diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
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+pyqtgraph-0.13.0
+
+## What's Changed
+
+Highlights
+
+* With PyQt6 6.3.2+ PyQtGraph uses sip.array, which leads to significantly faster draw performance by @pijyoi in https://github.com/pyqtgraph/pyqtgraph/pull/2314
+* Introducing "interactive" parameter trees by @ntjess in https://github.com/pyqtgraph/pyqtgraph/pull/2318
+* Minimum Qt version now 5.15 for Qt5 and 6.2+ for Qt6 by @j9ac9k in https://github.com/pyqtgraph/pyqtgraph/pull/2403
+* with `enableExperimental` pyqtgraph accesses QPainterPathPrivate for faster QPainterPath generation by @pijyoi in https://github.com/pyqtgraph/pyqtgraph/pull/2324
+
+New Features
+
+* Interactive params fixup by @ntjess in https://github.com/pyqtgraph/pyqtgraph/pull/2318
+* Added possibility to use custom dock labels by @ardiloot in https://github.com/pyqtgraph/pyqtgraph/pull/2274
+* Introduce API option to control whether lines are drawn as segmented lines by @swvanbuuren in https://github.com/pyqtgraph/pyqtgraph/pull/2185
+* access QPainterPathPrivate for faster arrayToQPath by @pijyoi in https://github.com/pyqtgraph/pyqtgraph/pull/2324
+* Update LabelItem to allow transparency in the text by @ElpadoCan in https://github.com/pyqtgraph/pyqtgraph/pull/2300
+* Make parameter tree read-only values selectable and copiable by @ardiloot in https://github.com/pyqtgraph/pyqtgraph/pull/2311
+* Have CSV exporter export error bar information by @j9ac9k in https://github.com/pyqtgraph/pyqtgraph/pull/2405
+* map pyqtgraph symbols to a matplotlib equivalent by @pijyoi in https://github.com/pyqtgraph/pyqtgraph/pull/2395
+
+Performance Improvements
+
+* Improve performance of PlotCurveItem with QOpenGLWidget by @bbc131 in https://github.com/pyqtgraph/pyqtgraph/pull/2264
+* ScatterPlotItem: use Format_ARGB32_Premultiplied by @pijyoi in https://github.com/pyqtgraph/pyqtgraph/pull/2317
+* access QPainterPathPrivate for faster arrayToQPath by @pijyoi in https://github.com/pyqtgraph/pyqtgraph/pull/2324
+* make use of PyQt sip.array by @pijyoi in https://github.com/pyqtgraph/pyqtgraph/pull/2314
+
+Bug Fixes
+
+* Fix GLImageItem regression by @pijyoi in https://github.com/pyqtgraph/pyqtgraph/pull/2232
+* Fixed the app crash on right clicked by @Cosmicoppai in https://github.com/pyqtgraph/pyqtgraph/pull/2236
+* Fix Regression in in ViewBox.updateScaleBox Caused by #2034 by @campagnola in https://github.com/pyqtgraph/pyqtgraph/pull/2241
+* Fix UFuncTypeError when plotting integer data on windows by @campagnola in https://github.com/pyqtgraph/pyqtgraph/pull/2249
+* Fixed division by zero when no pixmap is loaded by @StSav012 in https://github.com/pyqtgraph/pyqtgraph/pull/2275
+* Ensure in PlotCurveItem lookup occurs in tuple, not str by @j9ac9k in https://github.com/pyqtgraph/pyqtgraph/pull/2294
+* Fixed a crash when `step` option is missing by @StSav012 in https://github.com/pyqtgraph/pyqtgraph/pull/2261
+* Invalidate cached properties on geometryChanged signal by @j9ac9k in https://github.com/pyqtgraph/pyqtgraph/pull/2357
+* Bugfix: Handle example search failure due to bad regex by @ntjess in https://github.com/pyqtgraph/pyqtgraph/pull/2121
+* Address #2303 unapplied pen parameter constructor options by @ntjess in https://github.com/pyqtgraph/pyqtgraph/pull/2305
+* Issue #2203 Potential Fix: Disabled FlowchartCtrlWidget.nodeRenamed o… by @HallowedDust5 in https://github.com/pyqtgraph/pyqtgraph/pull/2301
+* Fix #2289 unwanted growing in scene context menu by @ntjess in https://github.com/pyqtgraph/pyqtgraph/pull/2306
+* #2283 delete limitation by rectangle width ROI by @sasha-sem in https://github.com/pyqtgraph/pyqtgraph/pull/2285
+* Update exception handling to catch exceptions in threads (py3 change) by @campagnola in https://github.com/pyqtgraph/pyqtgraph/pull/2309
+* Fix PlotCurveItem errors when pen=None by @campagnola in https://github.com/pyqtgraph/pyqtgraph/pull/2315
