diff --git a/Include/patchlevel.h b/Include/patchlevel.h
index 7b579cb0b0493bf5a82aee3470b6caf195a35084..020cb189807c32ee9dc7c473bebc6db2e0fc04a7 100644
--- a/Include/patchlevel.h
+++ b/Include/patchlevel.h
@@ -18,12 +18,12 @@
/*--start constants--*/
#define PY_MAJOR_VERSION 3
#define PY_MINOR_VERSION 8
-#define PY_MICRO_VERSION 12
+#define PY_MICRO_VERSION 13
#define PY_RELEASE_LEVEL PY_RELEASE_LEVEL_FINAL
#define PY_RELEASE_SERIAL 0
/* Version as a string */
-#define PY_VERSION "3.8.12+"
+#define PY_VERSION "3.8.13"
/*--end constants--*/
/* Version as a single 4-byte hex number, e.g. 0x010502B2 == 1.5.2b2.
diff --git a/Lib/pydoc_data/topics.py b/Lib/pydoc_data/topics.py
index 7e8d5079077633dedcba50d583fd4fa539d3cbd8..55fb7c0f881890e8386a861fd013dfa5b6f1a681 100644
--- a/Lib/pydoc_data/topics.py
+++ b/Lib/pydoc_data/topics.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-# Autogenerated by Sphinx on Mon Aug 30 16:25:18 2021
+# Autogenerated by Sphinx on Tue Mar 15 22:39:04 2022
topics = {'assert': 'The "assert" statement\n'
'**********************\n'
'\n'
@@ -3224,13 +3224,13 @@
'\n'
' If "__new__()" is invoked during object construction and '
'it returns\n'
- ' an instance or subclass of *cls*, then the new '
- 'instance’s\n'
- ' "__init__()" method will be invoked like '
- '"__init__(self[, ...])",\n'
- ' where *self* is the new instance and the remaining '
- 'arguments are\n'
- ' the same as were passed to the object constructor.\n'
+ ' an instance of *cls*, then the new instance’s '
+ '"__init__()" method\n'
+ ' will be invoked like "__init__(self[, ...])", where '
+ '*self* is the\n'
+ ' new instance and the remaining arguments are the same as '
+ 'were\n'
+ ' passed to the object constructor.\n'
'\n'
' If "__new__()" does not return an instance of *cls*, '
'then the new\n'
@@ -7096,9 +7096,9 @@
' of the object truncated to an "Integral" (typically an '
'"int").\n'
'\n'
- ' If "__int__()" is not defined then the built-in function '
- '"int()"\n'
- ' falls back to "__trunc__()".\n',
+ ' The built-in function "int()" falls back to '
+ '"__trunc__()" if\n'
+ ' neither "__int__()" nor "__index__()" is defined.\n',
'objects': 'Objects, values and types\n'
'*************************\n'
'\n'
@@ -8066,13 +8066,13 @@
'\n'
' If "__new__()" is invoked during object construction and '
'it returns\n'
- ' an instance or subclass of *cls*, then the new '
- 'instance’s\n'
- ' "__init__()" method will be invoked like "__init__(self[, '
- '...])",\n'
- ' where *self* is the new instance and the remaining '
- 'arguments are\n'
- ' the same as were passed to the object constructor.\n'
+ ' an instance of *cls*, then the new instance’s '
+ '"__init__()" method\n'
+ ' will be invoked like "__init__(self[, ...])", where '
+ '*self* is the\n'
+ ' new instance and the remaining arguments are the same as '
+ 'were\n'
+ ' passed to the object constructor.\n'
'\n'
' If "__new__()" does not return an instance of *cls*, then '
'the new\n'
@@ -9833,9 +9833,9 @@
' of the object truncated to an "Integral" (typically an '
'"int").\n'
'\n'
- ' If "__int__()" is not defined then the built-in function '
- '"int()"\n'
- ' falls back to "__trunc__()".\n'
+ ' The built-in function "int()" falls back to "__trunc__()" '
+ 'if\n'
+ ' neither "__int__()" nor "__index__()" is defined.\n'
'\n'
'\n'
'With Statement Context Managers\n'
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/3.8.13.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/3.8.13.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..fcf7e14afc09f69aca9a09044372e19213ba2d7a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/3.8.13.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,180 @@
+.. bpo: 46794
+.. date: 2022-02-22-12-07-53
+.. nonce: 6WvJ9o
+.. release date: 2022-03-15
+.. section: Core and Builtins
+
+Bump up the libexpat version into 2.4.6
+
+..
