diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 8b595d3..4bf3567 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+New in Version 0.1.13
+=====================
+* code changes to ensure python3 compatibility
+
 New in Version 0.1.12
 =====================
 * added the option -flip-images to ray_trace_crosshair in case you are working with a version of 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 900fb2d..970411b 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     m.Extension.__dict__ = m._Extension.__dict__
 
 setup(name="python-stuffs",
-      version='0.1.12',
+      version='0.1.13',
       scripts=["python/TFCE",
                "python/smooth_vector",
                "python/measure_xcorr",