diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
index 03430b4d..a6ddcf75 100644
--- a/DESCRIPTION
+++ b/DESCRIPTION
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Type: Package
 Package: mrgsolve
 Title: Simulate from ODE-Based Models
-Version: 1.2.0.9001
+Version: 1.3.0
 Authors@R: 
     c(person(given = "Kyle T", family = "Baron",
              role = c("aut", "cre"),
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 1fc4f2d1..e9d63cd1 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -146,4 +146,4 @@ drone:
 	export _MRGSOLVE_SKIP_MODLIB_BUILD_=false
 	Rscript -e '$(LOAD_CANDIDATE); $(TEST_UNIT)'
 	Rscript -e '$(LOAD_CANDIDATE); $(TEST_UNIT_CPP)'
-	
+	
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diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index a2e4e605..5d966c93 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -1,4 +1,34 @@
-# mrgsolve (development version)
+# mrgsolve 1.3.0
+
+- The `evdata` object for modeled events now contains a `check_unique` member; 
+  when set to `false`, the event will be processed without checking for a
+  matching record in the modeled event log (#1119). 
+
+- The `amt` attribute in `evdata` modeled event objects is now considered
+  when looking for duplicate records in the modeled event log (#1119).
+
+## Bugs Fixed
+
+- Fixed a bug where multiple lagged doses given at the same time but with 
+  different bioavailability were all given the bioavailability of the 
+  last dosing record (#1129, #1130).
+
+- Fixed a bug where modeled infusions given `now` were never turned
+  off (#1131). 
+
+- Fixed a bug where the `self` object (type: `databox`) could not be 
+  passed into functions written into header files that were included
+  through `$INCLUDE`; these header files are now included immediately
+  preceding any user code written into `$GLOBAL`  (#1125, #1126). 
+
+- Fixed a bug where modeled event log was not getting reset after 
+  simulating the first individual; this resulted in events not getting
+  executed in subsequent individuals when matching events were executed
+  in the first individual; this affects modeled events only, not events
+  coming from the data set (#1117, #1118).  
+
+- Fixed a bug in detecting which compartments are receiving doses 
+  (#1112, #1113).
 
 # mrgsolve 1.2.0
 
diff --git a/inst/WORDLIST b/inst/WORDLIST
index c797d7c6..4d001180 100644
--- a/inst/WORDLIST
+++ b/inst/WORDLIST
@@ -149,4 +149,6 @@ df
 MPN
 Makevars
 misspecified
-
+ORCID
+Louedec
+rdevel
diff --git a/vignettes/mrgsolve.Rmd b/vignettes/mrgsolve.Rmd
index 667a189a..aa764af6 100644
--- a/vignettes/mrgsolve.Rmd
+++ b/vignettes/mrgsolve.Rmd
@@ -103,4 +103,4 @@ just simulated
 
 ```{r}
 plot(out)
-```
+```
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