diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 80477a34..38246584 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,26 +1,85 @@
 # ally.js change log
 
-## master
+## 1.3.0 - Return Of The Focus
 
-* Reducing minified size from 116K to 75K (27K to 22K gzipped) by running [rollupify](https://github.com/nolanlawson/rollupify/).
+*September 17th 2016*. We're continuing our journey to *make accessibility simpler*. Version 1.3.0 comes 6 months after the last feature release. We pushed [about 90 commits](https://github.com/medialize/ally.js/compare/1.1.0...1.3.0) in an effort to reduce the bundle's file size, improve startup performance, convert test suites to BDD and add DOM focus utilities.
 
----
 
+### The highlights of v1.3.0
+
+* Smaller bundle file size
+* Removed all polyfills modifying DOM prototypes
+* Added utilities for convenient and safe `.focus()`, `.blur()`, and obtaining the active element
+* Test suites converted to BDD style
+
+
+### The numbers of v1.3.0
+
+* ☻ Test coverage remained at ~99%
+* ☻ The library shrunk from ~28KB to ~22KB gzipped (~126KB to ~73KB minified) - *yes, we dropped 43%* by losing the DOMTokenList shim in v1.2.0 and introducing [rollupify](https://github.com/nolanlawson/rollupify/)
+
+
+### The changes of v1.3.0
+
+The following lists show the changes to the library grouped by domain.
+
+#### Focus management in v1.3.0
+
+* adding [`ally.get.activeElement`][ally/get/active-element] - [issue #119](https://github.com/medialize/ally.js/issues/119)
+* adding [`ally.element.blur`][ally/element/blur] - [issue #120](https://github.com/medialize/ally.js/issues/120)
 * adding [`ally.element.focus`][ally/element/focus] - [issue #121](https://github.com/medialize/ally.js/issues/121)
-* removing `svgelement.prototype.focus` as this should be covered more elegantly by [`ally.element.focus`][ally/element/focus]
+
+#### Keyboard support in v1.3.0
+
+* fixing [`ally.maintain.tabFocus`][ally/maintain|tab-focus] to also work with <kbd>Option Tab</kbd> in Safari for macOS - [issue #146](https://github.com/medialize/ally.js/issues/146)
+
+#### Various in v1.3.0
+
 * fixing [`ally.element.disabled`][ally/element/disabled] to remove SVG links from the document's tabbing order in Firefox
-* [build] switching to [lint-staged](https://github.com/okonet/lint-staged) for faster linting during git pre-commit
-* running all [supports][ally/supports] tests in a batch to limit number of reflows - [issue #142](https://github.com/medialize/ally.js/issues/142)
-* [build] adding [rollupify](https://github.com/nolanlawson/rollupify/) to reduce package overhead in build bundle
-* [build] replacing broken [metalsmith-packagejson](https://www.npmjs.com/package/metalsmith-packagejson) plugin - [issue #149](https://github.com/medialize/ally.js/issues/149)
-* improving [`ally.style.focusSource`][ally/style/focus-source] by adding `.unlock()` - [issue #151](https://github.com/medialize/ally.js/issues/151)
 * fixing [`ally.is.tabbable`][ally/is/tabbable] to respect `except.scrollable`
+* improving [`ally.style.focusSource`][ally/style/focus-source] by adding `.unlock()` - [issue #151](https://github.com/medialize/ally.js/issues/151)
 * refactoring [`ally.when.visibleArea`][ally/when/visible-area] to always [execute the callback asynchronously](http://blog.izs.me/post/59142742143/designing-apis-for-asynchrony)
-* refactoring all unit and functional tests to use [BDD interface](https://theintern.github.io/intern/#interface-tdd) to improve clarity of a test's intent
-* fixing [`ally.maintain.tabFocus`][ally/maintain|tab-focus] to also work with <kbd>Option Tab</kbd> in Safari for macOS - [issue #146](https://github.com/medialize/ally.js/issues/146)
+
+#### Internals in v1.3.0
+
+* running all [supports][ally/supports] tests in a batch to limit number of reflows - [issue #142](https://github.com/medialize/ally.js/issues/142)
+* removing `svgelement.prototype.focus` as this should be covered more elegantly by [`ally.element.focus`][ally/element/focus]
 * refactoring `element.prototype.matches` to `util/matches-element`
-* adding [`ally.get.activeElement`][ally/get/active-element] - [issue #119](https://github.com/medialize/ally.js/issues/119)
 
