diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index 281290970..ecade7112 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
 Changelog
 =========
 
-1.3.0a1 (2023-10-26)
+1.3.0a2 (2023-11-23)
 --------------------
 
 Features
 
-* Add ``ProfileMapping`` for Vertica by @perttus in #540
+* Add ``ProfileMapping`` for Vertica by @perttus in #540 and #688
 * Add ``ProfileMapping`` for Snowflake encrypted private key path by @ivanstillfront in #608
+* Add support for Snowflake encrypted private key environment variable by @DanMawdsleyBA in #649
 * Add ``DbtDocsGCSOperator`` for uploading dbt docs to GCS by @jbandoro in #616
 
 
diff --git a/cosmos/__init__.py b/cosmos/__init__.py
index 0fc8c28f8..f1f204634 100644
--- a/cosmos/__init__.py
+++ b/cosmos/__init__.py
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@
 
 Contains dags, task groups, and operators.
 """
-__version__ = "1.2.5"
+__version__ = "1.3.0a2"
+
 
 from cosmos.airflow.dag import DbtDag
 from cosmos.airflow.task_group import DbtTaskGroup