diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index e90b251d8d..eef9706b8e 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ jobs:
       - run: |
           mkdir -p build
           export ENV=ci
-          export QUALITY_TIME_VERSION=v5.12.0
+          export QUALITY_TIME_VERSION=v5.13.0-rc.0
           export COMPOSE_PATH_SEPARATOR=':'
           export COMPOSE_FILE=docker/docker-compose.yml:docker/docker-compose.ci.yml
           docker compose build && docker compose up -d
diff --git a/.env b/.env
index 9fc24bce74..6a0be62ecc 100644
--- a/.env
+++ b/.env
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 COMPOSE_PATH_SEPARATOR=:
 COMPOSE_FILE=docker/docker-compose.yml:docker/docker-compose.override.yml
 COMPOSE_PROJECT_NAME=quality-time
-QUALITY_TIME_VERSION=v5.12.0
+QUALITY_TIME_VERSION=v5.13.0-rc.0
diff --git a/.github/workflows/application-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/application-tests.yml
index 6b55180867..c3e5bbc55b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/application-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/application-tests.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.6
       - name: Run application tests
         env:
-          QUALITY_TIME_VERSION: v5.12.0
+          QUALITY_TIME_VERSION: v5.13.0-rc.0
           ENV: ci
         run: |
           mkdir -p build
diff --git a/components/api_server/pyproject.toml b/components/api_server/pyproject.toml
index 58e01485fd..a177f5cb5e 100644
--- a/components/api_server/pyproject.toml
+++ b/components/api_server/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "api_server"
-version = "5.12.0"
+version = "5.13.0-rc.0"
 dependencies = [
     "bottle==0.12.25",
     "cryptography==42.0.7",
diff --git a/components/api_server/src/routes/server.py b/components/api_server/src/routes/server.py
index 96998f3cf3..8caff110ee 100644
--- a/components/api_server/src/routes/server.py
+++ b/components/api_server/src/routes/server.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 import bottle
 
 
-QUALITY_TIME_VERSION = "5.12.0"
+QUALITY_TIME_VERSION = "5.13.0-rc.0"
 
 
 @bottle.get("/api/v3/server", authentication_required=False)
diff --git a/components/collector/pyproject.toml b/components/collector/pyproject.toml
index a9ae70841c..dcf2c1bd4e 100644
--- a/components/collector/pyproject.toml
+++ b/components/collector/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "collector"
-version = "5.12.0"
+version = "5.13.0-rc.0"
 dependencies = [
     "aiogqlc==5.1.0",
     "aiohttp==3.9.5",
diff --git a/components/frontend/package.json b/components/frontend/package.json
index 9004f70117..db3efe268e 100644
--- a/components/frontend/package.json
+++ b/components/frontend/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name": "quality-time-app",
-    "version": "5.12.0",
+    "version": "5.13.0-rc.0",
     "private": true,
     "proxy": "http://127.0.0.1:5001",
     "dependencies": {
diff --git a/components/notifier/pyproject.toml b/components/notifier/pyproject.toml
index 80ed22e50e..2b472bad73 100644
--- a/components/notifier/pyproject.toml
+++ b/components/notifier/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "notifier"
-version = "5.12.0"
+version = "5.13.0-rc.0"
 dependencies = [
     "aiohttp==3.9.5",
     "pymsteams==0.2.2"
diff --git a/components/renderer/package.json b/components/renderer/package.json
index fe414d52fc..90a19631d2 100644
--- a/components/renderer/package.json
+++ b/components/renderer/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name": "quality-time-renderer",
-    "version": "5.12.0",
+    "version": "5.13.0-rc.0",
     "private": true,
     "type": "module",
     "proxy": "http://localhost:9000",
diff --git a/components/shared_code/pyproject.toml b/components/shared_code/pyproject.toml
index 8c1a2cb17b..c1c7f25c39 100644
--- a/components/shared_code/pyproject.toml
+++ b/components/shared_code/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "shared_code"
-version = "5.12.0"
+version = "5.13.0-rc.0"
 dependencies = [
     "bottle==0.12.25",
     "packaging==24.0",
diff --git a/docs/pyproject.toml b/docs/pyproject.toml
index acbb8f96fc..9a0db8b50b 100644
--- a/docs/pyproject.toml
+++ b/docs/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "docs"
-version = "5.12.0"
+version = "5.13.0-rc.0"
 dependencies = [
     "furo==2023.9.10",
     "gitpython==3.1.43",
diff --git a/docs/src/changelog.md b/docs/src/changelog.md
index c3ec885d61..1ed60b0af8 100644
--- a/docs/src/changelog.md
+++ b/docs/src/changelog.md
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/)
 
 <!-- The line "## <square-bracket>Unreleased</square-bracket>" is replaced by the release/release.py script with the new release version and release date. -->
 
-## [Unreleased]
+## v5.13.0-rc.0 - 2024-05-23
 
 ### Deployment notes
 
diff --git a/release/pyproject.toml b/release/pyproject.toml
index 5b1eccc3a1..f62e51d998 100644
--- a/release/pyproject.toml
+++ b/release/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "release"
-version = "5.12.0"
+version = "5.13.0-rc.0"
 dependencies = [
     "bump-my-version==0.21.1",
     "gitpython==3.1.43",
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ dev = [
 ]
 
 [tool.bumpversion]
-current_version = "5.12.0"
+current_version = "5.13.0-rc.0"
 parse = """(?x)
     (?P<major>0|[1-9]\\d*)\\.
     (?P<minor>0|[1-9]\\d*)\\.
diff --git a/sonar-project.properties b/sonar-project.properties
index 6263338db8..3d68314c4d 100644
--- a/sonar-project.properties
+++ b/sonar-project.properties
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 sonar.organization=ictu
 sonar.projectKey=nl.ictu:quality-time
 sonar.projectName=Quality-time
-sonar.projectVersion=5.12.0
+sonar.projectVersion=5.13.0-rc.0
 
 # Path is relative to the sonar-project.properties file. Replace "\" by "/" on Windows.
 # This property is optional if sonar.modules is set.
diff --git a/tests/application_tests/pyproject.toml b/tests/application_tests/pyproject.toml
index b8b9457e69..36c5ab5847 100644
--- a/tests/application_tests/pyproject.toml
+++ b/tests/application_tests/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "application_tests"
-version = "5.12.0"
+version = "5.13.0-rc.0"
 dependencies = [
     "axe-selenium-python==2.1.6",
     "requests==2.32.2",
diff --git a/tests/feature_tests/pyproject.toml b/tests/feature_tests/pyproject.toml
index 24c39714ef..2356b7302b 100644
--- a/tests/feature_tests/pyproject.toml
+++ b/tests/feature_tests/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "feature_tests"
-version = "5.12.0"
+version = "5.13.0-rc.0"
 dependencies = [
     "asserts==0.13.1",
     "behave==1.2.6",