diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b9901acc..483b0926 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,14 @@
 # CHANGELOG
 
 
+## v3.13.0 (2026-05-21)
+
+### Features
+
+- **rpc-base**: Set default RPC timeout and allow customization
+  ([`f03a5d9`](https://github.com/bec-project/bec_widgets/commit/f03a5d9e853bd62b8ec1bad1c1e112fe01befe70))
+
+
 ## v3.12.2 (2026-05-21)
 
 ### Bug Fixes
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 6250b536..493aa8da 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "bec_widgets"
-version = "3.12.2"
+version = "3.13.0"
 description = "BEC Widgets"
 requires-python = ">=3.11"
 classifiers = [
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ qtermwidget = ["pyside6_qtermwidget"]
 
 
 
+
 [build-system]
 requires = ["hatchling"]
 build-backend = "hatchling.build"