diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 140dccf74..8ac32df53 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -2735,7 +2735,7 @@ checksum = "6af6ae20167a9ece4bcb41af5b80f8a1f1df981f6391189ce00fd257af04126a"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "typst"
-version = "0.12.0"
+version = "0.13.0-rc1"
 dependencies = [
  "comemo",
  "ecow",
@@ -2752,12 +2752,13 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "typst-assets"
-version = "0.12.0"
-source = "git+https://github.com/typst/typst-assets?rev=8cccef9#8cccef93b5da73a1c80389722cf2b655b624f577"
+version = "0.13.0-rc1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "4e364df2dd61caf35f959a879e55654922a8cea77d4886103ed735c45c888445"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "typst-cli"
-version = "0.12.0"
+version = "0.13.0-rc1"
 dependencies = [
  "chrono",
  "clap",
@@ -2807,7 +2808,7 @@ source = "git+https://github.com/typst/typst-dev-assets?rev=7f8999d#7f8999d19907
 
 [[package]]
 name = "typst-docs"
-version = "0.12.0"
+version = "0.13.0-rc1"
 dependencies = [
  "clap",
  "ecow",
@@ -2830,7 +2831,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "typst-eval"
-version = "0.12.0"
+version = "0.13.0-rc1"
 dependencies = [
  "comemo",
  "ecow",
@@ -2848,7 +2849,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "typst-fuzz"
-version = "0.12.0"
+version = "0.13.0-rc1"
 dependencies = [
  "comemo",
  "libfuzzer-sys",
@@ -2860,7 +2861,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "typst-html"
-version = "0.12.0"
+version = "0.13.0-rc1"
 dependencies = [
  "comemo",
  "ecow",
@@ -2874,7 +2875,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "typst-ide"
-version = "0.12.0"
+version = "0.13.0-rc1"
 dependencies = [
  "comemo",
  "ecow",
@@ -2891,7 +2892,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "typst-kit"
-version = "0.12.0"
+version = "0.13.0-rc1"
 dependencies = [
  "dirs",
  "ecow",
@@ -2912,7 +2913,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "typst-layout"
-version = "0.12.0"
+version = "0.13.0-rc1"
 dependencies = [
  "az",
  "bumpalo",
@@ -2942,7 +2943,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "typst-library"
-version = "0.12.0"
+version = "0.13.0-rc1"
 dependencies = [
  "az",
  "bitflags 2.8.0",
@@ -3001,7 +3002,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "typst-macros"
-version = "0.12.0"
+version = "0.13.0-rc1"
 dependencies = [
  "heck",
  "proc-macro2",
@@ -3011,7 +3012,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "typst-pdf"
-version = "0.12.0"
+version = "0.13.0-rc1"
 dependencies = [
  "arrayvec",
  "base64",
@@ -3037,7 +3038,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "typst-realize"
-version = "0.12.0"
+version = "0.13.0-rc1"
 dependencies = [
  "arrayvec",
  "bumpalo",
@@ -3053,7 +3054,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "typst-render"
-version = "0.12.0"
+version = "0.13.0-rc1"
 dependencies = [
  "bytemuck",
  "comemo",
@@ -3069,7 +3070,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "typst-svg"
-version = "0.12.0"
+version = "0.13.0-rc1"
 dependencies = [
  "base64",
  "comemo",
@@ -3087,7 +3088,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "typst-syntax"
-version = "0.12.0"
+version = "0.13.0-rc1"
 dependencies = [
  "ecow",
  "serde",
@@ -3103,7 +3104,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "typst-tests"
-version = "0.12.0"
+version = "0.13.0-rc1"
 dependencies = [
  "clap",
  "comemo",
@@ -3128,7 +3129,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "typst-timing"
-version = "0.12.0"
+version = "0.13.0-rc1"
 dependencies = [
  "parking_lot",
  "serde",
@@ -3138,7 +3139,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "typst-utils"
-version = "0.12.0"
+version = "0.13.0-rc1"
 dependencies = [
  "once_cell",
  "portable-atomic",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 469439d38..fc9878c39 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ default-members = ["crates/typst-cli"]
 resolver = "2"
 
 [workspace.package]
-version = "0.12.0"
+version = "0.13.0-rc1"
 rust-version = "1.80" # also change in ci.yml
 authors = ["The Typst Project Developers"]
 edition = "2021"
@@ -16,23 +16,23 @@ keywords = ["typst"]
 readme = "README.md"
 
