diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 0a1ad289..e591bcfa 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+RELEASE 0.6.13 - Update config & fix some bugs
+==============================================
+* Rewrite configuration files for easier installation
+* Fix issues with bitcoind and litecoind client
+* Fix encoding issues with Python3.11 and Windows
+
 RELEASE 0.6.12 - Prepare for Taproot
 ====================================
 * Parse p2tr input scripts
diff --git a/bitcoinlib/config/VERSION b/bitcoinlib/config/VERSION
index e9acb99e..4655c9e9 100644
--- a/bitcoinlib/config/VERSION
+++ b/bitcoinlib/config/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.6.12
\ No newline at end of file
+0.6.13
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index c0d1f67c..21182508 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 # The short X.Y version.
 version = '0.6'
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = '0.6.12'
+release = '0.6.13'
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 9dbfa68e..4681f4b3 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [metadata]
 name = bitcoinlib
-version = 0.6.12
+version = 0.6.13
 url = http://github.com/1200wd/bitcoinlib
 author = 1200wd
 author_email = info@1200wd.com