diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 128212b9ba..b53dad3450 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1972,7 +1972,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "rnote"
-version = "0.1.2"
+version = "0.1.3"
 dependencies = [
  "base64",
  "cairo-rs",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 2791569af1..7345c9fe22 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "rnote"
-version = "0.1.2"
+version = "0.1.3"
 edition = "2018"
 
 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 074a1d2b6f..dcac74078e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ Rnote is available as  a flatpak on Flathub:
 - [x] implement bezier curve stroke with variable stroke width
     (see [Quadratic bezier offsetting with selective subdivision](https://microbians.com/math/Gabriel_Suchowolski_Quadratic_bezier_offsetting_with_selective_subdivision.pdf),
     [Precise offsetting of bezier curves](https://blend2d.com/research/precise_offset_curves.pdf))
-- [ ] drawing rough shapes by porting [rough.js](https://roughjs.com/) to Rust (see `./src/rough-rs`)
+- [ ] (implemented: rectangles) drawing rough shapes by porting [rough.js](https://roughjs.com/) to Rust (see `./src/rough-rs`)
 
 ## Screenshots
 
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 3cf0bc6575..aed6bb638c 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 project(
     'rnote',
     'rust',
-    version: '0.1.2',
+    version: '0.1.3',
     meson_version: '>= 0.56',
 )
 i18n = import('i18n')
diff --git a/resources/app.metainfo.xml.in b/resources/app.metainfo.xml.in
index 34758a304b..e887e5f7d0 100644
--- a/resources/app.metainfo.xml.in
+++ b/resources/app.metainfo.xml.in
@@ -54,6 +54,17 @@
   </provides>
 
   <releases>
+    <release version="0.1.3" date="2021-10-08">
+      <description>
+        <p>
+          - Introducing rough shapes for a sketched look
+          - fill shapes with a color
+          - improved shape drawing (broke .rnote file backward compatibility, sorry!)
+          - alpha checkerboard background in the colorpicker
+          - bug fixes
+        </p>
+      </description>
+    </release>
     <release version="0.1.2" date="2021-10-07">
       <description>
         <p>improved zooming, UI tweaks and bug fixes</p>
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