diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 47735406..51829cf9 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -58,13 +58,12 @@ jobs:
       script:
         - ./scripts/docker-compose-start.sh || travis_terminate 1
         - make docker-run-containerized-python-examples
-# Disabled due to backwards incompatible sidecar API changes
-#    - name: local-released
-#      script:
-#        - ./scripts/docker-compose-start.sh || travis_terminate 1
-#        - make cli || travis_terminate 1
-#        - ./ci/testJSLocal.sh
-#        - ./ci/testJavaLocal.sh
+    - name: local-released
+      script:
+        - ./scripts/docker-compose-start.sh || travis_terminate 1
+        - make cli || travis_terminate 1
+        - ./ci/testJSLocal.sh
+        - ./ci/testJavaLocal.sh
     - name: in-cluster
       script:
         - ./scripts/kind-start.sh || travis_terminate 1
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2a3a1354..306125e8 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -16,6 +16,16 @@
 
 # KAR: A Runtime for the Hybrid Cloud
 
+# KAR 1.3.0 - 2022-03-22
++ KAR 1.3.0 introduces several major enhancements to the programming model
+  + Failure recovery ensures that a retry of a failed actor invocation
+    will not be executed until after all synchronous calls made by the
+    failed version of the task have completed.
+  + Tail calls to the same actor instance retain the actor lock by default.
+  + Each actor's queue of incoming messages is now always processed in order.
++ There is a new Python SDK.
++ The legacy transport layer that predated pkg/rpc was removed.
+
 # KAR 1.2.3 - 2022-02-28
 + JavaSDK: fix @Produces annotation on Service.tell* routes in OpenLiberty sidecar (#254)
 
diff --git a/examples/actors-dp-java-reactive/pom.xml b/examples/actors-dp-java-reactive/pom.xml
index 740f68c7..f65dd411 100644
--- a/examples/actors-dp-java-reactive/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/actors-dp-java-reactive/pom.xml
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@
 
   <groupId>com.ibm.research.kar.example</groupId>
   <artifactId>philosophers-quarkus</artifactId>
-  <version>1.2.3</version>
+  <version>1.3.0</version>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
   <properties>
-    <version.kar-java-sdk>1.2.3</version.kar-java-sdk>
+    <version.kar-java-sdk>1.3.0</version.kar-java-sdk>
     <version.java-compiler>11</version.java-compiler>
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
     <project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>
diff --git a/examples/actors-dp-java/pom.xml b/examples/actors-dp-java/pom.xml
index d9d847d0..981717dc 100644
--- a/examples/actors-dp-java/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/actors-dp-java/pom.xml
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@
 
   <groupId>com.ibm.research.kar.example</groupId>
   <artifactId>philosophers-liberty</artifactId>
-  <version>1.2.3</version>
+  <version>1.3.0</version>
   <packaging>war</packaging>
 
   <properties>
-    <version.kar-java-sdk>1.2.3</version.kar-java-sdk>
+    <version.kar-java-sdk>1.3.0</version.kar-java-sdk>
 
