa638e2..65056abf0 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   <artifactId>joda-time</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
   <name>Joda-Time</name>
-  <version>2.12.7</version>
+  <version>2.13.0</version>
   <description>Date and time library to replace JDK date handling</description>
   <url>https://www.joda.org/joda-time/</url>
 
diff --git a/src/changes/changes.xml b/src/changes/changes.xml
index 316cdca6c..41a15522e 100644
--- a/src/changes/changes.xml
+++ b/src/changes/changes.xml
@@ -9,10 +9,22 @@
 
     <!-- types are add, fix, remove, update -->
     <release version="2.13.0" date="SNAPSHOT" description="v2.13.0">
+      <action dev="jodastephen" type="update">
+        DateTimeZone data updated to version 2024bgtz.
+        This release retires the American short zone IDs - EST, MST, HST, EST5EDT, CST6CDT, MST7MDT and PST8PDT.
+        Creating a zone with one of these IDs will return the modern alternative, for example 'MST' is mapped to 'America/Phoenix'.
+        The European zone IDs - WET, CET and EET - are retained.
+        The non-standard European zone ID 'MET' is mapped to the standard form of 'CET'.
+        Note that these changes have no impact to current or future timestamps.
+      </action>
       <action dev="jodastephen" type="fix">
         Enhance the parser to better match specification of zic.
         Fixes #785.
       </action>
+      <action dev="klopfdreh" type="add">
+        Enhanced support for native image building.
+        Fixes #784.
+      </action>
     </release>
     <release version="2.12.7" date="2024-02-04" description="v2.12.7">
       <action dev="jodastephen" type="update">
diff --git a/src/conf/MANIFEST.MF b/src/conf/MANIFEST.MF
index 5d474500d..4a20b98b1 100644
--- a/src/conf/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/src/conf/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -2,22 +2,22 @@ Package: org.joda.time
 Extension-Name: joda-time
 Specification-Title: Joda-Time
 Specification-Vendor: Joda.org
-Specification-Version: 2.12
+Specification-Version: 2.13
 Implementation-Vendor: Joda.org
 Implementation-Title: org.joda.time
-Implementation-Version: 2.12.7
+Implementation-Version: 2.13.0
 Implementation-Vendor-Id: org.joda
 Bundle-ManifestVersion: 2
 Bundle-Vendor: Joda.org
 Bundle-Name: Joda-Time
 Bundle-SymbolicName: joda-time
-Bundle-Version: 2.12.7
-Export-Package: org.joda.time;version=2.12.7,
- org.joda.time.base;version=2.12.7,
- org.joda.time.chrono;version=2.12.7,
- org.joda.time.convert;version=2.12.7,
- org.joda.time.field;version=2.12.7,
- org.joda.time.format;version=2.12.7,
- org.joda.time.tz;version=2.12.7
+Bundle-Version: 2.13.0
+Export-Package: org.joda.time;version=2.13.0,
+ org.joda.time.base;version=2.13.0,
+ org.joda.time.chrono;version=2.13.0,
+ org.joda.time.convert;version=2.13.0,
+ org.joda.time.field;version=2.13.0,
+ org.joda.time.format;version=2.13.0,
+ org.joda.time.tz;version=2.13.0
 Bundle-License: Apache 2.0
 Bundle-DocURL: https://www.joda.org/joda-time/
diff --git a/src/site/markdown/index.md b/src/site/markdown/index.md
index a3668a8cd..a0c99f0a5 100644
--- a/src/site/markdown/index.md
+++ b/src/site/markdown/index.md
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ Joda-Time is licenced under the business friendly <a href="licenses.html">Apache
 
 ## <i></i> Releases
 
-[Release 2.12.7](download.html) is the current latest release.
+[Release 2.13.0](download.html) is the current latest release.
 This release is considered stable and worthy of the 2.x tag.
 See the [change notes](changes-report.html) for full details.
 
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ Available in [Maven Central](https://search.maven.org/search?q=g:joda-time%20AND
 <dependency>
   <groupId>joda-time</groupId>
   <artifactId>joda-time</artifactId>
-  <version>2.12.7</version>
+  <version>2.13.0</version>
 </dependency>
 ```