diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2ded4eb51..ac40f08d3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ invokes cmake commands as needed.
 * Change to the root of the source code directory, change to the most recent release branch, and build:
 
         cd monero
-        git checkout v0.12.3.0
+        git checkout v0.13.0.0
         make
 
     *Optional*: If your machine has several cores and enough memory, enable
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ Tested on a Raspberry Pi Zero with a clean install of minimal Raspbian Stretch (
 ```
         git clone https://github.com/monero-project/monero.git
 	cd monero
-	git checkout tags/v0.12.3.0
+	git checkout tags/v0.13.0.0
 ```
 * Build:
 ```
@@ -339,9 +339,9 @@ application.
 	
         cd monero
 
-* If you would like a specific [version/tag](https://github.com/monero-project/monero/tags), do a git checkout for that version. eg. 'v0.12.3.0'. If you dont care about the version and just want binaries from master, skip this step:
+* If you would like a specific [version/tag](https://github.com/monero-project/monero/tags), do a git checkout for that version. eg. 'v0.13.0.0'. If you dont care about the version and just want binaries from master, skip this step:
 	
-        git checkout v0.12.3.0
+        git checkout v0.13.0.0
 
 * If you are on a 64-bit system, run:
 
diff --git a/src/blocks/checkpoints.dat b/src/blocks/checkpoints.dat
index 085558504..03e2cd2a8 100644
Binary files a/src/blocks/checkpoints.dat and b/src/blocks/checkpoints.dat differ
diff --git a/src/checkpoints/checkpoints.cpp b/src/checkpoints/checkpoints.cpp
index ef1ee171d..6251fcc91 100644
--- a/src/checkpoints/checkpoints.cpp
+++ b/src/checkpoints/checkpoints.cpp
@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@ namespace cryptonote
     {
       ADD_CHECKPOINT(0,     "48ca7cd3c8de5b6a4d53d2861fbdaedca141553559f9be9520068053cda8430b");
       ADD_CHECKPOINT(1000000, "46b690b710a07ea051bc4a6b6842ac37be691089c0f7758cfeec4d5fc0b4a258");
+      ADD_CHECKPOINT(1058600, "12904f6b4d9e60fd875674e07147d2c83d6716253f046af7b894c3e81da7e1bd");
       return true;
     }
     if (nettype == STAGENET)
@@ -208,7 +209,7 @@ namespace cryptonote
     ADD_CHECKPOINT(1450000, "ac94e8860093bc7c83e4e91215cba1d663421ecf4067a0ae609c3a8b52bcfac2");
     ADD_CHECKPOINT(1530000, "01759bce497ec38e63c78b1038892169203bb78f87e488172f6b854fcd63ba7e");
     ADD_CHECKPOINT(1579000, "7d0d7a2346373afd41ed1e744a939fc5d474a7dbaa257be5c6fff4009e789241");
-
+    ADD_CHECKPOINT(1668900, "ac2dcaf3d2f58ffcf8391639f0f1ebafcb8eac43c49479c7c37f611868d07568");
     return true;
   }
 
diff --git a/src/cryptonote_core/blockchain.cpp b/src/cryptonote_core/blockchain.cpp
index 6f1d26c5a..0e175cdbe 100644
--- a/src/cryptonote_core/blockchain.cpp
+++ b/src/cryptonote_core/blockchain.cpp
@@ -4398,7 +4398,7 @@ void Blockchain::cancel()
 }
 
 #if defined(PER_BLOCK_CHECKPOINT)
-static const char expected_block_hashes_hash[] = "0924bc1c47aae448321fde949554be192878dd800e6489379865218f84eacbca";
+static const char expected_block_hashes_hash[] = "954cb2bbfa2fe6f74b2cdd22a1a4c767aea249ad47ad4f7c9445f0f03260f511";
 void Blockchain::load_compiled_in_block_hashes()
 {
   const bool testnet = m_nettype == TESTNET;
diff --git a/src/version.cpp.in b/src/version.cpp.in
index 55ba51f50..ff2405811 100644
--- a/src/version.cpp.in
+++ b/src/version.cpp.in
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #define DEF_MONERO_VERSION_TAG "@VERSIONTAG@"
-#define DEF_MONERO_VERSION "0.12.3.0-master"
-#define DEF_MONERO_RELEASE_NAME "Lithium Luna"
+#define DEF_MONERO_VERSION "0.13.0.0-master"
+#define DEF_MONERO_RELEASE_NAME "Beryllium Bullet"
 #define DEF_MONERO_VERSION_FULL DEF_MONERO_VERSION "-" DEF_MONERO_VERSION_TAG
 
 #include "version.h"