+
+.. bpo: 46985
+.. date: 2022-03-11-13-34-16
+.. nonce: BgoMr2
+.. section: Library
+
+Upgrade pip wheel bundled with ensurepip (pip 22.0.4)
+
+..
+
+.. bpo: 46932
+.. date: 2022-03-07-20-20-34
+.. nonce: xbarAs
+.. section: Library
+
+Update bundled libexpat to 2.4.7
+
+..
+
+.. bpo: 46811
+.. date: 2022-02-20-21-03-31
+.. nonce: 8BxgdQ
+.. section: Library
+
+Make test suite support Expat >=2.4.5
+
+..
+
+.. bpo: 46784
+.. date: 2022-02-18-22-10-30
+.. nonce: SVOQJx
+.. section: Library
+
+Fix libexpat symbols collisions with user dynamically loaded or statically
+linked libexpat in embedded Python.
+
+..
+
+.. bpo: 46756
+.. date: 2022-02-15-11-57-53
+.. nonce: AigSPi
+.. section: Library
+
+Fix a bug in :meth:`urllib.request.HTTPPasswordMgr.find_user_password` and
+:meth:`urllib.request.HTTPPasswordMgrWithPriorAuth.is_authenticated` which
+allowed to bypass authorization. For example, access to URI
+``example.org/foobar`` was allowed if the user was authorized for URI
+``example.org/foo``.
+
+..
+
+.. bpo: 46400
+.. date: 2022-01-30-15-16-12
+.. nonce: vweUiO
+.. section: Library
+
+expat: Update libexpat from 2.4.1 to 2.4.4
+
+..
+
+.. bpo: 46474
+.. date: 2022-01-22-14-49-10
+.. nonce: eKQhvx
+.. section: Library
+
+In ``importlib.metadata.EntryPoint.pattern``, avoid potential REDoS by
+limiting ambiguity in consecutive whitespace.
+
+..
+
+.. bpo: 44849
+.. date: 2021-08-06-13-00-28
+.. nonce: O78F_f
+.. section: Library
+
+Fix the :func:`os.set_inheritable` function on FreeBSD 14 for file
+descriptor opened with the :data:`~os.O_PATH` flag: ignore the
+:data:`~errno.EBADF` error on ``ioctl()``, fallback on the ``fcntl()``
+implementation. Patch by Victor Stinner.
+
+..
+
+.. bpo: 41028
+.. date: 2020-06-18-23-37-03
+.. nonce: vM8bC8
+.. section: Documentation
+
+Language and version switchers, previously maintained in every cpython
+branches, are now handled by docsbuild-script.
+
+..
+
+.. bpo: 45195
+.. date: 2021-09-14-13-16-18
+.. nonce: EyQR1G
+.. section: Tests
+
+Fix test_readline.test_nonascii(): sometimes, the newline character is not
+written at the end, so don't expect it in the output. Patch by Victor
+Stinner.
+
+..
+
+.. bpo: 44949
+.. date: 2021-08-18-18-30-12
+.. nonce: VE5ENv
+.. section: Tests
+
+Fix auto history tests of test_readline: sometimes, the newline character is
+not written at the end, so don't expect it in the output.
+
+..
+
+.. bpo: 47024
+.. date: 2022-03-15-11-53-10
+.. nonce: p3PjRy
+.. section: Build
+
+Update Windows builds and macOS installer build to use OpenSSL 1.1.1n.
+
+..
+
+.. bpo: 45405
+.. date: 2021-10-11-16-27-38
+.. nonce: iSfdW5
+.. section: Build
+
+Prevent ``internal configure error`` when running ``configure`` with recent
+versions of clang. Patch by David Bohman.
+
+..
