diff --git a/.pyproject_generation/pyproject_custom.toml b/.pyproject_generation/pyproject_custom.toml
index 29102e3..b38e90b 100644
--- a/.pyproject_generation/pyproject_custom.toml
+++ b/.pyproject_generation/pyproject_custom.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "sms"
-version = "1.2.0"
+version = "1.3.0"
 description = "State Management Service - Provides a REST API for basic infrastructure technology state management."
 dependencies = [
     "typer >= 0.12",
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 87fb5e0..be4a837 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -24,13 +24,13 @@ We recommend using the provided Docker container.
 
 A pre-build version is available at [docker hub](https://hub.docker.com/repository/docker/ghga/state-management-service):
 ```bash
-docker pull ghga/state-management-service:1.2.0
+docker pull ghga/state-management-service:1.3.0
 ```
 
 Or you can build the container yourself from the [`./Dockerfile`](./Dockerfile):
 ```bash
 # Execute in the repo's root dir:
-docker build -t ghga/state-management-service:1.2.0 .
+docker build -t ghga/state-management-service:1.3.0 .
 ```
 
 For production-ready deployment, we recommend using Kubernetes, however,
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ for simple use cases, you could execute the service using docker
 on a single server:
 ```bash
 # The entrypoint is preconfigured:
-docker run -p 8080:8080 ghga/state-management-service:1.2.0 --help
+docker run -p 8080:8080 ghga/state-management-service:1.3.0 --help
 ```
 
 If you prefer not to use containers, you may install the service from source:
diff --git a/openapi.yaml b/openapi.yaml
index 90e435b..de036c9 100644
--- a/openapi.yaml
+++ b/openapi.yaml
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ components:
 info:
   description: A service for basic infrastructure technology state management.
   title: State Management Service
-  version: 1.2.0
+  version: 1.3.0
 openapi: 3.1.0
 paths:
   /documents/permissions:
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index c20b331..4e23581 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ classifiers = [
     "Intended Audience :: Developers",
 ]
 name = "sms"
-version = "1.2.0"
+version = "1.3.0"
 description = "State Management Service - Provides a REST API for basic infrastructure technology state management."
 dependencies = [
     "typer >= 0.12",