+#### Build in v1.3.0
+
+* adding [rollupify](https://github.com/nolanlawson/rollupify/) to reduce package overhead in build bundle
+* switching to [lint-staged](https://github.com/okonet/lint-staged) for faster linting during git pre-commit
+* replacing broken [metalsmith-packagejson](https://www.npmjs.com/package/metalsmith-packagejson) plugin - [issue #149](https://github.com/medialize/ally.js/issues/149)
+* refactoring all unit and functional tests to use [BDD interface](https://theintern.github.io/intern/#interface-tdd) to improve clarity of a test's intent
+* simplify running local tests in a non-WebDriver browser
+
+#### Documentation in v1.3.0
+
+* added [Hiding DOM elements](http://allyjs.io/tutorials/hiding-elements.html)
+* added [Managing focus in animated UI](http://allyjs.io/tutorials/focusing-in-animated-ui.html)
+
+### Testing of 1.3.0
+
+Intern unit and functional tests have been run for the following browsers, covering 99% of the library's code:
+
+* Internet Explorer 9, 10, 11
+* Edge 13
+* Safari 6.2, 7.1, 8, 9
+* Chrome 47
+* Firefox 42, 42 with ShadowDOM enabled
+
+### Missing in 1.3.0
+
+In order to avoid shipping any more *temporary* code than we already do in the focusable detection code, we'll provide a separate release once we've *properly* investigated the following behavioral changes:
+
+* Firefox 51 and Edge 14 ship *some sort of* support for the tabindex attribute on SVG elements
+* Chrome 55 seems to have changed keyboard focusability of SVG content within `<object>` elements
+* SVG `<use>` elements *may* be focusable depending on the content they reference
+* MathML elements *may* be focusable
+
+
+---
 
 ## 1.2.0 - Adios DOMTokenList
 
@@ -31,6 +90,8 @@
 * replacing [domtokenlist-shim](https://github.com/jwilsson/domtokenlist) by [`ally.util.toggleClass`][ally/util] - [issue #147](https://github.com/medialize/ally.js/issues/147)
 
 
+---
+
 ## 1.1.1 - Augmented Reality
 
 *August 6th 2016.* We're releasing a few fixes that have been hanging in the master branch as a bugfix release to 1.1, because waiting for 1.2 to come together is not an option for everyone.
@@ -43,6 +104,8 @@
 * fixing [`ally.event.shadowFocus`][ally/event/shadow-focus] to not access `document.body` before it's available - [issue #144](https://github.com/medialize/ally.js/pull/144)
 
 
+---
+
 ## 1.1.0 - Reality Strikes Back
 
 *March 18th 2016.* We're continuing our journey to *make accessibility simpler*. Version 1.1.0 - the first major update follows 4 months after making ally.js public in November 2015. In this time we've released [5 beta versions](https://github.com/medialize/ally.js/releases) and pushed [about 330 commits](https://github.com/medialize/ally.js/compare/1.0.1...1.1.0) in an effort to increase browser support and fix the myriad of bugs typically encountered in version one of any software.
@@ -79,7 +142,7 @@ A few numbers explaining the increased file size:
 
 The following lists show the changes to the library grouped by domain.
 
-#### Browsers
+#### Browsers in v1.1.0
 
 * Adding full support for Internet Explorer 9 - [issue #71](https://github.com/medialize/ally.js/issues/71)
 * Adding full support for Microsoft Edge 12, 13
@@ -88,18 +151,18 @@ The following lists show the changes to the library grouped by domain.
 * Dropping manual focusable tests for Safari on iOS 8, keeping Safari on iOS 9
 * Dropping manual focusable tests for Mobile Chrome on Android 4.4, keeping Mobile Chrome on Android 5.1
 
-#### Dependencies
+#### Dependencies in v1.1.0
 
 * upgrading [css.escape](https://github.com/mathiasbynens/CSS.escape) to version 1.5.0 to work around [WebKit 149175](https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=149175)
 * upgrading [platform.js](https://github.com/bestiejs/platform.js) to version 1.3.1
 * adding [domtokenlist-shim](https://github.com/jwilsson/domtokenlist) for IE9 DOM `classList` and SVG `classList` in IE11
 
-#### Browser Behavior
+#### Browser Behavior in v1.1.0
 
 * fixing [`ally.fix.pointerFocusChildren`][ally/fix/pointer-focus-children] to use focus identity exceptions - [issue #103](https://github.com/medialize/ally.js/issues/103)
 * fixing [`ally.fix.pointerFocusInput`][ally/fix/pointer-focus-input] to properly target nested content of `<button>` and `<label>` elements
 
