diff --git a/CHANGELOG.txt b/CHANGELOG.txt
index 07a9be6..c4a9ad5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.txt
+++ b/CHANGELOG.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+0.13.0 (2016-06-22)
+-------------------
+
+* Query strings are now sent as bytestrings and the application is responsible
+  for decoding. Ensure you're running Channels 0.15 or higher.
+
+
 0.12.2 (2016-06-21)
 -------------------
 
diff --git a/daphne/__init__.py b/daphne/__init__.py
index 76da4a9..f23a6b3 100755
--- a/daphne/__init__.py
+++ b/daphne/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "0.12.2"
+__version__ = "0.13.0"