1.3.0-RC1 release (#67)

Signed-off-by: Edward Evans <edward.joshua.evans@gmail.com>

CHANGELOG.md

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 # Changelog
 
+
 ### Java 11 Required from v1.2
 
 From v1.2, Besu requires Java 11.  Besu on Java 8 is no longer supported.
 
 ### Docker Image Migration 
 
-In v1.2, we removed the entry-point script from our Docker image. Refer to the [migration guide](https://besu.hyperledger.org/en/latest/Deploying-Besu/High-Availability/)
+In v1.2, we removed the entry-point script from our Docker image. Refer to the [migration guide](https://besu.hyperledger.org/en/latest/HowTo/Get-Started/Migration-Docker/)
 for information on options that were previously automatically added to the Besu command line. 
 
+### 1.3 RC 
+
+### Breaking Change 
+
+- Disallow comments in Genesis JSON file. [\#49](https://github.com/hyperledger/besu/pull/49) 
+
+### Additions and Improvements
+
+- Store db metadata file in the root data directory. [\#46](https://github.com/hyperledger/besu/pull/46) 
+- Add `--target-gas-limit` command line option. [\#24](https://github.com/hyperledger/besu/pull/24)(thanks to new contributor [cfelde](https://github.com/cfelde))
+- Allow private contracts to access public state. [\#9](https://github.com/hyperledger/besu/pull/9) 
+- Documentation updates include: 
+  - Added [sample load balancer configurations](https://besu.hyperledger.org/en/latest/HowTo/Configure/Configure-HA/Sample-Configuration/)  
+  - Added [`retesteth`](https://besu.hyperledger.org/en/latest/Reference/CLI/CLI-Subcommands/#retesteth) subcommand 
+  - Added [`debug_accountRange`](https://besu.hyperledger.org/en/latest/Reference/API-Methods/#debug_accountrange) JSON-RPC API method 
+  - Clarified purpose of [static nodes](https://besu.hyperledger.org/en/latest/HowTo/Find-and-Connect/Managing-Peers/#static-nodes) 
+
+### Technical Improvements 
+
+- Less verbose synching subscriptions [\#59](https://github.com/hyperledger/besu/pull/59)
+- Return enclave key instead of private transaction hash [\#53](https://github.com/hyperledger/besu/pull/53) 
+- Fix mark sweep pruner bugs where nodes that should be kept were being swept  [\#50](https://github.com/hyperledger/besu/pull/50) 
+- Clean up BesuConfiguration construction [\#51](https://github.com/hyperledger/besu/pull/51) 
+- Private tx nonce errors return same msg as any tx [\#48](https://github.com/hyperledger/besu/pull/48) 
+- Fix default logging [\#47](https://github.com/hyperledger/besu/pull/47) 
+- Introduce virtual operation. [\#45](https://github.com/hyperledger/besu/pull/45) 
+- Downgrade RocksDBPlugin Logging Levels [\#44](https://github.com/hyperledger/besu/pull/44)
+- Infrastructure for exposing PoA metrics for plugins. [\#37](https://github.com/hyperledger/besu/pull/37)
+- Refactor privacy storage. [\#7](https://github.com/hyperledger/besu/pull/7)
+
 ## 1.2.4 
 
 ### Additions and Improvements 

gradle.properties

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 org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx1g
-version=1.2.5-SNAPSHOT
+version=1.3.0-RC1