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+### citus v13.0.0 (January 17, 2025) ###
+
+* Adds support for PostgreSQL 17 (#7699, #7661)
+
+* Adds `JSON_TABLE()` support in distributed queries (#7816)
+
+* Propagates `MERGE ... WHEN NOT MATCHED BY SOURCE` (#7807)
+
+* Propagates `MEMORY` and `SERIALIZE` options of `EXPLAIN` (#7802)
+
+* Adds support for identity columns in distributed partitioned tables (#7785)
+
+* Allows specifying an access method for distributed partitioned tables (#7818)
+
+* Allows exclusion constraints on distributed partitioned tables (#7733)
+
+* Allows configuring sslnegotiation using `citus.node_conn_info` (#7821)
+
+* Avoids wal receiver timeouts during large shard splits (#7229)
+
+* Fixes a bug causing incorrect writing of data to target `MERGE` repartition
+  command (#7659)
+
+* Fixes a crash that happens because of unsafe catalog access when re-assigning
+  the global pid after `application_name` changes (#7791)
+
+* Fixes incorrect `VALID UNTIL` setting assumption made for roles when syncing
+  them to new nodes (#7534)
+
+* Fixes segfault when calling distributed procedure with a parameterized
+  distribution argument (#7242)
+
+* Fixes server crash when trying to execute `activate_node_snapshot()` on a
+  single-node cluster (#7552)
+
+* Improves `citus_move_shard_placement()` to fail early if there is a new node
+  without reference tables yet (#7467)
+
 ### citus v12.1.5 (July 17, 2024) ###
 
 * Adds support for MERGE commands with single shard distributed target tables