diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b105b76..54f1982 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -57,3 +57,4 @@
 /389-ds-base-1.2.11.13.tar.bz2
 /389-ds-base-1.2.11.14.tar.bz2
 /389-ds-base-1.2.11.15.tar.bz2
+/389-ds-base-1.3.0.a1.tar.bz2
diff --git a/389-ds-base-git-local.sh b/389-ds-base-git-local.sh
index dbbf503..88795ae 100644
--- a/389-ds-base-git-local.sh
+++ b/389-ds-base-git-local.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 DATE=`date +%Y%m%d`
 # use a real tag name here
-VERSION=1.2.11.15
+VERSION=1.3.0.a1
 PKGNAME=389-ds-base
 TAG=${TAG:-$PKGNAME-$VERSION}
 #SRCNAME=$PKGNAME-$VERSION-$DATE
diff --git a/389-ds-base-git.sh b/389-ds-base-git.sh
index bd0e66e..6df1f42 100644
--- a/389-ds-base-git.sh
+++ b/389-ds-base-git.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 DATE=`date +%Y%m%d`
 # use a real tag name here
-VERSION=1.2.11.15
+VERSION=1.3.0.a1
 PKGNAME=389-ds-base
 TAG=${TAG:-$PKGNAME-$VERSION}
 URL="http://git.fedorahosted.org/git/?p=389/ds.git;a=snapshot;h=$TAG;sf=tgz"
diff --git a/389-ds-base.spec b/389-ds-base.spec
index 0af60b9..96a1920 100644
--- a/389-ds-base.spec
+++ b/389-ds-base.spec
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@
 # for a pre-release, define the prerel field e.g. .a1 .rc2 - comment out for official release
 # also remove the space between % and global - this space is needed because
 # fedpkg verrel stupidly ignores comment lines
-# % global prerel .a1
+%global prerel .a1
 # also need the relprefix field for a pre-release e.g. .0 - also comment out for official release
-# % global relprefix 0.
+%global relprefix 0.
 
 %global use_openldap 1
 %global use_db4 0
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
 Summary:          389 Directory Server (base)
 Name:             389-ds-base
-Version:          1.2.11.15
+Version:          1.3.0
 Release:          %{?relprefix}1%{?prerel}%{?dist}
 License:          GPLv2 with exceptions
 URL:              http://port389.org/
@@ -311,6 +311,28 @@ fi
 %{_libdir}/%{pkgname}/libslapd.so.*
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Oct 9 2012 Mark Reynolds <mareynol@redhat.com> - 1.3.0.a1-1
+Ticket #28 	MOD operations with chained delete/add get back error 53 on backend config
+Ticket #173 	ds-logpipe.py script's man page and script help should be updated for -t option.
+Ticket #196 	RFE: Interpret IPV6 addresses for ACIs, replication, and chaining 
+Ticket #218 	RFE - Make RIP working with Replicated Entries 
+Ticket #328 	make sure all internal search filters are properly escaped 
+Ticket #329 	389-admin build fails on F-18 with new apache 	
+Ticket #344 	deadlock in replica_write_ruv
+Ticket #351 	use betxn plugins by default
+Ticket #352 	make cos, roles, views betxn aware 
+Ticket #356 	logconv.pl - RFE - track bind info
+Ticket #365 	Audit log - clear text password in user changes 
+Ticket #370 	Opening merge qualifier CoS entry using RHDS console changes the entry. 
+Ticket #372 	Setting nsslapd-listenhost or nsslapd-securelistenhost breaks ACI processing 	
+Ticket #386 	Overconsumption of memory with large cachememsize and heavy use of ldapmodify 	
+Ticket #402 	unhashedTicket #userTicket #password in entry extension 	
+Ticket #408 	Create a normalized dn cache 	
+Ticket #453 	db2index with -tattrname:type,type fails 	
+Ticket #461 	fix build problem with mozldap c sdk 	
+Ticket #462 	add test for include file mntent.h 	
+Ticket #463 	different parameters of getmntent in Solaris
+
 * Tue Sep 25 2012 Rich Megginson <rmeggins@redhat.com> - 1.2.11.15-1
 - Trac Ticket #470 - 389 prevents from adding a posixaccount with userpassword after schema reload
 - Ticket 477 - CLEANALLRUV if there are only winsync agmts task will hang
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index 4a7e024..37aacee 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -1 +1 @@
-ae6bc25834728bcd9dd96ef82094c2bd  389-ds-base-1.2.11.15.tar.bz2
+21cc102c9a7208429f183519b3d75a2d  389-ds-base-1.3.0.a1.tar.bz2