diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index c3f1463..96f1cd9 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "1.2.0"
+  ".": "1.3.0"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 92de4fa..aa4e418 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,22 @@ This file is maintained by Release Please from Conventional Commits. Do not manu
 release section; describe user-visible changes in commit messages and edit the generated release
 pull request when additional context is useful.
 
+## [1.3.0](https://github.com/drhdev/github-backup/compare/v1.2.0...v1.3.0) (2026-11-08)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* add browser-managed backup connections and repository scopes ([eaa2d96](https://github.com/drhdev/github-backup/commit/eaa2d96498f053d050ee15d55fec47e568e9fd79))
+
+### Setup and migration
+
+* Create multiple read-only GitHub Apps through the protected browser setup and connect personal or organization accounts without manual PEM handling.
+* Select all repositories, specific repositories, all except selected repositories, or pause each connection. GitHub installation permissions remain the access limit.
+* Configure and test DigitalOcean Spaces in setup; only the setup HTTPS URL and password are required in the environment for new deployments.
+* Preserve existing copies of excluded/paused repositories. Failed connections alert while other connections continue backing up.
+* Existing manual configuration remains supported. New browser connections start paused; select a backup scope before expecting code backups. Saved browser Spaces settings take precedence over legacy Spaces environment settings.
+* See the [Coolify deployment guide](https://github.com/drhdev/github-backup/blob/v1.3.0/docs/COOLIFY.md) and [GitHub App setup guide](https://github.com/drhdev/github-backup/blob/v1.3.0/docs/GITHUB_APP.md).
+
 ## [1.2.0](https://github.com/drhdev/github-backup/compare/v1.1.2...v1.2.0) (2026-11-07)
 
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index e9b27d6..9fb83ae 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 
 [project]
 name = "github-backup"
-version = "1.2.0"
+version = "1.3.0"
 description = "Production backups for GitHub repositories, gists, and optional service data"
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.11"
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index ff3b995..d1a4778 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ wheels = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "github-backup"
-version = "1.2.0"
+version = "1.3.0"
 source = { editable = "." }
 
 [package.optional-dependencies]