+
+.. bpo: 45220
+.. date: 2021-09-16-18-00-43
+.. nonce: TgbkvW
+.. section: Build
+
+Avoid building with the Windows 11 SDK previews automatically. This may be
+overridden by setting the ``DefaultWindowsSDKVersion`` environment variable
+before building.
+
+..
+
+.. bpo: 44549
+.. date: 2022-03-07-17-46-40
+.. nonce: SPrGS9
+.. section: Windows
+
+Update bzip2 to 1.0.8 in Windows builds to mitigate CVE-2016-3189 and
+CVE-2019-12900
+
+..
+
+.. bpo: 46948
+.. date: 2022-03-07-16-34-11
+.. nonce: Ufd4tG
+.. section: Windows
+
+Prevent CVE-2022-26488 by ensuring the Add to PATH option in the Windows
+installer uses the correct path when being repaired.
+
+..
+
+.. bpo: 44828
+.. date: 2021-10-25-02-02-21
+.. nonce: XBdXlJ
+.. section: macOS
+
+Avoid tkinter file dialog failure on macOS 12 Monterey when using the Tk
+8.6.11 provided by python.org macOS installers. Patch by Marc Culler of the
+Tk project.
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Build/2021-09-16-18-00-43.bpo-45220.TgbkvW.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Build/2021-09-16-18-00-43.bpo-45220.TgbkvW.rst
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--- a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Build/2021-09-16-18-00-43.bpo-45220.TgbkvW.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-Avoid building with the Windows 11 SDK previews automatically. This may be
-overridden by setting the ``DefaultWindowsSDKVersion`` environment variable
-before building.
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Build/2021-10-11-16-27-38.bpo-45405.iSfdW5.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Build/2021-10-11-16-27-38.bpo-45405.iSfdW5.rst
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--- a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Build/2021-10-11-16-27-38.bpo-45405.iSfdW5.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-Prevent ``internal configure error`` when running ``configure``
-with recent versions of clang. Patch by David Bohman.
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Build/2022-03-15-11-53-10.bpo-47024.p3PjRy.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Build/2022-03-15-11-53-10.bpo-47024.p3PjRy.rst
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--- a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Build/2022-03-15-11-53-10.bpo-47024.p3PjRy.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Update Windows builds and macOS installer build to use OpenSSL 1.1.1n.
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core and Builtins/2022-02-22-12-07-53.bpo-46794.6WvJ9o.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core and Builtins/2022-02-22-12-07-53.bpo-46794.6WvJ9o.rst
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--- a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core and Builtins/2022-02-22-12-07-53.bpo-46794.6WvJ9o.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Bump up the libexpat version into 2.4.6
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Documentation/2020-06-18-23-37-03.bpo-41028.vM8bC8.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Documentation/2020-06-18-23-37-03.bpo-41028.vM8bC8.rst
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--- a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Documentation/2020-06-18-23-37-03.bpo-41028.vM8bC8.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-Language and version switchers, previously maintained in every cpython
-branches, are now handled by docsbuild-script.
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2021-08-06-13-00-28.bpo-44849.O78F_f.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2021-08-06-13-00-28.bpo-44849.O78F_f.rst
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--- a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2021-08-06-13-00-28.bpo-44849.O78F_f.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-Fix the :func:`os.set_inheritable` function on FreeBSD 14 for file descriptor
-opened with the :data:`~os.O_PATH` flag: ignore the :data:`~errno.EBADF`
-error on ``ioctl()``, fallback on the ``fcntl()`` implementation. Patch by
-Victor Stinner.
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2022-01-22-14-49-10.bpo-46474.eKQhvx.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2022-01-22-14-49-10.bpo-46474.eKQhvx.rst
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--- a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2022-01-22-14-49-10.bpo-46474.eKQhvx.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-In ``importlib.metadata.EntryPoint.pattern``, avoid potential REDoS by
-limiting ambiguity in consecutive whitespace.