-#### Focusable detection
+#### Focusable detection in v1.1.0
 
 * adding [`ally.get.focusRedirectTarget`][ally/get/focus-redirect-target] to identify elements focus is forwarded to
 * adding [`ally.is.activeElement`][ally/is/active-element] to identify if an element is the activeElement within its context
@@ -125,13 +188,13 @@ The following lists show the changes to the library grouped by domain.
 * fixing [`ally.query.tabsequence`][ally/query/tabsequence] to return `<area>` elements at the correct position - [issue #5](https://github.com/medialize/ally.js/issues/5)
 * fixing [`ally.query.tabsequence`][ally/query/tabsequence] to properly sort within ShadowDOM - [issue #6](https://github.com/medialize/ally.js/issues/6)
 
-#### Keyboard support
+#### Keyboard support in v1.1.0
 
 * adding [`ally.maintain.tabFocus`][ally/maintain/tab-focus] to trap <kbd>TAB</kbd> focus in the tabsequence - [issue #63](https://github.com/medialize/ally.js/issues/63)
 * changing [`ally.when.key`][ally/when/key] to handle modifier keys and respect `context` and `filter` options - [issue #59](https://github.com/medialize/ally.js/issues/59)
 * changing [`ally.map.keycode`][ally/map/keycode] to provide alphanumeric keys and aliasing
 
-#### Various
+#### Various in v1.1.0
 
 * adding [`ally.query.shadowHosts`][ally/query/shadow-hosts] to find elements hosting `ShadowRoot`s - [issue #110](https://github.com/medialize/ally.js/issues/110)
 * adding [`ally.observe.shadowMutations`][ally/observe/shadow-mutations] to register `MutationObserver`s across nested `ShadowRoot`s - [issue #110](https://github.com/medialize/ally.js/issues/110)
@@ -142,7 +205,7 @@ The following lists show the changes to the library grouped by domain.
 * fixing [`ally.get.parents`][ally/get/parents] to resolve ancestry for `SVGElement` in Internet Explorer
 * fixing [`ally.style.focusWithin`][ally/style/focus-within] to support SVG in IE10 and IE11
 
-#### Internals
+#### Internals in v1.1.0
 
 * adding `ally/util/get-content-document` to obtain the browsing context of `<object>` and `<iframe>` elements
 * adding `ally/util/get-frame-element` to obtain the host element (`<object>` or `<iframe>`) of browsing context elements
@@ -162,7 +225,7 @@ The following lists show the changes to the library grouped by domain.
 * fixing ShadowDOM related unit tests in WebKit
 * fixing `SVGElement.prototype.focus` to identify Microsoft Edge 13
 
-#### Testing
+#### Testing in v1.1.0
 
 Intern unit and functional tests have been run for the following browsers, covering 99% of the library's code:
 
@@ -172,7 +235,7 @@ Intern unit and functional tests have been run for the following browsers, cover
 * Chrome 47
 * Firefox 42, 42 with ShadowDOM enabled
 
-#### Sources
+#### Sources in v1.1.0
 
 * renamed `src/util/sort-elements-by-tabindex.js` to `src/query/tabsequence.sort-tabindex.js`
 
@@ -182,6 +245,8 @@ Intern unit and functional tests have been run for the following browsers, cover
 * aligning `package.json` in repository and npm artifact for compatibility with cdnjs
 
 
+---
+
 ## 1.0.0 - A New Hope
 
 *November 18th 2015.* We're embarking on a journey to *make accessibility simpler*. Version 1.0.0 - the official release - of ally.js has been 14 months in the making, but it's only the beginning of a long story - or so I hope.
@@ -261,6 +326,8 @@ Version `1.0.0` is a complete rewrite from the the early `0.0.x` releases, there
 * renamed `focus/disable-focus` to `maintain/disabled`
 
 
+---
+
 ## 0.0.7 (July 8th 2015)
 
 * adding `event/shadow-focus` to emit custom event when focus changes within the ShadowDOM - extracted from `focus/within`
@@ -270,17 +337,23 @@ Version `1.0.0` is a complete rewrite from the the early `0.0.x` releases, there
 * deprecating [`focus/trap`](http://allyjs.io/examples/trap-focus.html), use [`focus/disable-focus`](http://allyjs.io/examples/disable-focus.html) instead
 
 
+---
+
 ## 0.0.6 (June 17th 2015)
 
