diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index fdbcd03b8f..081b0096dc 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -1,19 +1,63 @@
 Changelog
 =========
 
-1.13.0a2 (2026-01-22)
+1.13.0 (2026-01-30)
 ---------------------
 
-(Includes more changes)
-
 Features
 
-- Introduce ``ExecutionMode.WATCHER_KUBERNETES`` to use watcher with ``KubernetesPodOperator`` by @tatiana in #2207
+* Support cross-referencing models across dbt projects using dbt-loom by @pankajkoti in #2271
+* Support use of YAML selectors when using ``LoadMode.DBT_MANIFEST`` by @YourRoyalLinus in #2261
+* Introduce ``ExecutionMode.WATCHER_KUBERNETES`` to use the watcher with ``KubernetesPodOperator`` by @tatiana in #2207
+* Add support for StarRocks profile mapping by @kurkim0661 in #2256
+* Allow pushing URIs as XComs for Cosmos tasks by @corsettigyg in #2275
+* Support defining custom callbacks alongside the ``WATCHER_KUBERNETES`` callback by @johnhoran in #2307
+
+Enhancements
+
+* Refactor: remove duplicate ``_construct_dest_file_path`` by @jx2lee in #2077
+* Leverage Airflow ``::group::`` to group logs associated with DAG parsing by @tatiana in #2235
+* Refactor ``DbtConsumerWatcherSensor`` for reusability by @tatiana in #2245
+* Restore plain text output when using ``ExecutionMode.WATCHER`` by @tiovader in #2241
 
 Bug Fixes
 
--  Fix running empty models or ephemeral nodes in ``ExecutionMode.WATCHER`` by @tatiana in #2279
+* Fix running empty models or ephemeral nodes in ``ExecutionMode.WATCHER`` by @tatiana in #2279
+* Improve watcher producer task priority in scheduling and the UI by @tatiana in #2237
+* Fix typos and formatting issues in documentation by @pankajkoti in #2259
+* Allow watcher producer retries without erroring by @tatiana in #2283
+* Fix ``TestBehavior.AFTER_ALL`` is missing project_name information when loading project using manifest file by @tuantran0910 in #2242
+* Fix duplicate log lines in watcher subprocess execution and format timestamps by @pankajkoti in #2301
+
+Docs
+
+* Add Watcher Kubernetes documentation by @tatiana in #2303
+* Document newly added telemetry metrics in the privacy notice by @pankajkoti in #2249
+* Add compatibility policy document by @pankajastro in #2251
+* Improve watcher documentation related to dbt threads by @tatiana in #2273
+* Fix link in watcher execution mode documentation by @jedcunningham in #2277
+* Update Apache Airflow minimum compatibility policy by @tatiana in #2285
+* Clarify Cosmos runtime support until "End of Basic Support" by @jedcunningham in #2286
+* Update watcher docs by @tatiana in #2298
+* Update watcher kubernetes documentation by @tatiana in #2306
+
+Others
 
+* Add Airflow 3 DAG versioning tests for Cosmos by @michal-mrazek in #2177
+* Add dbt Core 1.11 to the test matrix by @tatiana in #2230
+* Add integration tests using InvocationMode.SUBPROCESS and validate output by @tatiana in #2287
+* Fix main branch failing tests by @tatiana in #2296
+* Update pre-commit hooks to the latest versions by @jedcunningham in #2289
+* Pre-commit autoupdates by @pre-commit in #2222, #2264, #2274 and #2290
+* Dependabot updates by @dependabot in #2218, #2219, #2220, #2280 and #2284
+* Add Scarf metrics to understand Cosmos feature usage patterns
+
+  - Add telemetry tracking for dbt docs plugin usage by @pankajkoti in #2240
+  - Add DAG run telemetry metrics for load mode, invocation, and render_config parameters by @pankajkoti in #2223
+  - Collect profile metrics for DAG runs by @pankajastro in #2228
+  - Compress telemetry metadata to reduce serialized DAG size by @pankajkoti in #2252
+  - Skip storing telemetry metadata when emission is disabled by @pankajkoti in #2278
+  - Hide telemetry metadata parameters from the Airflow trigger UI by @pankajkoti in #2247
 
 1.12.1 (2026-01-14)
 -------------------
diff --git a/cosmos/__init__.py b/cosmos/__init__.py
index ba0da02221..6dac0e0f42 100644
--- a/cosmos/__init__.py
+++ b/cosmos/__init__.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 from cosmos import settings
 
-__version__ = "1.13.0a2"
+__version__ = "1.13.0"
 
 
 if not settings.enable_memory_optimised_imports: