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..2d14340 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,20 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [1.3.0](https://github.com/MakerXStudio/verify/compare/v1.2.0...v1.3.0) (2026-07-21)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* 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
+
+* 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))
+
 ## [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 fbb2ef6..2e344ee 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": {
         "commander": "^15.0.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 802da61..e3d77a2 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",