     <version.java-compiler>11</version.java-compiler>
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
diff --git a/examples/actors-dp-js/package-lock.json b/examples/actors-dp-js/package-lock.json
index 719271b4..1ebbb6e1 100644
--- a/examples/actors-dp-js/package-lock.json
+++ b/examples/actors-dp-js/package-lock.json
@@ -1897,9 +1897,9 @@
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+      "version": "1.3.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/kar-sdk/-/kar-sdk-1.3.0.tgz",
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+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/debug/-/debug-4.3.4.tgz",
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           }
diff --git a/examples/actors-dp-js/package.json b/examples/actors-dp-js/package.json
index 539daadd..7beca294 100644
--- a/examples/actors-dp-js/package.json
+++ b/examples/actors-dp-js/package.json
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "express": "^4.17.2",
-    "kar-sdk": "^1.2.3",
+    "kar-sdk": "^1.3.0",
     "uuid": "^8.3.2"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/examples/actors-events/package-lock.json b/examples/actors-events/package-lock.json
index dba6ea90..cc81f9e8 100644
--- a/examples/actors-events/package-lock.json
+++ b/examples/actors-events/package-lock.json
@@ -1472,9 +1472,9 @@
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-      "integrity": "sha512-ghcZp2xG8XtnBz8P5L4q++ojELeSvNMDDS23UyFhtW4qSrJeKPkpGOogfGjlcTdE1UEPttamdxBTQY6W3plhSQ==",
+      "version": "1.3.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/kar-sdk/-/kar-sdk-1.3.0.tgz",
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           }
diff --git a/examples/actors-events/package.json b/examples/actors-events/package.json
index 11f20719..db9d5c5f 100644
--- a/examples/actors-events/package.json
+++ b/examples/actors-events/package.json
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "cloudevents": "^4.0.0",
     "express": "^4.17.2",
-    "kar-sdk": "^1.2.3"
+    "kar-sdk": "^1.3.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "standard": "^16.0.4"
diff --git a/examples/actors-ykt/package-lock.json b/examples/actors-ykt/package-lock.json
index eb1b1469..a602a59d 100644
--- a/examples/actors-ykt/package-lock.json
+++ b/examples/actors-ykt/package-lock.json
@@ -1449,9 +1449,9 @@
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+      "version": "1.3.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/kar-sdk/-/kar-sdk-1.3.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-ANporvPOHmd6KbdrsbovJZCFRDWIVCCVSgm80LZABr39winl12r4Iziz8yVRvrVWyCK4DY/xeZzOoFcITctPeg==",
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+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/mime-types/-/mime-types-2.1.35.tgz",
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@@ -2461,9 +2461,9 @@
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@@ -2489,9 +2489,9 @@
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diff --git a/examples/actors-ykt/package.json b/examples/actors-ykt/package.json
index 0b408331..35590cc5 100644
--- a/examples/actors-ykt/package.json
+++ b/examples/actors-ykt/package.json
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "cloudevents": "^4.0.0",
     "express": "^4.17.1",
-    "kar-sdk": "^1.2.3"
+    "kar-sdk": "^1.3.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "standard": "^16.0.4"
diff --git a/examples/camel-k/package-lock.json b/examples/camel-k/package-lock.json
index dd075390..3fd99868 100644
--- a/examples/camel-k/package-lock.json
+++ b/examples/camel-k/package-lock.json
@@ -1472,9 +1472,9 @@
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/kar-sdk/-/kar-sdk-1.3.0.tgz",
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diff --git a/examples/camel-k/package.json b/examples/camel-k/package.json
index 646058de..824982ea 100644
--- a/examples/camel-k/package.json
+++ b/examples/camel-k/package.json
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
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     "cloudevents": "^4.0.0",
     "express": "^4.17.2",
-    "kar-sdk": "^1.2.3"
+    "kar-sdk": "^1.3.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "standard": "^16.0.4"
diff --git a/examples/misc/actor-timeout-java/pom.xml b/examples/misc/actor-timeout-java/pom.xml
index abf13e50..66512fc7 100644
--- a/examples/misc/actor-timeout-java/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/misc/actor-timeout-java/pom.xml
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@
 
   <groupId>com.ibm.research.kar</groupId>
   <artifactId>actor-timeout</artifactId>
-  <version>1.2.3</version>
+  <version>1.3.0</version>
   <packaging>war</packaging>
 