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2022-01-30-15-16-12.bpo-46400.vweUiO.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2022-01-30-15-16-12.bpo-46400.vweUiO.rst
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--- a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2022-01-30-15-16-12.bpo-46400.vweUiO.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-expat: Update libexpat from 2.4.1 to 2.4.4
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2022-02-15-11-57-53.bpo-46756.AigSPi.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2022-02-15-11-57-53.bpo-46756.AigSPi.rst
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--- a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2022-02-15-11-57-53.bpo-46756.AigSPi.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-Fix a bug in :meth:`urllib.request.HTTPPasswordMgr.find_user_password` and
-:meth:`urllib.request.HTTPPasswordMgrWithPriorAuth.is_authenticated` which
-allowed to bypass authorization. For example, access to URI
-``example.org/foobar`` was allowed if the user was authorized for URI
-``example.org/foo``.
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2022-02-18-22-10-30.bpo-46784.SVOQJx.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2022-02-18-22-10-30.bpo-46784.SVOQJx.rst
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--- a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2022-02-18-22-10-30.bpo-46784.SVOQJx.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Fix libexpat symbols collisions with user dynamically loaded or statically linked libexpat in embedded Python.
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2022-02-20-21-03-31.bpo-46811.8BxgdQ.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2022-02-20-21-03-31.bpo-46811.8BxgdQ.rst
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--- a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2022-02-20-21-03-31.bpo-46811.8BxgdQ.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Make test suite support Expat >=2.4.5
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2022-03-07-20-20-34.bpo-46932.xbarAs.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2022-03-07-20-20-34.bpo-46932.xbarAs.rst
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--- a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2022-03-07-20-20-34.bpo-46932.xbarAs.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Update bundled libexpat to 2.4.7
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2022-03-11-13-34-16.bpo-46985.BgoMr2.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2022-03-11-13-34-16.bpo-46985.BgoMr2.rst
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--- a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2022-03-11-13-34-16.bpo-46985.BgoMr2.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Upgrade pip wheel bundled with ensurepip (pip 22.0.4)
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Tests/2021-08-18-18-30-12.bpo-44949.VE5ENv.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Tests/2021-08-18-18-30-12.bpo-44949.VE5ENv.rst
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--- a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Tests/2021-08-18-18-30-12.bpo-44949.VE5ENv.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-Fix auto history tests of test_readline: sometimes, the newline character is
-not written at the end, so don't expect it in the output.
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Tests/2021-09-14-13-16-18.bpo-45195.EyQR1G.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Tests/2021-09-14-13-16-18.bpo-45195.EyQR1G.rst
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--- a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Tests/2021-09-14-13-16-18.bpo-45195.EyQR1G.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-Fix test_readline.test_nonascii(): sometimes, the newline character is not
-written at the end, so don't expect it in the output. Patch by Victor
-Stinner.
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Windows/2022-03-07-16-34-11.bpo-46948.Ufd4tG.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Windows/2022-03-07-16-34-11.bpo-46948.Ufd4tG.rst
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--- a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Windows/2022-03-07-16-34-11.bpo-46948.Ufd4tG.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-Prevent CVE-2022-26488 by ensuring the Add to PATH option in the Windows
-installer uses the correct path when being repaired.
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Windows/2022-03-07-17-46-40.bpo-44549.SPrGS9.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Windows/2022-03-07-17-46-40.bpo-44549.SPrGS9.rst
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--- a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Windows/2022-03-07-17-46-40.bpo-44549.SPrGS9.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-Update bzip2 to 1.0.8 in Windows builds to mitigate CVE-2016-3189 and
-CVE-2019-12900
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/macOS/2021-10-25-02-02-21.bpo-44828.XBdXlJ.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/macOS/2021-10-25-02-02-21.bpo-44828.XBdXlJ.rst
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--- a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/macOS/2021-10-25-02-02-21.bpo-44828.XBdXlJ.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-Avoid tkinter file dialog failure on macOS 12 Monterey when using the Tk
-8.6.11 provided by python.org macOS installers. Patch by Marc Culler of the
-Tk project.
diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 2797b59f79b8b31c875df35be5e72494134d2683..bd1b5abf8c13b8ae26d228cb31e143c8b2f5d88c 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-This is Python version 3.8.12
+This is Python version 3.8.13
=============================
.. image:: https://travis-ci.org/python/cpython.svg?branch=3.8