diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4e290d0..25a5c08 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ To execute the ansible __ping__ module with the host as __localhost__
       <plugin>
         <groupId>co.escapeideas.maven</groupId>
         <artifactId>ansible-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>1.2.0</version>
+        <version>1.3.0</version>
         <executions>
           <execution>
             <id>ansible</id>
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ To run the playbook __playbook.yml__
       <plugin>
         <groupId>co.escapeideas.maven</groupId>
         <artifactId>ansible-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>1.2.0</version>
+        <version>1.3.0</version>
         <executions>
           <execution>
             <id>ansible-playbook</id>
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ To pull the repo __git://example.com/repo__
       <plugin>
         <groupId>co.escapeideas.maven</groupId>
         <artifactId>ansible-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>1.2.0</version>
+        <version>1.3.0</version>
         <executions>
           <execution>
             <id>ansible-pull</id>
@@ -252,3 +252,8 @@ To use a parameter on the command line, prefix it with __ansible.__
   Release date: 31-03-2015
 
   * [Issue#8](https://github.com/tmullender/ansible-maven-plugin/issues/8) Display output depending on a settings
+
+### 1.3.0 Update release
+  Release date: 14-08-16
+
+  * [Issue#10](https://github.com/tmullender/ansible-maven-plugin/pull/10) Adding syntaxCheck option for ansible-playbook
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 453a1ea..87f174b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
   <groupId>co.escapeideas.maven</groupId>
   <artifactId>ansible-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-  <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.3.0</version>
   <packaging>maven-plugin</packaging>
 
   <name>ansible-maven-plugin Maven Plugin</name>