   <properties>
-    <version.kar-java-sdk>1.2.3</version.kar-java-sdk>
+    <version.kar-java-sdk>1.3.0</version.kar-java-sdk>
     <version.java-compiler>11</version.java-compiler>
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
     <project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>
diff --git a/examples/misc/actor-timeout-js/package-lock.json b/examples/misc/actor-timeout-js/package-lock.json
index d78e1f5f..0c916cb3 100644
--- a/examples/misc/actor-timeout-js/package-lock.json
+++ b/examples/misc/actor-timeout-js/package-lock.json
@@ -1467,9 +1467,9 @@
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-      "integrity": "sha512-ghcZp2xG8XtnBz8P5L4q++ojELeSvNMDDS23UyFhtW4qSrJeKPkpGOogfGjlcTdE1UEPttamdxBTQY6W3plhSQ==",
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/kar-sdk/-/kar-sdk-1.3.0.tgz",
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diff --git a/examples/misc/actor-timeout-js/package.json b/examples/misc/actor-timeout-js/package.json
index cf3eebde..c9d8ac46 100644
--- a/examples/misc/actor-timeout-js/package.json
+++ b/examples/misc/actor-timeout-js/package.json
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
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-    "kar-sdk": "^1.2.3"
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diff --git a/examples/misc/fault-tolerance-actor/package-lock.json b/examples/misc/fault-tolerance-actor/package-lock.json
index c71006f3..dab4a28e 100644
--- a/examples/misc/fault-tolerance-actor/package-lock.json
+++ b/examples/misc/fault-tolerance-actor/package-lock.json
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+      "version": "1.3.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/kar-sdk/-/kar-sdk-1.3.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-ANporvPOHmd6KbdrsbovJZCFRDWIVCCVSgm80LZABr39winl12r4Iziz8yVRvrVWyCK4DY/xeZzOoFcITctPeg==",
       "requires": {
         "express": "^4.17.2",
         "fetch-retry": "^3.1.0",
diff --git a/examples/misc/fault-tolerance-actor/package.json b/examples/misc/fault-tolerance-actor/package.json
index 2655beb2..dc2c5d7c 100644
--- a/examples/misc/fault-tolerance-actor/package.json
+++ b/examples/misc/fault-tolerance-actor/package.json
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "express": "^4.17.2",
-    "kar-sdk": "^1.2.3"
+    "kar-sdk": "^1.3.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "standard": "^16.0.4"
diff --git a/examples/misc/fault-tolerance/package-lock.json b/examples/misc/fault-tolerance/package-lock.json
index 2dd05130..e92614b8 100644
--- a/examples/misc/fault-tolerance/package-lock.json
+++ b/examples/misc/fault-tolerance/package-lock.json
@@ -1467,9 +1467,9 @@
       }
     },
     "kar-sdk": {
-      "version": "1.2.3",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/kar-sdk/-/kar-sdk-1.2.3.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-ghcZp2xG8XtnBz8P5L4q++ojELeSvNMDDS23UyFhtW4qSrJeKPkpGOogfGjlcTdE1UEPttamdxBTQY6W3plhSQ==",
+      "version": "1.3.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/kar-sdk/-/kar-sdk-1.3.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-ANporvPOHmd6KbdrsbovJZCFRDWIVCCVSgm80LZABr39winl12r4Iziz8yVRvrVWyCK4DY/xeZzOoFcITctPeg==",
       "requires": {
         "express": "^4.17.2",
         "fetch-retry": "^3.1.0",
@@ -2282,9 +2282,9 @@
       },
       "dependencies": {
         "debug": {
-          "version": "4.3.3",
-          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/debug/-/debug-4.3.3.tgz",
-          "integrity": "sha512-/zxw5+vh1Tfv+4Qn7a5nsbcJKPaSvCDhojn6FEl9vupwK2VCSDtEiEtqr8DFtzYFOdz63LBkxec7DYuc2jon6Q==",
+          "version": "4.3.4",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/debug/-/debug-4.3.4.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-PRWFHuSU3eDtQJPvnNY7Jcket1j0t5OuOsFzPPzsekD52Zl8qUfFIPEiswXqIvHWGVHOgX+7G/vCNNhehwxfkQ==",
           "requires": {
             "ms": "2.1.2"
           }
@@ -2310,9 +2310,9 @@
       },
       "dependencies": {
         "debug": {
-          "version": "4.3.3",
-          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/debug/-/debug-4.3.3.tgz",
-          "integrity": "sha512-/zxw5+vh1Tfv+4Qn7a5nsbcJKPaSvCDhojn6FEl9vupwK2VCSDtEiEtqr8DFtzYFOdz63LBkxec7DYuc2jon6Q==",
+          "version": "4.3.4",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/debug/-/debug-4.3.4.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-PRWFHuSU3eDtQJPvnNY7Jcket1j0t5OuOsFzPPzsekD52Zl8qUfFIPEiswXqIvHWGVHOgX+7G/vCNNhehwxfkQ==",
           "requires": {
             "ms": "2.1.2"
           }
diff --git a/examples/misc/fault-tolerance/package.json b/examples/misc/fault-tolerance/package.json
index fbd7288c..b0789989 100644
--- a/examples/misc/fault-tolerance/package.json
+++ b/examples/misc/fault-tolerance/package.json
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "express": "^4.17.2",
-    "kar-sdk": "^1.2.3",
+    "kar-sdk": "^1.3.0",
     "node-fetch": "^2.6.7"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/examples/misc/service-timeout-java/pom.xml b/examples/misc/service-timeout-java/pom.xml
index 0646823d..f13b2850 100644
--- a/examples/misc/service-timeout-java/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/misc/service-timeout-java/pom.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
   <groupId>com.ibm.research.kar.example</groupId>
   <artifactId>kar-service-timeout</artifactId>
-  <version>1.2.3</version>
+  <version>1.3.0</version>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
   <modules>
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
   </modules>
 
