diff --git a/CHANGELOG.txt b/CHANGELOG.txt
index 392707a119..a25a50d465 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.txt
+++ b/CHANGELOG.txt
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Changelog
 
  * The `Document` model can now be overridden using the new `WAGTAILDOCS_DOCUMENT_MODEL` setting (Alex Gleason)
 
-1.3 (xx.xx.xxxx)
+1.3 (23.12.2015)
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
  * Django 1.9 support
diff --git a/docs/releases/1.3.rst b/docs/releases/1.3.rst
index 48c52effc1..5e682bdcba 100644
--- a/docs/releases/1.3.rst
+++ b/docs/releases/1.3.rst
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-==========================================
-Wagtail 1.3 release notes - IN DEVELOPMENT
-==========================================
+=========================
+Wagtail 1.3 release notes
+=========================
 
 .. contents::
     :local:
diff --git a/wagtail/project_template/requirements.txt b/wagtail/project_template/requirements.txt
index 7ed62d2fed..3f0ec64dec 100644
--- a/wagtail/project_template/requirements.txt
+++ b/wagtail/project_template/requirements.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 Django>=1.9,<1.10
-wagtail==1.3rc1
+wagtail==1.4a0