diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index c3f1463..96f1cd9 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "1.2.0"
+  ".": "1.3.0"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 71540fd..511a7c6 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [1.3.0](https://github.com/drumandbytes/github-actions-runner-exporter/compare/v1.2.0...v1.3.0) (2026-10-04)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* poll GitHub on a timer instead of on scrape ([#21](https://github.com/drumandbytes/github-actions-runner-exporter/issues/21)) ([ae644a6](https://github.com/drumandbytes/github-actions-runner-exporter/commit/ae644a670ebc72d6ad20e3b99209156036209b05))
+
 ## [1.2.0](https://github.com/drumandbytes/github-actions-runner-exporter/compare/v1.1.0...v1.2.0) (2026-10-04)