   <properties>
-    <version.kar-java-sdk>1.2.3</version.kar-java-sdk>
+    <version.kar-java-sdk>1.3.0</version.kar-java-sdk>
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
     <project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>
     <failOnMissingWebXml>false</failOnMissingWebXml>
diff --git a/examples/misc/service-timeout-java/server-back/pom.xml b/examples/misc/service-timeout-java/server-back/pom.xml
index d3c50afb..5d128995 100644
--- a/examples/misc/service-timeout-java/server-back/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/misc/service-timeout-java/server-back/pom.xml
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
 
   <groupId>com.ibm.research.kar.example</groupId>
   <artifactId>kar-timeout-server-back</artifactId>
-  <version>1.2.3</version>
+  <version>1.3.0</version>
   <packaging>war</packaging>
 
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.ibm.research.kar.example</groupId>
     <artifactId>kar-service-timeout</artifactId>
-    <version>1.2.3</version>
+    <version>1.3.0</version>
   </parent>
 
   <dependencies>
diff --git a/examples/misc/service-timeout-java/server-front/pom.xml b/examples/misc/service-timeout-java/server-front/pom.xml
index 92670797..5c088158 100644
--- a/examples/misc/service-timeout-java/server-front/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/misc/service-timeout-java/server-front/pom.xml
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
 
   <groupId>com.ibm.research.kar.example</groupId>
   <artifactId>kar-timeout-server-front</artifactId>
-  <version>1.2.3</version>
+  <version>1.3.0</version>
   <packaging>war</packaging>
 
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.ibm.research.kar.example</groupId>
     <artifactId>kar-service-timeout</artifactId>
-    <version>1.2.3</version>
+    <version>1.3.0</version>
   </parent>
 
   <dependencies>
diff --git a/examples/misc/service-timeout-java/server-middle/pom.xml b/examples/misc/service-timeout-java/server-middle/pom.xml
index 9ff61051..b6a9c27e 100644
--- a/examples/misc/service-timeout-java/server-middle/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/misc/service-timeout-java/server-middle/pom.xml
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
 
   <groupId>com.ibm.research.kar.example</groupId>
   <artifactId>kar-timeout-server-middle</artifactId>
-  <version>1.2.3</version>
+  <version>1.3.0</version>
   <packaging>war</packaging>
 
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.ibm.research.kar.example</groupId>
     <artifactId>kar-service-timeout</artifactId>
-    <version>1.2.3</version>
+    <version>1.3.0</version>
   </parent>
 
