diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
index e73a7b0b7a..9f75a9f2e8 100644
--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
     <property name="debuglevel" value="source,lines,vars"/>
 
     <!-- default version and SCM information -->
-    <property name="base.version" value="2.1.12"/>
+    <property name="base.version" value="2.1.13"/>
     <property name="scm.connection" value="scm:git://git.apache.org/cassandra.git"/>
     <property name="scm.developerConnection" value="scm:git://git.apache.org/cassandra.git"/>
     <property name="scm.url" value="http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf?p=cassandra.git;a=tree"/>
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 3322534a84..eca6c18748 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+cassandra (2.1.13) unstable; urgency=medium
+
+  * New release 
+
+ -- Jake Luciani <jake@apache.org>  Tue, 26 Jan 2016 09:11:55 -0500
+
 cassandra (2.1.12) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   * New release