diff --git a/RELEASE_NOTES.rst b/RELEASE_NOTES.rst
index b03c2f1c1..ff40aed77 100644
--- a/RELEASE_NOTES.rst
+++ b/RELEASE_NOTES.rst
@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@
 Release notes
 =============
 
+1.3
+---
+
+No further notes.
+
+
 1.2
 ---