diff --git a/packages/google-cloud-bigquery-connection/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/google-cloud-bigquery-connection/CHANGELOG.md
index cf21a0f1a220..dbf441902a19 100644
--- a/packages/google-cloud-bigquery-connection/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/google-cloud-bigquery-connection/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [1.3.0](https://www.github.com/googleapis/python-bigquery-connection/compare/v1.2.3...v1.3.0) (2021-10-08)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* add context manager support in client ([#125](https://www.github.com/googleapis/python-bigquery-connection/issues/125)) ([bf9cc26](https://www.github.com/googleapis/python-bigquery-connection/commit/bf9cc268363a2a6e115b6af65ab6b50c05bbde28))
+
 ### [1.2.3](https://www.github.com/googleapis/python-bigquery-connection/compare/v1.2.2...v1.2.3) (2021-10-05)
 
 
diff --git a/packages/google-cloud-bigquery-connection/setup.py b/packages/google-cloud-bigquery-connection/setup.py
index e8a49219db4f..d41dadca7941 100644
--- a/packages/google-cloud-bigquery-connection/setup.py
+++ b/packages/google-cloud-bigquery-connection/setup.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 import os
 import setuptools  # type: ignore
 
-version = "1.2.3"
+version = "1.3.0"
 
 package_root = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))