+* ScatterPlotItem point masking fix by @ardiloot in https://github.com/pyqtgraph/pyqtgraph/pull/2310
+* Use property to lazily declare rectangle by @j9ac9k in https://github.com/pyqtgraph/pyqtgraph/pull/2356
+* Fix missing import in Flowchart.py by @Puff-Machine in https://github.com/pyqtgraph/pyqtgraph/pull/2421
+* Fix doubling labels in DateAxisItem by @bbc131 in https://github.com/pyqtgraph/pyqtgraph/pull/2413
+* GridItem: Fix pen for usage of dash-pattern by @bbc131 in https://github.com/pyqtgraph/pyqtgraph/pull/2304
+* Update PColorMeshItem.py by @LarsVoxen in https://github.com/pyqtgraph/pyqtgraph/pull/2327
+* Fix infinite loop within DateAxisItem by @bbc131 in https://github.com/pyqtgraph/pyqtgraph/pull/2365
+* Fix GraphicsScene.itemsNearEvent and setClickRadius by @bbc131 in https://github.com/pyqtgraph/pyqtgraph/pull/2383
+* Modify MatplotlibWidget to accept QWidget super constructor parameters. by @Dolphindalt in https://github.com/pyqtgraph/pyqtgraph/pull/2366
+* Fix flickering, when panning/scrolling in a fully zoomed-out view by @bbc131 in https://github.com/pyqtgraph/pyqtgraph/pull/2387
+* Make auto downsample factor calculation more robust by @StSav012 in https://github.com/pyqtgraph/pyqtgraph/pull/2253
+* Fix : QPoint() no longer accepts float arguments by @campagnola in https://github.com/pyqtgraph/pyqtgraph/pull/2260
+* avoid double __init__ of DockDrop by @pijyoi in https://github.com/pyqtgraph/pyqtgraph/pull/2286
+* Add a few ImageView improvements by @outofculture in https://github.com/pyqtgraph/pyqtgraph/pull/1828
+
+API/Behavior Changes
+
+* remove border QGraphicsRectItem from scene by @pijyoi in https://github.com/pyqtgraph/pyqtgraph/pull/2225
+* Introduce API option to control whether lines are drawn as segmented lines by @swvanbuuren in https://github.com/pyqtgraph/pyqtgraph/pull/2185
+* Modify CSV exporter to output original data without log mapping by @NilsNemitz in https://github.com/pyqtgraph/pyqtgraph/pull/2297
+* Expose useCache ScatterPlotItem option from plot method by @ibrewster in https://github.com/pyqtgraph/pyqtgraph/pull/2258
+* remove legend items manually from scene by @pijyoi in https://github.com/pyqtgraph/pyqtgraph/pull/2368
+* `getHistogramRange` for `HistogramLUTItem` by @kremeyer in https://github.com/pyqtgraph/pyqtgraph/pull/2397
+* Axis pen improvements by @ibrewster in https://github.com/pyqtgraph/pyqtgraph/pull/2398
+* remove MatplotlibWidget from pg namespace by @pijyoi in https://github.com/pyqtgraph/pyqtgraph/pull/2400
+* change the libOrder to favor Qt6 by @Wubbzi in https://github.com/pyqtgraph/pyqtgraph/pull/2157
+
+Examples
+
+* Added Jupyter console widget and Example by @jonmatthis in https://github.com/pyqtgraph/pyqtgraph/pull/2353
+* Add glow example by @edumur in https://github.com/pyqtgraph/pyqtgraph/pull/2242
+* update multiplePlotSpeedTest.py to use PlotCurveItem instead of QGraphicsPathItem by @pijyoi in https://github.com/pyqtgraph/pyqtgraph/pull/2426
+
+Docs
+
+* Add GLTextItem to docs by @jebguth in https://github.com/pyqtgraph/pyqtgraph/pull/2419
+* Add logo to docs by @ixjlyons in https://github.com/pyqtgraph/pyqtgraph/pull/2384
+* Enable nit-picky mode in documentation and fix associated warnings by @j9ac9k in https://github.com/pyqtgraph/pyqtgraph/pull/1753
+* Added UML class diagram to give overview of the most important classes by @titusjan in https://github.com/pyqtgraph/pyqtgraph/pull/1631
+
+Other
+
+* Remove old Qt workarounds by @pijyoi in https://github.com/pyqtgraph/pyqtgraph/pull/2224
+* Track when ScatterPlotItem clears the tooltip, only clear when needed by @ixjlyons in https://github.com/pyqtgraph/pyqtgraph/pull/2235
+* Avoid import error in HDF5 exporter by @campagnola in https://github.com/pyqtgraph/pyqtgraph/pull/2259
+* test enum using : "enums & enum" by @pijyoi in https://github.com/pyqtgraph/pyqtgraph/pull/2250
+* add support for PySide6 6.3.0 QOverrideCursorGuard by @pijyoi in https://github.com/pyqtgraph/pyqtgraph/pull/2263
