diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4d9f35d5..401c10fc 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [0.13.0-rc.1] - 2024-10-05
+
 ⚠️ Version 0.13.0 removes the original advisory lock based unique jobs implementation that was deprecated in v0.12.0. See details in the note below or the v0.12.0 release notes.
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/cmd/river/go.mod b/cmd/river/go.mod
index 769c4044..937c7287 100644
--- a/cmd/river/go.mod
+++ b/cmd/river/go.mod
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@ toolchain go1.23.0
 require (
 	github.com/jackc/pgx/v5 v5.7.1
 	github.com/lmittmann/tint v1.0.4
-	github.com/riverqueue/river v0.12.1
-	github.com/riverqueue/river/riverdriver v0.12.1
-	github.com/riverqueue/river/riverdriver/riverpgxv5 v0.12.1
-	github.com/riverqueue/river/rivershared v0.12.1
-	github.com/riverqueue/river/rivertype v0.12.1
+	github.com/riverqueue/river v0.13.0-rc.1
+	github.com/riverqueue/river/riverdriver v0.13.0-rc.1
+	github.com/riverqueue/river/riverdriver/riverpgxv5 v0.13.0-rc.1
+	github.com/riverqueue/river/rivershared v0.13.0-rc.1
+	github.com/riverqueue/river/rivertype v0.13.0-rc.1
 	github.com/spf13/cobra v1.8.0
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.9.0
 )
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index babaf857..7a7119f6 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -8,11 +8,11 @@ require (
 	github.com/jackc/pgerrcode v0.0.0-20220416144525-469b46aa5efa
 	github.com/jackc/pgx/v5 v5.7.1
 	github.com/jackc/puddle/v2 v2.2.2
-	github.com/riverqueue/river/riverdriver v0.12.1
-	github.com/riverqueue/river/riverdriver/riverdatabasesql v0.12.1
-	github.com/riverqueue/river/riverdriver/riverpgxv5 v0.12.1
-	github.com/riverqueue/river/rivershared v0.12.1
-	github.com/riverqueue/river/rivertype v0.12.1
+	github.com/riverqueue/river/riverdriver v0.13.0-rc.1
+	github.com/riverqueue/river/riverdriver/riverdatabasesql v0.13.0-rc.1
+	github.com/riverqueue/river/riverdriver/riverpgxv5 v0.13.0-rc.1
+	github.com/riverqueue/river/rivershared v0.13.0-rc.1
+	github.com/riverqueue/river/rivertype v0.13.0-rc.1
 	github.com/robfig/cron/v3 v3.0.1
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.9.0
 	github.com/tidwall/gjson v1.17.3
diff --git a/riverdriver/go.mod b/riverdriver/go.mod
index e6f30eb1..154f58ac 100644
--- a/riverdriver/go.mod
+++ b/riverdriver/go.mod
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@ go 1.21
 
 toolchain go1.23.0
 
-require github.com/riverqueue/river/rivertype v0.12.1
+require github.com/riverqueue/river/rivertype v0.13.0-rc.1
diff --git a/riverdriver/riverdatabasesql/go.mod b/riverdriver/riverdatabasesql/go.mod
index b3d37ee7..0cac59a5 100644
--- a/riverdriver/riverdatabasesql/go.mod
+++ b/riverdriver/riverdatabasesql/go.mod
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@ toolchain go1.23.0
 require (
 	github.com/jackc/pgx/v5 v5.7.1
 	github.com/lib/pq v1.10.9
-	github.com/riverqueue/river v0.12.1
-	github.com/riverqueue/river/riverdriver v0.12.1
-	github.com/riverqueue/river/rivershared v0.12.1
-	github.com/riverqueue/river/rivertype v0.12.1
+	github.com/riverqueue/river v0.13.0-rc.1
+	github.com/riverqueue/river/riverdriver v0.13.0-rc.1
+	github.com/riverqueue/river/rivershared v0.13.0-rc.1
+	github.com/riverqueue/river/rivertype v0.13.0-rc.1
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.9.0
 )
 
diff --git a/riverdriver/riverpgxv5/go.mod b/riverdriver/riverpgxv5/go.mod
index 2cff5757..90de747e 100644
--- a/riverdriver/riverpgxv5/go.mod
+++ b/riverdriver/riverpgxv5/go.mod
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@ toolchain go1.23.0
 require (
 	github.com/jackc/pgx/v5 v5.7.1
 	github.com/jackc/puddle/v2 v2.2.2
-	github.com/riverqueue/river v0.12.1
-	github.com/riverqueue/river/riverdriver v0.12.1
-	github.com/riverqueue/river/rivershared v0.12.1
-	github.com/riverqueue/river/rivertype v0.12.1
+	github.com/riverqueue/river v0.13.0-rc.1
+	github.com/riverqueue/river/riverdriver v0.13.0-rc.1
+	github.com/riverqueue/river/rivershared v0.13.0-rc.1
+	github.com/riverqueue/river/rivertype v0.13.0-rc.1
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.9.0
 )
 
diff --git a/rivershared/go.mod b/rivershared/go.mod
index d25ef238..4a3edd2a 100644
--- a/rivershared/go.mod
+++ b/rivershared/go.mod
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ go 1.21
 toolchain go1.23.0
 
 require (
-	github.com/riverqueue/river v0.12.1
-	github.com/riverqueue/river/riverdriver v0.12.1
-	github.com/riverqueue/river/rivertype v0.12.1
+	github.com/riverqueue/river v0.13.0-rc.1
+	github.com/riverqueue/river/riverdriver v0.13.0-rc.1
+	github.com/riverqueue/river/rivertype v0.13.0-rc.1
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.9.0
 	go.uber.org/goleak v1.3.0
 	golang.org/x/mod v0.17.0