   <dependencies>
diff --git a/examples/service-hello-java/pom.xml b/examples/service-hello-java/pom.xml
index 749d511f..bf4db218 100644
--- a/examples/service-hello-java/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/service-hello-java/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
   <groupId>com.ibm.research.kar.example</groupId>
   <artifactId>kar-hello-service</artifactId>
-  <version>1.2.3</version>
+  <version>1.3.0</version>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
   <modules>
diff --git a/examples/service-hello-js/package-lock.json b/examples/service-hello-js/package-lock.json
index 05aa63aa..06644c8e 100644
--- a/examples/service-hello-js/package-lock.json
+++ b/examples/service-hello-js/package-lock.json
@@ -1467,9 +1467,9 @@
       }
     },
     "kar-sdk": {
-      "version": "1.2.3",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/kar-sdk/-/kar-sdk-1.2.3.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-ghcZp2xG8XtnBz8P5L4q++ojELeSvNMDDS23UyFhtW4qSrJeKPkpGOogfGjlcTdE1UEPttamdxBTQY6W3plhSQ==",
+      "version": "1.3.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/kar-sdk/-/kar-sdk-1.3.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-ANporvPOHmd6KbdrsbovJZCFRDWIVCCVSgm80LZABr39winl12r4Iziz8yVRvrVWyCK4DY/xeZzOoFcITctPeg==",
       "requires": {
         "express": "^4.17.2",
         "fetch-retry": "^3.1.0",
@@ -2282,9 +2282,9 @@
       },
       "dependencies": {
         "debug": {
-          "version": "4.3.3",
-          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/debug/-/debug-4.3.3.tgz",
-          "integrity": "sha512-/zxw5+vh1Tfv+4Qn7a5nsbcJKPaSvCDhojn6FEl9vupwK2VCSDtEiEtqr8DFtzYFOdz63LBkxec7DYuc2jon6Q==",
+          "version": "4.3.4",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/debug/-/debug-4.3.4.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-PRWFHuSU3eDtQJPvnNY7Jcket1j0t5OuOsFzPPzsekD52Zl8qUfFIPEiswXqIvHWGVHOgX+7G/vCNNhehwxfkQ==",
           "requires": {
             "ms": "2.1.2"
           }
@@ -2310,9 +2310,9 @@
       },
       "dependencies": {
         "debug": {
-          "version": "4.3.3",
-          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/debug/-/debug-4.3.3.tgz",
-          "integrity": "sha512-/zxw5+vh1Tfv+4Qn7a5nsbcJKPaSvCDhojn6FEl9vupwK2VCSDtEiEtqr8DFtzYFOdz63LBkxec7DYuc2jon6Q==",
+          "version": "4.3.4",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/debug/-/debug-4.3.4.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-PRWFHuSU3eDtQJPvnNY7Jcket1j0t5OuOsFzPPzsekD52Zl8qUfFIPEiswXqIvHWGVHOgX+7G/vCNNhehwxfkQ==",
           "requires": {
             "ms": "2.1.2"
           }
diff --git a/examples/service-hello-js/package.json b/examples/service-hello-js/package.json
index e1a49691..75e18d1a 100644
--- a/examples/service-hello-js/package.json
+++ b/examples/service-hello-js/package.json
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "express": "^4.17.2",
     "fetch-retry": "^3.1.0",
-    "kar-sdk": "^1.2.3",
+    "kar-sdk": "^1.3.0",
     "node-fetch": "^2.6.7"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/examples/unit-tests/package-lock.json b/examples/unit-tests/package-lock.json
index ca147fc5..6958d9a3 100644
--- a/examples/unit-tests/package-lock.json
+++ b/examples/unit-tests/package-lock.json
@@ -1492,9 +1492,9 @@
       }
     },
     "kar-sdk": {
-      "version": "1.2.3",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/kar-sdk/-/kar-sdk-1.2.3.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-ghcZp2xG8XtnBz8P5L4q++ojELeSvNMDDS23UyFhtW4qSrJeKPkpGOogfGjlcTdE1UEPttamdxBTQY6W3plhSQ==",
+      "version": "1.3.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/kar-sdk/-/kar-sdk-1.3.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-ANporvPOHmd6KbdrsbovJZCFRDWIVCCVSgm80LZABr39winl12r4Iziz8yVRvrVWyCK4DY/xeZzOoFcITctPeg==",
       "requires": {
         "express": "^4.17.2",
         "fetch-retry": "^3.1.0",
@@ -2298,9 +2298,9 @@
       },
       "dependencies": {
         "debug": {
-          "version": "4.3.3",
-          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/debug/-/debug-4.3.3.tgz",
-          "integrity": "sha512-/zxw5+vh1Tfv+4Qn7a5nsbcJKPaSvCDhojn6FEl9vupwK2VCSDtEiEtqr8DFtzYFOdz63LBkxec7DYuc2jon6Q==",
+          "version": "4.3.4",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/debug/-/debug-4.3.4.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-PRWFHuSU3eDtQJPvnNY7Jcket1j0t5OuOsFzPPzsekD52Zl8qUfFIPEiswXqIvHWGVHOgX+7G/vCNNhehwxfkQ==",
           "requires": {
             "ms": "2.1.2"
           }
@@ -2326,9 +2326,9 @@
       },
       "dependencies": {
         "debug": {
-          "version": "4.3.3",
-          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/debug/-/debug-4.3.3.tgz",
-          "integrity": "sha512-/zxw5+vh1Tfv+4Qn7a5nsbcJKPaSvCDhojn6FEl9vupwK2VCSDtEiEtqr8DFtzYFOdz63LBkxec7DYuc2jon6Q==",
+          "version": "4.3.4",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/debug/-/debug-4.3.4.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-PRWFHuSU3eDtQJPvnNY7Jcket1j0t5OuOsFzPPzsekD52Zl8qUfFIPEiswXqIvHWGVHOgX+7G/vCNNhehwxfkQ==",
           "requires": {
             "ms": "2.1.2"
           }
diff --git a/examples/unit-tests/package.json b/examples/unit-tests/package.json
index 0bfde6b6..69ec5003 100644
--- a/examples/unit-tests/package.json
+++ b/examples/unit-tests/package.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     "axios": "^0.21.4",
     "cloudevents": "^4.0.0",
     "express": "^4.17.2",
-    "kar-sdk": "^1.2.3"
+    "kar-sdk": "^1.3.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "standard": "^16.0.4"
diff --git a/scripts/helm/kar/Chart.yaml b/scripts/helm/kar/Chart.yaml
index 3e541348..ee418bfd 100644
--- a/scripts/helm/kar/Chart.yaml
+++ b/scripts/helm/kar/Chart.yaml
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ apiVersion: v2
 name: kar
 description: Kubernetes Application Runtime (KAR)
 type: application
-version: 1.2.3
-appVersion: 1.2.3
+version: 1.3.0
+appVersion: 1.3.0
 dependencies:
 - name: kar-kafka
   condition: kafka.internal
diff --git a/scripts/helm/kar/values.yaml b/scripts/helm/kar/values.yaml
index 36428773..45a3b73a 100644
--- a/scripts/helm/kar/values.yaml
+++ b/scripts/helm/kar/values.yaml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ redis:
     user: 'mustOverrideIfInternalIsFalse'
 