+* Used the power of `blockIfUnchanged` decorator by @StSav012 in https://github.com/pyqtgraph/pyqtgraph/pull/2181
+* Handle/remove unused variables by @ksunden in https://github.com/pyqtgraph/pyqtgraph/pull/2094
+* BusyCursor and QPainter fixes for PyPy by @pijyoi in https://github.com/pyqtgraph/pyqtgraph/pull/2349
+* Add a pyi stub file to import best-guess pyqt type hints by @outofculture in https://github.com/pyqtgraph/pyqtgraph/pull/2358
+* test_PlotCurveItem: unset skipFiniteCheck for next test by @pijyoi in https://github.com/pyqtgraph/pyqtgraph/pull/2313
+* lazy create the rectangle selection item by @danielhrisca in https://github.com/pyqtgraph/pyqtgraph/pull/2168
+* fix: super().__init__ does not need self by @pijyoi in https://github.com/pyqtgraph/pyqtgraph/pull/2359
+* Promote interactive `Run` action to group level by @ntjess in https://github.com/pyqtgraph/pyqtgraph/pull/2414
+* Enhance testing for creating parameters from saved states by @ntjess in https://github.com/pyqtgraph/pyqtgraph/pull/2319
+* add support for PySide6's usage of Python Enums by @pijyoi in https://github.com/pyqtgraph/pyqtgraph/pull/2329
+* remove QFileDialog PyQt4 compatibility code by @pijyoi in https://github.com/pyqtgraph/pyqtgraph/pull/2394
+* Bugfix: `interact` on decorated method that uses `self`. by @ntjess in https://github.com/pyqtgraph/pyqtgraph/pull/2408
+* use single generic template for all bindings by @pijyoi in https://github.com/pyqtgraph/pyqtgraph/pull/2226
+* `interact()` defaults to `ON_ACTION` behavior and accepts `runActionTemplate` argument by @ntjess in https://github.com/pyqtgraph/pyqtgraph/pull/2432
+
+## New Contributors
+* @andriyor made their first contribution in https://github.com/pyqtgraph/pyqtgraph/pull/2212
+* @keziah55 made their first contribution in https://github.com/pyqtgraph/pyqtgraph/pull/2191
+* @Cosmicoppai made their first contribution in https://github.com/pyqtgraph/pyqtgraph/pull/2236
+* @bbc131 made their first contribution in https://github.com/pyqtgraph/pyqtgraph/pull/2264
+* @StSav012 made their first contribution in https://github.com/pyqtgraph/pyqtgraph/pull/2181
+* @ardiloot made their first contribution in https://github.com/pyqtgraph/pyqtgraph/pull/2274
+* @sasha-sem made their first contribution in https://github.com/pyqtgraph/pyqtgraph/pull/2285
+* @swvanbuuren made their first contribution in https://github.com/pyqtgraph/pyqtgraph/pull/2185
+* @Anatoly1010 made their first contribution in https://github.com/pyqtgraph/pyqtgraph/pull/2330
+* @LarsVoxen made their first contribution in https://github.com/pyqtgraph/pyqtgraph/pull/2327
+* @HallowedDust5 made their first contribution in https://github.com/pyqtgraph/pyqtgraph/pull/2301
+* @ElpadoCan made their first contribution in https://github.com/pyqtgraph/pyqtgraph/pull/2300
+* @dependabot made their first contribution in https://github.com/pyqtgraph/pyqtgraph/pull/2342
+* @jaj42 made their first contribution in https://github.com/pyqtgraph/pyqtgraph/pull/2389
+* @Dolphindalt made their first contribution in https://github.com/pyqtgraph/pyqtgraph/pull/2366
+* @kremeyer made their first contribution in https://github.com/pyqtgraph/pyqtgraph/pull/2397
+* @jonmatthis made their first contribution in https://github.com/pyqtgraph/pyqtgraph/pull/2353
+* @jebguth made their first contribution in https://github.com/pyqtgraph/pyqtgraph/pull/2419
+* @Puff-Machine made their first contribution in https://github.com/pyqtgraph/pyqtgraph/pull/2421
+
+**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/pyqtgraph/pyqtgraph/compare/pyqtgraph-0.12.4...pyqtgraph-0.13.0
+
 pyqtgraph-0.12.4
 
   Highlights:
diff --git a/pyqtgraph/__init__.py b/pyqtgraph/__init__.py
index fba4caf55f..404e30772e 100644
--- a/pyqtgraph/__init__.py
+++ b/pyqtgraph/__init__.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 www.pyqtgraph.org
 """
 
-__version__ = '0.12.4.dev0'
+__version__ = '0.13.0'
 
 ### import all the goodies and add some helper functions for easy CLI use