diff --git a/.classpath b/.classpath
index b1f17528b..1cb8d151e 100644
--- a/.classpath
+++ b/.classpath
@@ -33,9 +33,9 @@
 	<classpathentry kind="lib" path="jars/kryo-5.2.1.jar"/>
 	<classpathentry kind="lib" path="jars/minlog-1.3.1.jar"/>
 	<classpathentry kind="lib" path="jars/jython-standalone-2.7.2.jar"/>
-	<classpathentry kind="lib" path="jars/rapidwright-api-lib-2024.1.3-rc4.jar">
+	<classpathentry kind="lib" path="jars/rapidwright-api-lib-2024.1.3.jar">
 		<attributes>
-			<attribute name="javadoc_location" value="jar:platform:/resource/RapidWright/jars/rapidwright-api-lib-2024.1.3-rc4-javadoc.jar!/"/>
+			<attribute name="javadoc_location" value="jar:platform:/resource/RapidWright/jars/rapidwright-api-lib-2024.1.3-javadoc.jar!/"/>
 		</attributes>
 	</classpathentry>
 	<classpathentry kind="lib" path="jars/jgrapht-core-1.3.0.jar"/>
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 8049ac0d2..b7ac8d492 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ on:
   pull_request:
 
 env:
-  RAPIDWRIGHT_VERSION: v2024.1.3-rc4-beta
+  RAPIDWRIGHT_VERSION: v2024.1.3-beta
 
 jobs:
   build:
diff --git a/RELEASE_NOTES.TXT b/RELEASE_NOTES.TXT
index d7e74eede..0ec4d8221 100644
--- a/RELEASE_NOTES.TXT
+++ b/RELEASE_NOTES.TXT
@@ -1,3 +1,33 @@
+============= RapidWright 2024.1.3-beta released on 2024-10-02 ================
+Notes: 
+  - [RWRoute] Further cleanup (#1070)
+  - [PhysNetlistReader] Call SiteInst.setDesign() even for STATIC_SOURCEs (#1071)
+  - [GlobalSignalRouting] Fix VCC routing for UltraScale (#1068)
+  - [RWRoute] Cleanup static router and RouterHelper (#1059)
+  - [PartialRouter] Disable ripup in global/static routing (#1067)
+  - [TestDesign] Add test for net ordering of >= 2022.1 DCPs (#1054)
+  - [TestBEL] Add testDIFFsAreNotFF() (#1062)
+  - Test for Design.retargetPart() (#1061)
+  - [EDIF] Fixes rare bus renaming collision (#1065)
+  - [RWRoute] Always clear prev pointer of unpreserved RouteNode-s (#1056)
+  - [LaunchTestsOnLsf] Invoke java with assertions enabled (#1066)
+  - [LaunchTestsOnLsf] Invoke java with assertions enabled (#1063)
+  - Fix testRouteStaticNet() to avoid site pins, and fix golden values (#1064)
+  - [GitHub Actions] Migrate to upload-artifact@v4 (#1058)
+  - Add recursive partitioning ternary tree (RPTT) (#1055)
+  - Add support for vu19p tiles in bitstream
+  - [Design] createModuleInst() to not create duplicate STATIC_SOURCE-s
+  - Removes all instances of enum.hashCode()
+  - [Node] equals() to use instanceof for subclass-awareness
+  - Retarget & relocate an existing design to a new part and location
+  - Fixes issue related to non-deterministic Net order upon multi-threaded DCP load
+  - Fix BEL.isFF() based on BELTypes
+  - Fix missing Design.getSeries()
+
+API Additions:
+  - com.xilinx.rapidwright.design.Design "public boolean retargetPart(Part targetPart, int tileXOffset, int tileYOffset)"
+  
+  
 ============= RapidWright 2024.1.2-beta released on 2024-09-04 ================
 Notes:
   - Creating a standalone entry point to relocate DCPs (#1047)