diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 5010b8a047..eeb0f06db9 100755
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ matrix:
 
 env:
   global:
-    - ES_VER=1.2.1
+    - ES_VER=1.3.0
     - ES_MAPPER_ATTACHMENTS_VER=2.0.0.RC1
     - ES_TRANSPORT_THRIFT_VER=2.0.0
     - ES_GEOCLUSTER_FACET_VER=0.0.10
diff --git a/changes.txt b/changes.txt
index d74f7627c4..708e95b5b5 100755
--- a/changes.txt
+++ b/changes.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 CHANGES
 
+2014-07-25
+- Update to elasticsearch version 1.3.0 http://www.elasticsearch.org/downloads/1-3-0/
+
 2014-07-14
  - Add setQuery() method to Elastica\Query\ConstantScore #653