diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index c3f1463..96f1cd9 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "1.2.0"
+  ".": "1.3.0"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3c6175e..bc4f517 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,28 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [1.3.0](https://github.com/MakerXStudio/verify/compare/v1.2.0...v1.3.0) (2026-10-08)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* add native github-actions check ([3dde77f](https://github.com/MakerXStudio/verify/commit/3dde77ffa380f351f9e1694146d4d06c5a907a0d))
+* native github-actions check ([701ba01](https://github.com/MakerXStudio/verify/commit/701ba01dadde73281ef10a161e1fd1a359d99c7c))
+* reduce unused-code and duplicate-code false positives ([#18](https://github.com/MakerXStudio/verify/issues/18)) ([5d01501](https://github.com/MakerXStudio/verify/commit/5d01501a26add32e4a2f50854db56cd71f128600))
+* support max-warnings for unused code and duplicate code ([e089c85](https://github.com/MakerXStudio/verify/commit/e089c85ac841510b8f6322de92849863dea06e74))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* check negations against included ([c13ac90](https://github.com/MakerXStudio/verify/commit/c13ac90ff2e43b63f2aff550a9d35e7223b0d33e))
+* **check-types:** guard tsc -b against emitting into source tree ([e9eff65](https://github.com/MakerXStudio/verify/commit/e9eff657cccc52e59ec80460b9918aeb5740c135))
+* **check-types:** guard tsc -b against emitting into source tree ([f111034](https://github.com/MakerXStudio/verify/commit/f111034c15ed52d02efc3eb58bc70aab6c57c09c))
+* **check-types:** use tsc -b when tsconfig has references ([3ca7168](https://github.com/MakerXStudio/verify/commit/3ca71681a9b97327ca3601fea5fa9885f1f0b274))
+* **check-types:** use tsc -b when tsconfig has references ([b8b3a1e](https://github.com/MakerXStudio/verify/commit/b8b3a1edfbf244ad806693ead3f2948892daa6cc))
+* cross-platform external check commands ([#17](https://github.com/MakerXStudio/verify/issues/17)) ([f432b9c](https://github.com/MakerXStudio/verify/commit/f432b9ca6f1603d38e9af9fc4c514bff71ea162d))
+* **init:** skip installed deps, isolate install failures, pre-select prompt defaults ([7c5f7da](https://github.com/MakerXStudio/verify/commit/7c5f7da6c039ef98617b70160d7b93c6672fac7e))
+* **init:** skip installed deps, isolate install failures, pre-select prompt defaults ([cb5849a](https://github.com/MakerXStudio/verify/commit/cb5849a64ee9d3c749992303a995050e1def3009))
+* let **/ match zero directories ([248cbb0](https://github.com/MakerXStudio/verify/commit/248cbb092126b7316e90bbe83aa3eb75cf0c3f1c))
+
 ## [1.2.0](https://github.com/MakerXStudio/verify/compare/v1.1.0...v1.2.0) (2026-07-09)
 
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 0982290..6f3a36c 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@makerx/verify",
-  "version": "1.2.0",
+  "version": "1.3.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@makerx/verify",
-      "version": "1.2.0",
+      "version": "1.3.0",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "ajv": "^8.20.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 82dabd1..53371f3 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@makerx/verify",
-  "version": "1.2.0",
+  "version": "1.3.0",
   "description": "A growing collection of code verifications that give AI coding agents back-pressure against writing hard-to-maintain code. Ships a CLI that orchestrates native + external checks by convention, plus a scaffolder for the checks and agent commands.",
   "keywords": [
     "ai",