diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index f3ad742..3cd51c0 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 NEWS for rsync-bpc 3.1.3
 
+3.1.3.0 released 7 Oct 2020:
+
+    - default buffer size in bpc_strBuf now 2048
+
+    - pool files are chmod to 0444
+
+    - couple of tweaks to debug messages
+
 3.1.3beta1 released 20 June 2020:
 
     - Initial version based on rsync 3.1.3
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 09eea5d..55cf129 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 dnl Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script.
 
-AC_INIT([rsync-bpc],[3.1.3beta1],[https://github.com/backuppc/rsync-bpc/issues])
+AC_INIT([rsync-bpc],[3.1.3.0],[https://github.com/backuppc/rsync-bpc/issues])
 
 AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([m4])
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([byteorder.h])
diff --git a/configure.sh b/configure.sh
index f21b8b9..bce9460 100755
--- a/configure.sh
+++ b/configure.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #! /bin/sh
 # Guess values for system-dependent variables and create Makefiles.
-# Generated by GNU Autoconf 2.69 for rsync-bpc 3.1.3beta1.
+# Generated by GNU Autoconf 2.69 for rsync-bpc 3.1.3.0.
 #
 # Report bugs to <https://github.com/backuppc/rsync-bpc/issues>.
 #
@@ -580,8 +580,8 @@ MAKEFLAGS=
 # Identity of this package.
 PACKAGE_NAME='rsync-bpc'
 PACKAGE_TARNAME='rsync-bpc'
-PACKAGE_VERSION='3.1.3beta1'
-PACKAGE_STRING='rsync-bpc 3.1.3beta1'
+PACKAGE_VERSION='3.1.3.0'
+PACKAGE_STRING='rsync-bpc 3.1.3.0'
 PACKAGE_BUGREPORT='https://github.com/backuppc/rsync-bpc/issues'
 PACKAGE_URL=''
 
@@ -1282,7 +1282,7 @@ if test "$ac_init_help" = "long"; then
   # Omit some internal or obsolete options to make the list less imposing.
   # This message is too long to be a string in the A/UX 3.1 sh.
   cat <<_ACEOF
-\`configure' configures rsync-bpc 3.1.3beta1 to adapt to many kinds of systems.
+\`configure' configures rsync-bpc 3.1.3.0 to adapt to many kinds of systems.
 
 Usage: $0 [OPTION]... [VAR=VALUE]...
 
@@ -1348,7 +1348,7 @@ fi
 
 if test -n "$ac_init_help"; then
   case $ac_init_help in
-     short | recursive ) echo "Configuration of rsync-bpc 3.1.3beta1:";;
+     short | recursive ) echo "Configuration of rsync-bpc 3.1.3.0:";;
    esac
   cat <<\_ACEOF
 
@@ -1458,7 +1458,7 @@ fi
 test -n "$ac_init_help" && exit $ac_status
 if $ac_init_version; then
   cat <<\_ACEOF
-rsync-bpc configure 3.1.3beta1
+rsync-bpc configure 3.1.3.0
 generated by GNU Autoconf 2.69
 
 Copyright (C) 2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
@@ -2121,7 +2121,7 @@ cat >config.log <<_ACEOF
 This file contains any messages produced by compilers while
 running configure, to aid debugging if configure makes a mistake.
 
-It was created by rsync-bpc $as_me 3.1.3beta1, which was
+It was created by rsync-bpc $as_me 3.1.3.0, which was
 generated by GNU Autoconf 2.69.  Invocation command line was
 
   $ $0 $@
@@ -9613,7 +9613,7 @@ cat >>$CONFIG_STATUS <<\_ACEOF || ac_write_fail=1
 # report actual input values of CONFIG_FILES etc. instead of their
 # values after options handling.
 ac_log="
-This file was extended by rsync-bpc $as_me 3.1.3beta1, which was
+This file was extended by rsync-bpc $as_me 3.1.3.0, which was
 generated by GNU Autoconf 2.69.  Invocation command line was
 
   CONFIG_FILES    = $CONFIG_FILES
@@ -9675,7 +9675,7 @@ _ACEOF
 cat >>$CONFIG_STATUS <<_ACEOF || ac_write_fail=1
 ac_cs_config="`$as_echo "$ac_configure_args" | sed 's/^ //; s/[\\""\`\$]/\\\\&/g'`"
 ac_cs_version="\\
-rsync-bpc config.status 3.1.3beta1
+rsync-bpc config.status 3.1.3.0
 configured by $0, generated by GNU Autoconf 2.69,
   with options \\"\$ac_cs_config\\"