diff --git a/.github/instructions/DONE.md b/.github/instructions/DONE.md
index d0a0043..6aa7f44 100644
--- a/.github/instructions/DONE.md
+++ b/.github/instructions/DONE.md
@@ -1148,3 +1148,10 @@ Completed the three Playout enhancement workstreams from `TODO.md`. Remaining po
   - Chat: DM history/search, typing indicator, user-list toggle
   - API reference: `GET/PUT /api/admin/config`, `POST /api/admin/media/{id}/normalize`, new Viewer REST API section
   - Frontend + Chat Service module tables updated
+
+## Session 2026-08-13 — Release 1.0.13
+
+- Promoted `[Unreleased]` → `## [1.0.13] - 2026-08-13` in `CHANGELOG.md`
+- Bumped `frontend/package.json` to `1.0.13` and README version badge to `1.0.13`
+- Committed remaining work + `chore: bump version to 1.0.13`, tagged `1.0.13` (annotated)
+- Pushed `main` + `1.0.13` to origin → CI/CD + `release.yml` builds semver images and creates the Gitea release
diff --git a/.github/instructions/TODO.md b/.github/instructions/TODO.md
index 209fa4b..c101403 100644
--- a/.github/instructions/TODO.md
+++ b/.github/instructions/TODO.md
@@ -2,12 +2,6 @@
 
 > Completed tasks moved to [DONE](./DONE.md). Remaining tasks in [BACKLOG](./BACKLOG.md).
 
-## Enhancements
-
-### Release new version 1.0.13
-
-- [ ] Follow the [release procedure](/CONTRIBUTING.md#full-release-procedure) to release a new version of the software, including updating `CHANGELOG.md`, tagging the release in Git, and creating a Gitea release with notes.
-
 ## Setup phases remaining
 
 ### Phase 5: complete manual Cloudflare and external-service setup