diff --git a/.github/plugin/marketplace.json b/.github/plugin/marketplace.json
index d6dc4a5..693810a 100644
--- a/.github/plugin/marketplace.json
+++ b/.github/plugin/marketplace.json
@@ -3,17 +3,17 @@
   "owner": { "name": "Clockgrove" },
   "metadata": {
     "description": "Clockgrove engineering capability packages",
-    "version": "1.2.1"
+    "version": "1.3.0"
   },
   "plugins": [
     {
       "name": "clockgrove-factory",
       "description": "GitHub-native engineering-management capability package centered on Director.",
-      "version": "1.2.1",
+      "version": "1.3.0",
       "source": {
         "source": "github",
         "repo": "clockgrove/factory",
-        "sha": "c6a38fcbe2f51fe572fa6321bcd98ecbd9dfb4e2"
+        "sha": "4ecaf70354e94b33c62290ef49f43a2e339e9fc8"
       }
     },
     {
diff --git a/scripts/validate-marketplace.py b/scripts/validate-marketplace.py
index fe481c1..bae9a1a 100644
--- a/scripts/validate-marketplace.py
+++ b/scripts/validate-marketplace.py
@@ -11,11 +11,11 @@
 def err(msg: str): errors.append(msg)
 
 if data.get('name') != 'clockgrove': err('marketplace name mismatch')
-if data.get('metadata', {}).get('version') != '1.2.1': err('marketplace release version must be 1.2.1')
+if data.get('metadata', {}).get('version') != '1.3.0': err('marketplace release version must be 1.3.0')
 plugins = data.get('plugins')
 if not isinstance(plugins, list): err('plugins must be a list'); plugins = []
 expected = {
-    'clockgrove-factory': ('clockgrove/factory', '1.2.1'),
+    'clockgrove-factory': ('clockgrove/factory', '1.3.0'),
     'clockgrove-skills': ('clockgrove/skills', '1.0.1'),
 }
 seen = set()