diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7a720a4..30262fe 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,8 +1,13 @@
 # Changelog
 Generation of this changelog is based on commits
+## v1.13.0-rc.0
+### Miscellaneous
+- [778175a2f] - split commands into files (#18)
 ## v1.12.4
 ### Fixes
 - [539168195] - incorrect commander dependency type
+### Miscellaneous
+- [6e63867ca] - **release**: v1.12.4
 ## v1.12.3
 ### Miscellaneous
 - [673b02052] - **release**: v1.12.3
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 992516e..7105646 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@resultium/rcz",
-  "version": "1.12.4",
+  "version": "1.13.0-rc.0",
   "license": "GPL-3.0-or-later",
   "description": "Resultium commit standardization library, inspired by conventional commits",
   "main": "./dist/index.js",
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index da5c074..c5a5321 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ import { join } from "path";
   program
     .name("rcz")
     .description("Resultium commit standardization command-line interface")
-    .version("1.12.4");
+    .version("1.13.0-rc.0");
 
   const commandFiles = await readdir(join(__dirname, "commands"));