diff --git a/docs/changelog.md b/docs/changelog.md
index 693407e..0152da9 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.md
+++ b/docs/changelog.md
@@ -2,31 +2,39 @@
 All substantial or important changes to `shapelets` will be written in this file, with each release containing its changes in reverse chronological order.
 
 ## Commit Message Index
-- FIX: Fix for current bug(s), with reference to [GitHub issues](https://github.com/uw-comphys/shapelets/issues) when possible 
+- FIX: Fix for current bug(s) or potential issues
 - LOG: Modifications to CHANGELOG for version control documentation
 - MNT: General modifications, maintenance (including documentation), or enhancements 
-- NEW: Introduction of a new component or feature
+- NEW: Introduction of a new component, feature, or capability
+
+## [1.3] -- Oct 27, 2025
+- FIX: Restored original importing schemes to match JOSS paper, ([#83](https://github.com/uw-comphys/shapelets/pull/83))
+- MNT: Deprecated function warnings for old function imports (from JOSS paper) ([#83](https://github.com/uw-comphys/shapelets/pull/83))
+- MNT: Exclude `shapelets/docs` from `pip install` ([#82](https://github.com/uw-comphys/shapelets/pull/82))
+- MNT: Documentation maintenance; removed `pdoc` as dependency ([#81](https://github.com/uw-comphys/shapelets/pull/81))
+- NEW: New GitHub actions to run unit-tests on multiple OS platforms ([#80](https://github.com/uw-comphys/shapelets/pull/80))
+- NEW: Enforced `numpy` docstring format for all functions ([#77](https://github.com/uw-comphys/shapelets/pull/77))
+- NEW: Added CC as latest author to shapelets package, welcome! ([#77](https://github.com/uw-comphys/shapelets/pull/77))
+- MNT: Support for passing relative/absolute filepaths to config file, e.g. `shapelets-run /path/to/config` ([#76](https://github.com/uw-comphys/shapelets/pull/76))
+- MNT: Change main entry point from `shapelets` to `shapelets-run` ([#76](https://github.com/uw-comphys/shapelets/pull/76))
+- NEW: Addition of source unsupervised shapelet technique via `auto.py` (not release) ([#73](https://github.com/uw-comphys/shapelets/pull/73))
 
 ## [1.2] -- Dec 14, 2024
-- commit 3ece26b391735e749d684419ed33d91c0855df9a
-- NEW: Introduced CHANGELOG.md for detailed version control history 
-- NEW: Introduced `shapelets.core` for essential components (i.e., shapelet functions, entry points)
-- FIX: Corrected characteristic wavelength overestimation ([#64](https://github.com/uw-comphys/shapelets/pull/64))
-- FIX: Corrected optimal filter orientation for steerable shapelets ([#62](https://github.com/uw-comphys/shapelets/pull/62)) 
-- MNT: Several documentation changes, including fixes for pdoc website compilation errors 
-- NEW: Added orthonormal (n=1) polar shapelets, with supporting methods and unit tests 
+- NEW: Introduced CHANGELOG.md for detailed version control history ([#69](https://github.com/uw-comphys/shapelets/pull/69))
+- NEW: Introduced `shapelets.core` for essential components ([#68](https://github.com/uw-comphys/shapelets/pull/68))
+- FIX: Technical shapelets fixes, see PRs ([#62](https://github.com/uw-comphys/shapelets/pull/62)), ([#64](https://github.com/uw-comphys/shapelets/pull/64))
+- MNT: Several documentation changes, such as fixes for pdoc website compilation errors  
+- NEW: Added orthonormal (n=1) polar shapelets framework and unit tests ([#56](https://github.com/uw-comphys/shapelets/pull/56))
 - FIX: Fixed entry point bug using incorrect python interpreter from local machine ([#55](https://github.com/uw-comphys/shapelets/pull/55))
-- MNT: Merged setup.cfg and MANIFEST.in into pyproject.toml, which now holds all project specifications
-- MNT: Replaced existing Python response distance with C++ implementation, achieving ~15x speed-up!
+- MNT: Merged setup.cfg and MANIFEST.in into pyproject.toml ([#55](https://github.com/uw-comphys/shapelets/pull/55))
+- MNT: Replaced Python response distance implementation with C++, ~15x speed-up! ([#48](https://github.com/uw-comphys/shapelets/pull/48))
 
 ## [1.1] -- Apr 12, 2024
-- commit cd45ff9174503c44179538af2d83cf2c2444d53a
 - FIX: Fixed issue where unit tests were not available after pip installation ([#45](https://github.com/uw-comphys/shapelets/pull/45))
 - MNT: Simplified input parameters and improved readability for `shapelets.self_assembly` methods 
 - MNT: Edits to documentation, including examples, README, and official website
-- NEW: Formal library citation now available via CITATION.cff
+- NEW: Formal library citation now available via CITATION.cff 
 - MNT: Minor modifications and corrections to [JOSS manuscript](https://joss.theoj.org/papers/10.21105/joss.06058)
 
 ## [1.0] -- Mar 14, 2024
-- commit 6ce31fbd1194cac024f1f65d2fa7c21ed0c67990
 - NEW: Initial complete and functional release following [JOSS manuscript](https://joss.theoj.org/papers/10.21105/joss.06058) acceptance
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diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 6c1680d..4034bd7 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -6,13 +6,13 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "shapelets"
-version = "1.2"
+version = "1.3"
 description = "Shapelets provide reference access to various shapelet functions and some of their applications."
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
 dependencies = [
     "astropy",
     "matplotlib",
-	"numpy<2.0", # testing with numpy=2.0.0 broke other dependencies...
+	"numpy<2.0",
     "opencv-python",
     "scikit-learn",
     "scikit-image",