diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 8f0d3e7..0d5791c 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "skills/governance": "1.2.0",
+  "skills/governance": "1.3.0",
   "skills/checkpoint-commit": "1.0.0",
   "skills/checkpoint-read": "0.0.0"
 }
diff --git a/skills/governance/CHANGELOG.md b/skills/governance/CHANGELOG.md
index ee67ddb..37be805 100644
--- a/skills/governance/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/skills/governance/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,13 @@ metadata:
 
 # Changelog
 
+## [1.3.0](https://github.com/desek/governance/compare/governance-v1.2.0...governance-v1.3.0) (2026-03-09)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* **governance:** add source traceability fields and Bats test infrastructure ([#19](https://github.com/desek/governance/issues/19)) ([7f1eed5](https://github.com/desek/governance/commit/7f1eed5acbe361248b45f61ea9c5fb29fc474bec))
+
 ## [1.2.0](https://github.com/desek/governance/compare/governance-v1.1.0...governance-v1.2.0) (2026-03-02)
 
 
diff --git a/skills/governance/version.txt b/skills/governance/version.txt
index 26aaba0..f0bb29e 100644
--- a/skills/governance/version.txt
+++ b/skills/governance/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.2.0
+1.3.0