 * fixing [`dom/visible-quotient`](http://allyjs.io/examples/visible-quotient.html) to subtract scrollbars from visible space
 
 
+---
+
 ## 0.0.5 (June 15th 2015)
 
 * adding [`dom/when-visible`](http://allyjs.io/examples/focus-when-visible.html) to execute callback when an element becomes visible
 * improving [`dom/when-visible`](http://allyjs.io/examples/focus-when-visible.html) to also wait until an element becomes focusable
 
 
+---
+
 ## 0.0.4 (February 3rd 2015)
 
 * adding [`dom/visible-quotient`](http://allyjs.io/examples/visible-quotient.html)
@@ -288,6 +361,8 @@ Version `1.0.0` is a complete rewrite from the the early `0.0.x` releases, there
 * fixing [`fix-browser/pointer-focus-children`](http://allyjs.io/examples/fix-pointer-focus-children.html) to temporarily disable transitions
 
 
+---
+
 ## 0.0.3 (January 7th 2015)
 
 * adding [`fix-browser/pointer-focus-children`](http://allyjs.io/examples/fix-pointer-focus-children.html)
@@ -297,6 +372,8 @@ Version `1.0.0` is a complete rewrite from the the early `0.0.x` releases, there
 * fixing `dom/is-visible` to look at computed styles, not the element's styles (duh!)
 
 
+---
+
 ## 0.0.2 (January 5th 2015)
 
 * adding [`fix-browser/pointer-focus-input`](http://allyjs.io/examples/fix-pointer-focus-input.html)
@@ -314,11 +391,14 @@ Version `1.0.0` is a complete rewrite from the the early `0.0.x` releases, there
 * fixing linting errors
 
 
+---
+
 ## 0.0.1 (December 25th 2014)
 
 * initial release "focus"
 
 
+[ally/element/blur]: http://allyjs.io/api/element/blur.html
 [ally/element/disabled]: http://allyjs.io/api/element/disabled.html
 [ally/element/focus]: http://allyjs.io/api/element/focus.html
 [ally/event/active-element]: http://allyjs.io/api/event/active-element.html
diff --git a/docs/api/element/blur.md b/docs/api/element/blur.md
index 7338887d..43da5be9 100644
--- a/docs/api/element/blur.md
+++ b/docs/api/element/blur.md
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ var result = ally.element.blur(element);
 
 ## Changes
 
-* Added in `v#master`.
+* Added in `v1.3.0`.
 
 
 ## Notes
diff --git a/docs/api/element/disabled.md b/docs/api/element/disabled.md
index bd165190..6abe3d90 100644
--- a/docs/api/element/disabled.md
+++ b/docs/api/element/disabled.md
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ var isDisabled = ally.element.disabled(element);
 
 ## Changes
 
-* As of `v#master` `<a xlink:href="…">` is demoted to `<a>` in order to remove the element from the document's tabbing order in Firefox.
+* As of `v1.3.0` `<a xlink:href="…">` is demoted to `<a>` in order to remove the element from the document's tabbing order in Firefox.
 
 
 ## Notes
diff --git a/docs/api/element/focus.md b/docs/api/element/focus.md
index f4e73247..19d6c349 100644
--- a/docs/api/element/focus.md
+++ b/docs/api/element/focus.md
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ var result = ally.element.focus(element);
 
 ## Changes
 
-* Added in `v#master`.
+* Added in `v1.3.0`.
 
 
 ## Notes
diff --git a/docs/api/fix/pointer-focus-input.md b/docs/api/fix/pointer-focus-input.md
index 8db713e7..ea75e1c0 100644
--- a/docs/api/fix/pointer-focus-input.md
+++ b/docs/api/fix/pointer-focus-input.md
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ A [`<service>`](../concepts.md#Service) interface, providing the `handle.disenga
 ## Changes
 
 * Since `v1.1.0` nested elements of `<button>` and `<label>` are targeted properly.
-* In `v#master` the `element.prototype.matches` was replaced by `util/element-matches`.
+* In `v1.3.0` the `element.prototype.matches` was replaced by `util/element-matches`.
 
 
 ## Notes
diff --git a/docs/api/get/active-element.md b/docs/api/get/active-element.md
index ae162fce..37c750c2 100644
--- a/docs/api/get/active-element.md
+++ b/docs/api/get/active-element.md
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ var iframeElement = ally.get.activeElement({
 
 ## Changes
 
-* Added in `v#master`.
+* Added in `v1.3.0`.
 
