diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 05ca146..c1adcf3 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+1.3
+---
+
+This release adds build fixes, fixes accelerometer unit scaling and
+really fixes regression with the IIO accelerometer in kernel 4.8 that
+was supposed to be fixed in version 1.2.
+
 1.2
 ---
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index d94c8c8..69951fd 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 AC_PREREQ(2.59)
 
-AC_INIT([iio-sensor-proxy], [1.2], [hadess@hadess.net])
+AC_INIT([iio-sensor-proxy], [1.3], [hadess@hadess.net])
 
 AX_IS_RELEASE([git-directory])