 [workspace.dependencies]
-typst = { path = "crates/typst", version = "0.12.0" }
-typst-cli = { path = "crates/typst-cli", version = "0.12.0" }
-typst-eval = { path = "crates/typst-eval", version = "0.12.0" }
-typst-html = { path = "crates/typst-html", version = "0.12.0" }
-typst-ide = { path = "crates/typst-ide", version = "0.12.0" }
-typst-kit = { path = "crates/typst-kit", version = "0.12.0" }
-typst-layout = { path = "crates/typst-layout", version = "0.12.0" }
-typst-library = { path = "crates/typst-library", version = "0.12.0" }
-typst-macros = { path = "crates/typst-macros", version = "0.12.0" }
-typst-pdf = { path = "crates/typst-pdf", version = "0.12.0" }
-typst-realize = { path = "crates/typst-realize", version = "0.12.0" }
-typst-render = { path = "crates/typst-render", version = "0.12.0" }
-typst-svg = { path = "crates/typst-svg", version = "0.12.0" }
-typst-syntax = { path = "crates/typst-syntax", version = "0.12.0" }
-typst-timing = { path = "crates/typst-timing", version = "0.12.0" }
-typst-utils = { path = "crates/typst-utils", version = "0.12.0" }
-typst-assets = { git = "https://github.com/typst/typst-assets", rev = "8cccef9" }
+typst = { path = "crates/typst", version = "0.13.0-rc1" }
+typst-cli = { path = "crates/typst-cli", version = "0.13.0-rc1" }
+typst-eval = { path = "crates/typst-eval", version = "0.13.0-rc1" }
+typst-html = { path = "crates/typst-html", version = "0.13.0-rc1" }
+typst-ide = { path = "crates/typst-ide", version = "0.13.0-rc1" }
+typst-kit = { path = "crates/typst-kit", version = "0.13.0-rc1" }
+typst-layout = { path = "crates/typst-layout", version = "0.13.0-rc1" }
+typst-library = { path = "crates/typst-library", version = "0.13.0-rc1" }
+typst-macros = { path = "crates/typst-macros", version = "0.13.0-rc1" }
+typst-pdf = { path = "crates/typst-pdf", version = "0.13.0-rc1" }
+typst-realize = { path = "crates/typst-realize", version = "0.13.0-rc1" }
+typst-render = { path = "crates/typst-render", version = "0.13.0-rc1" }
+typst-svg = { path = "crates/typst-svg", version = "0.13.0-rc1" }
+typst-syntax = { path = "crates/typst-syntax", version = "0.13.0-rc1" }
+typst-timing = { path = "crates/typst-timing", version = "0.13.0-rc1" }
+typst-utils = { path = "crates/typst-utils", version = "0.13.0-rc1" }
+typst-assets = "0.13.0-rc1"
 typst-dev-assets = { git = "https://github.com/typst/typst-dev-assets", rev = "7f8999d" }
 arrayvec = "0.7.4"
 az = "1.2"
diff --git a/docs/changelog/0.13.0.md b/docs/changelog/0.13.0.md
index 50819f659..0d6f915d5 100644
--- a/docs/changelog/0.13.0.md
+++ b/docs/changelog/0.13.0.md
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 ---
-title: Unreleased changes planned for 0.13.0
+title: 0.13.0
 description: Changes slated to appear in Typst 0.13.0
 ---
 
-# Unreleased
+# Version 0.13.0, Release Candidate 1 (February 5, 2025) { #v0.13.0-rc1 }
 
 ## Highlights
 - There is now a distinction between [proper paragraphs]($par) and just
@@ -322,3 +322,6 @@ feature flag.
   feature is enabled
 - Increased minimum supported Rust version to 1.80
 - Fixed linux/arm64 Docker image
+
+## Contributors
+<contributors from="v0.12.0" to="v0.13.0-rc1" />
diff --git a/docs/changelog/welcome.md b/docs/changelog/welcome.md
index bb245eb01..eca5c2546 100644
--- a/docs/changelog/welcome.md
+++ b/docs/changelog/welcome.md
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ forward. This section documents all changes to Typst since its initial public
 release.
 
 ## Versions
-- [Unreleased changes planned for Typst 0.13.0]($changelog/0.13.0)
+- [Typst 0.13.0 (Release Candidate 1)]($changelog/0.13.0)
 - [Typst 0.12.0]($changelog/0.12.0)
 - [Typst 0.11.1]($changelog/0.11.1)
 - [Typst 0.11.0]($changelog/0.11.0)