diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 78e1d4a..076cd7d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 /gfal2-python-1.2.1.tar.gz
+/gfal2-python-1.3.0.tar.gz
diff --git a/gfal2-python.spec b/gfal2-python.spec
index 9a50776..5ab6053 100644
--- a/gfal2-python.spec
+++ b/gfal2-python.spec
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# include boost  > 141 for EL5
+#include boost > 141 for EL5
 %if 0%{?el5}
 %global boost_cmake_flags -DBOOST_INCLUDEDIR=/usr/include/boost141 -DBOOST_LIBRARYDIR=%{_libdir}/boost141
 %else
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@
 %endif
 
 Name:				gfal2-python
-Version:			1.2.1
-Release:			3%{?dist}
+Version:			1.3.0
+Release:			1%{?dist}
 Summary:			Python bindings for gfal 2.0
 Group:				Applications/Internet
 License:			ASL 2.0
@@ -90,11 +90,8 @@ make DESTDIR=%{buildroot} install
 
 
 %changelog
-* Sat Aug 03 2013 Fedora Release Engineering <rel-eng@lists.fedoraproject.org> - 1.2.1-3
-- Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_20_Mass_Rebuild
-
-* Sat Jul 27 2013 pmachata@redhat.com - 1.2.1-2
-- Rebuild for boost 1.54.0
+* Fri Nov 01 2013 Adrien Devresse <adevress at cern.ch> - 1.3.0-1  
+ - Release 1.3.0 of gfal2 python bindings, see RELEASE-NOTES for details
 
 * Wed May 08 2013 Adrien Devresse <adevress at cern.ch> - 1.2.1-1 
  - First release compatible for EPEL
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index a2a40dc..0a45ba5 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -1 +1 @@
-ee460de200fef8b34987051a272f78cd  gfal2-python-1.2.1.tar.gz
+e585202a0452f397e274b2f0e6322cdd  gfal2-python-1.3.0.tar.gz