 
 ## Notes
diff --git a/docs/api/is/focus-relevant.md b/docs/api/is/focus-relevant.md
index ac64a9e6..82bdb034 100644
--- a/docs/api/is/focus-relevant.md
+++ b/docs/api/is/focus-relevant.md
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ Boolean, `true` if the element is focus relevant.
 * Since `v1.1.0` every element that is either focusable, keyboard focusable, only tabbable or redirects focus is considered focus-relevant.
 * Since `v1.1.0` exceptions can be passed to `ally.is.focusRelevant.rules(options)`.
 * Since `v1.1.0` IE9 properly resolves SVG links (`<a xlink:href="…">`).
-* In `v#master` the `element.prototype.matches` was replaced by `util/element-matches`.
+* In `v1.3.0` the `element.prototype.matches` was replaced by `util/element-matches`.
 
 
 ## Notes
diff --git a/docs/api/is/tabbable.md b/docs/api/is/tabbable.md
index 1cde73ea..eaea3ebc 100644
--- a/docs/api/is/tabbable.md
+++ b/docs/api/is/tabbable.md
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ Boolean, `true` if the element is tabbable.
 * Since `v1.1.0` all `<iframe>` elements are considered focusable, not tabbable - except for IE9.
 * Since `v1.1.0` exceptions can be passed to `ally.is.tabbable.rules(options)`.
 * Since `v1.1.0` the state of the `<iframe>` or `<object>` element in which the currently examined element is hosted in is considered.
-* Since `v#master` the `except.scrollable` properly filters elements with CSS property `overflow` in Firefox.
+* Since `v1.3.0` the `except.scrollable` properly filters elements with CSS property `overflow` in Firefox.
 
 ## Notes
 
diff --git a/docs/api/maintain/tab-focus.md b/docs/api/maintain/tab-focus.md
index cab53f07..320b06a8 100644
--- a/docs/api/maintain/tab-focus.md
+++ b/docs/api/maintain/tab-focus.md
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ A [`<service>`](../concepts.md#Service) interface, providing the `handle.disenga
 ## Changes
 
 * Added in `v1.1.0`.
-* As of `v#master` it also works with <kbd>Option Tab</kbd> in Safari for macOS - [#146](https://github.com/medialize/ally.js/issues/146).
+* As of `v1.3.0` it also works with <kbd>Option Tab</kbd> in Safari for macOS - [#146](https://github.com/medialize/ally.js/issues/146).
 
 
 ## Notes
diff --git a/docs/api/style/focus-source.md b/docs/api/style/focus-source.md
index b52f7f65..5aeb9372 100644
--- a/docs/api/style/focus-source.md
+++ b/docs/api/style/focus-source.md
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ The `handle.unlock()` method releases the focus-source lock.
 
 ## Changes
 
-* In `v#master` the method `handle.unlock()` was added to supersede `handle.lock(false)`, which is still available, but removed from documentation.
+* In `v1.3.0` the method `handle.unlock()` was added to supersede `handle.lock(false)`, which is still available, but removed from documentation.
 
 
 ## Notes
diff --git a/docs/api/supports.md b/docs/api/supports.md
index 7b8c74b3..6c68766c 100644
--- a/docs/api/supports.md
+++ b/docs/api/supports.md
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ For the tests to run properly, the document needs to have focus during execution
 
 ## Changes
 
-* As of `v#master` *all* tests are run at once and within an iframe to limit layout thrashing.
+* As of `v1.3.0` *all* tests are run at once and within an iframe to limit layout thrashing.
 
 
 ## Contributing
diff --git a/docs/api/when/visible-area.md b/docs/api/when/visible-area.md
index bef0ddb3..56ee990f 100644
--- a/docs/api/when/visible-area.md
+++ b/docs/api/when/visible-area.md
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ The callback is invoked with one argument, the `HTMLElement` identified by `cont
 
 ## Changes
 
-* As of `v#master` the callback is [always executed asynchronously](http://blog.izs.me/post/59142742143/designing-apis-for-asynchrony).
+* As of `v1.3.0` the callback is [always executed asynchronously](http://blog.izs.me/post/59142742143/designing-apis-for-asynchrony).
 
 
 ## Notes
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 391a292a..5208a1f4 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "ally.js",
-  "version": "1.2.0",
+  "version": "1.3.0",
   "description": "JavaScript library to help web applications with accessibility concerns",
   "main": "ally.min.js",
   "npmName": "ally.js",