 kar:
-  version: 1.2.3
+  version: 1.3.0
   injector:
     replicaCount: 1
     imageName: 'quay.io/ibm/kar-injector'
diff --git a/sdk-java/kar-runtime-core/pom.xml b/sdk-java/kar-runtime-core/pom.xml
index db4a78d0..d1056acd 100644
--- a/sdk-java/kar-runtime-core/pom.xml
+++ b/sdk-java/kar-runtime-core/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.ibm.research.kar</groupId>
     <artifactId>kar-java</artifactId>
-    <version>1.2.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.3.0</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>kar-runtime-core</artifactId>
diff --git a/sdk-java/kar-runtime-liberty/pom.xml b/sdk-java/kar-runtime-liberty/pom.xml
index f9f89f3a..609df524 100644
--- a/sdk-java/kar-runtime-liberty/pom.xml
+++ b/sdk-java/kar-runtime-liberty/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.ibm.research.kar</groupId>
     <artifactId>kar-java</artifactId>
-    <version>1.2.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.3.0</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>kar-runtime-liberty</artifactId>
diff --git a/sdk-java/kar-runtime-quarkus/pom.xml b/sdk-java/kar-runtime-quarkus/pom.xml
index 1d7d4077..be748ed8 100644
--- a/sdk-java/kar-runtime-quarkus/pom.xml
+++ b/sdk-java/kar-runtime-quarkus/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.ibm.research.kar</groupId>
     <artifactId>kar-java</artifactId>
-    <version>1.2.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.3.0</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>kar-runtime-quarkus</artifactId>
diff --git a/sdk-java/pom.xml b/sdk-java/pom.xml
index a86034da..1145b768 100644
--- a/sdk-java/pom.xml
+++ b/sdk-java/pom.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
   <groupId>com.ibm.research.kar</groupId>
   <artifactId>kar-java</artifactId>
-  <version>1.2.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.3.0</version>
 
   <name>kar-java</name>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
diff --git a/sdk-js/package-lock.json b/sdk-js/package-lock.json
index 530516c3..c0c88772 100644
--- a/sdk-js/package-lock.json
+++ b/sdk-js/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "kar-sdk",
-  "version": "1.2.3",
+  "version": "1.3.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 1,
   "requires": true,
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/sdk-js/package.json b/sdk-js/package.json
index c710404f..d7569cad 100644
--- a/sdk-js/package.json
+++ b/sdk-js/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "name": "kar-sdk",
   "main": "index.js",
   "types": "index.d.ts",
-  "version": "1.2.3",
+  "version": "1.3.0",
   "description": "KAR SDK for JavaScript and TypeScript",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/IBM/kar",
   "scripts": {