diff --git a/api/r/cellxgene.census/DESCRIPTION b/api/r/cellxgene.census/DESCRIPTION
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@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Package: cellxgene.census
 Title: CZ CELLxGENE Discover Cell Census
-Version: 1.12.0
+Version: 1.13.0
 Authors@R: 
     person("Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Foundation", email = "soma@chanzuckerberg.com",
            role = c("aut", "cre", "cph", "fnd"))