diff --git a/MODULE.bazel b/MODULE.bazel
index 85c6b16bb..398ad58a1 100644
--- a/MODULE.bazel
+++ b/MODULE.bazel
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 module(
     name = "opencc",
-    version = "1.2.1",
+    version = "1.3.0",
     compatibility_level = 1,
 )
 
diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index 1ccaa0545..886975cdb 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -1,5 +1,16 @@
 # Change History of OpenCC
 
+## Version 1.3.0
+
+2026年4月17日
+
+* **實驗性 Jieba 分詞插件**：新增可載入式 Jieba 分詞插件（`libopencc_jieba`），並支援獨立打包發佈；插件 ABI 採用碼點長度；`winget` 可攜包一併包含插件（[#1091](https://github.com/BYVoid/OpenCC/pull/1091), [#1092](https://github.com/BYVoid/OpenCC/pull/1092), [#1093](https://github.com/BYVoid/OpenCC/pull/1093), [#1099](https://github.com/BYVoid/OpenCC/pull/1099), [#1103](https://github.com/BYVoid/OpenCC/pull/1103), [#1105](https://github.com/BYVoid/OpenCC/pull/1105), [#1111](https://github.com/BYVoid/OpenCC/pull/1111)）。
+* **詞典與詞條更新**：新增臺灣 IT 用語及「巨集」術語、距離量詞繁體對應、「奥巴馬↔歐巴馬」、「公元→西元」、「福建面」等詞條；修正「乾/干/余/系/面」等字轉換、「移動資料→行動資料」錯誤、「倒霉→倒黴」錯誤、「文本→文字」過度轉換、「控制台」不應轉換、「背包→揹包」錯誤及「念佛→唸佛」錯誤；修正「星露谷物語」在 `s2twp` 模式下的錯誤分詞（[#1075](https://github.com/BYVoid/OpenCC/pull/1075), [#1079](https://github.com/BYVoid/OpenCC/pull/1079), [#1080](https://github.com/BYVoid/OpenCC/pull/1080), [#1088](https://github.com/BYVoid/OpenCC/pull/1088), [#1089](https://github.com/BYVoid/OpenCC/pull/1089), [#1090](https://github.com/BYVoid/OpenCC/pull/1090), [#1094](https://github.com/BYVoid/OpenCC/pull/1094), [#1096](https://github.com/BYVoid/OpenCC/pull/1096), [#1097](https://github.com/BYVoid/OpenCC/pull/1097), [#1100](https://github.com/BYVoid/OpenCC/pull/1100), [#1106](https://github.com/BYVoid/OpenCC/pull/1106), [#1110](https://github.com/BYVoid/OpenCC/pull/1110), [#1117](https://github.com/BYVoid/OpenCC/pull/1117), [#1122](https://github.com/BYVoid/OpenCC/pull/1122), [#1123](https://github.com/BYVoid/OpenCC/pull/1123)）。
+* **安全與穩定性修復**：修復 `UTF8Util` 堆越界讀取（[#794](https://github.com/BYVoid/OpenCC/issues/794), [#799](https://github.com/BYVoid/OpenCC/issues/799)）、二進制字典值邊界檢查、`const_cast` 未定義行為；轉換失敗時返回非零退出碼（[#1072](https://github.com/BYVoid/OpenCC/pull/1072), [#1073](https://github.com/BYVoid/OpenCC/pull/1073), [#1083](https://github.com/BYVoid/OpenCC/pull/1083), [#1098](https://github.com/BYVoid/OpenCC/pull/1098)）。
+* **Windows 支援改善**：配置文件改用寬字符路徑檢查；Jieba 插件在 Windows 使用 Unicode 安全文件讀取；修復 Windows Bazel 構建與測試（[#1082](https://github.com/BYVoid/OpenCC/pull/1082), [#1084](https://github.com/BYVoid/OpenCC/pull/1084), [#1086](https://github.com/BYVoid/OpenCC/pull/1086), [#1087](https://github.com/BYVoid/OpenCC/pull/1087), [#1102](https://github.com/BYVoid/OpenCC/pull/1102), [#1104](https://github.com/BYVoid/OpenCC/pull/1104)）。
+* **構建與依賴更新**：MARISA 升級至 0.3.1、更新 Bazel BCR 依賴、抑制第三方頭文件編譯警告、新增 Debian 包發佈工作流（[#1078](https://github.com/BYVoid/OpenCC/pull/1078), [#1081](https://github.com/BYVoid/OpenCC/pull/1081), [#1113](https://github.com/BYVoid/OpenCC/pull/1113), [#1116](https://github.com/BYVoid/OpenCC/pull/1116)）。
+* **平台與 CI 調整**：移除 EOL Python 3.9 支援；Node.js CI 矩陣移除 Node 20、新增 Node 25；修復 CI 工作流權限設置；更新 README（[#1074](https://github.com/BYVoid/OpenCC/pull/1074), [#1076](https://github.com/BYVoid/OpenCC/pull/1076), [#1109](https://github.com/BYVoid/OpenCC/pull/1109), [#1114](https://github.com/BYVoid/OpenCC/pull/1114), [#1120](https://github.com/BYVoid/OpenCC/pull/1120)）。
+
 ## Version 1.2.0
 
 2026年1月22日
diff --git a/cmake/GitVersion.cmake b/cmake/GitVersion.cmake
index dbd4f6743..c17524076 100644
--- a/cmake/GitVersion.cmake
+++ b/cmake/GitVersion.cmake
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@
 #
 
 set(_OPENCC_FALLBACK_MAJOR 1)
-set(_OPENCC_FALLBACK_MINOR 2)
-set(_OPENCC_FALLBACK_REVISION 1)
+set(_OPENCC_FALLBACK_MINOR 3)
+set(_OPENCC_FALLBACK_REVISION 0)
 
 find_package(Git QUIET)
 
diff --git a/node/global.gypi b/node/global.gypi
index 09a5db778..80e2ecbc3 100644
--- a/node/global.gypi
+++ b/node/global.gypi
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "variables": {
-    "opencc_version": "1.2.1"
+    "opencc_version": "1.3.0"
   },
   "target_defaults": {
     "defines": [
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 5fe1a7408..4b946191e 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "opencc",
-  "version": "1.2.1",
+  "version": "1.3.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "opencc",
-      "version": "1.2.1",
+      "version": "1.3.0",
       "hasInstallScript": true,
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 03f9e6a27..a05552806 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "opencc",
-  "version": "1.2.1",
+  "version": "1.3.0",
   "description": "Conversion between Traditional and Simplified Chinese",
   "author": "Carbo Kuo <byvoid@byvoid.com>",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 5dad66f3d..622ef05a8 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 _cmake_file = os.path.join(_this_dir, 'CMakeLists.txt')
 _author_file = os.path.join(_this_dir, 'AUTHORS')
 _readme_file = os.path.join(_this_dir, 'README.md')
-_fallback_version = '1.2.1'
+_fallback_version = '1.3.0'
 
 
 def _get_version_from_git():