diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index bf1a075..45f2163 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.2.12"
+  ".": "0.2.13"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index de19684..4408977 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.2.13](https://github.com/harmony-labs/meta/compare/v0.2.12...v0.2.13) (2026-02-21)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **ci:** always create sync commit for child repo updates ([#35](https://github.com/harmony-labs/meta/issues/35)) ([1f0e06c](https://github.com/harmony-labs/meta/commit/1f0e06cb8a943ce5562f0e631673c2eb157ab5c5))
+* use PR workflow for homebrew tap updates ([#29](https://github.com/harmony-labs/meta/issues/29)) ([c5f7327](https://github.com/harmony-labs/meta/commit/c5f7327110b424041bd9ea0521c431763ed72f2f))
+* use version-file for VERSION instead of generic extra-file ([#33](https://github.com/harmony-labs/meta/issues/33)) ([949db93](https://github.com/harmony-labs/meta/commit/949db93e00084427dd65953b0ac4d6c25af088b2))
+
 ## [0.2.12](https://github.com/harmony-labs/meta/compare/v0.2.11...v0.2.12) (2026-02-07)
 
 
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 72b7d55..be7a6d7 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ members = [
 resolver = "2"
 
 [workspace.package]
-version = "0.2.12"
+version = "0.2.13"
 edition = "2021"
 license = "MIT"
 repository = "https://github.com/harmony-labs/meta"
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index f2722b1..2779245 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.2.12
+0.2.13