diff --git a/docs/source/changelog.rst b/docs/source/changelog.rst
index 496f5e6..c4150a3 100644
--- a/docs/source/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/source/changelog.rst
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 Changelog
 =========
 
+Version 2.13
+-----------
+* Fixed missing exception case that could lead to empty files
+
 Version 2.12
 -----------
 * Removed URL reading from file .hdarc
diff --git a/docs/source/conf.py b/docs/source/conf.py
index 7fa6be7..7782a74 100644
--- a/docs/source/conf.py
+++ b/docs/source/conf.py
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@
 copyright = "2023, ECMWF"
 author = "ECMWF"
 
-release = "2.12"
-version = "2.12"
+release = "2.13"
+version = "2.13"
 
 # -- General configuration
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 5fae67d..23b2be6 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ def read(fname):
     return io.open(file_path, encoding="utf-8").read()
 
 
-version = "2.12"
+version = "2.13"
 
 setuptools.setup(
     name="hda",