## Motivation
Create a new release candidate for version 1.3.0.

Be aware that release candidates haven't extensively been tested yet and should not be used on production nodes.

## TODO
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- [x] Explain motivation or link existing issue(s)
- [ ] Test changes and document test plan
- [x] Update documentation as needed
- [x] Update [changelog](../CHANGELOG.md) as needed