diff --git a/doc/build/changelog.rst b/doc/build/changelog.rst
index eb0e2b9..61019e6 100644
--- a/doc/build/changelog.rst
+++ b/doc/build/changelog.rst
@@ -8,7 +8,13 @@
 
 .. changelog::
     :version: 1.3.0
-    :include_notes_from: unreleased
+    :released: Wed Nov 8 2023
+
+    .. change::
+        :tags: change, installation
+
+        Mako 1.3.0 bumps the minimum Python version to 3.8, as 3.7 is EOL as of
+        2023-06-27.   Python 3.12 is now supported explicitly.
 
 1.2
 ===
diff --git a/doc/build/conf.py b/doc/build/conf.py
index 654f3c7..6c75698 100644
--- a/doc/build/conf.py
+++ b/doc/build/conf.py
@@ -87,8 +87,8 @@
 # The short X.Y version.
 version = mako.__version__
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = "1.2.4"
-release_date = "Tue Nov 15 2022"
+release = "1.3.0"
+release_date = "Wed Nov 8 2023"
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.
 # language = None
diff --git a/doc/build/unreleased/py312.rst b/doc/build/unreleased/py312.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index e111845..0000000
--- a/doc/build/unreleased/py312.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-.. change::
-    :tags: change, installation
-
-    Mako 1.3.0 bumps the minimum Python version to 3.8, as 3.7 is EOL as of
-    2023-06-27.   Python 3.12 is now supported explicitly.