diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b0caf0c..f09f3b1 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,9 +9,14 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [1.13.0] "Vantage" - 2026-07-12
+
+Ninth release of the RustyNES-parity roadmap: two accessibility theme variants, plus an honest
+re-scoping of the other two originally-planned items.
+
 ### Added
 
-- **Two accessibility theme variants** (`v1.13.0 "Vantage"`): `AppTheme::HighContrast` (a
+- **Two accessibility theme variants**: `AppTheme::HighContrast` (a
   near-black/near-white theme pushing every foreground/background pair past WCAG 2.1 AA, most
   past AAA) and `AppTheme::Colorblind` (interactive accents drawn from the Okabe-Ito palette,
   mutually distinguishable under the most common red-green color-vision deficiencies), both
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 3971e1e..bfc7ed6 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -3551,7 +3551,7 @@ checksum = "b39cdef0fa800fc44525c84ccb54a029961a8215f9619753635a9c0d2538d46d"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "rustysnes-apu"
-version = "1.12.0"
+version = "1.13.0"
 dependencies = [
  "bitflags 2.13.0",
  "rustysnes-savestate",
@@ -3559,7 +3559,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "rustysnes-cart"
-version = "1.12.0"
+version = "1.13.0"
 dependencies = [
  "bitflags 2.13.0",
  "rustysnes-savestate",
@@ -3568,7 +3568,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "rustysnes-cheevos"
-version = "1.12.0"
+version = "1.13.0"
 dependencies = [
  "cc",
  "ureq",
@@ -3576,7 +3576,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "rustysnes-core"
-version = "1.12.0"
+version = "1.13.0"
 dependencies = [
  "criterion",
  "rustysnes-apu",
@@ -3591,7 +3591,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "rustysnes-cpu"
-version = "1.12.0"
+version = "1.13.0"
 dependencies = [
  "bitflags 2.13.0",
  "rustysnes-savestate",
@@ -3599,7 +3599,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "rustysnes-frontend"
-version = "1.12.0"
+version = "1.13.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anstyle",
  "bytemuck",
@@ -3639,11 +3639,11 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "rustysnes-gfx-shaders"
-version = "1.12.0"
+version = "1.13.0"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "rustysnes-libretro"
-version = "1.12.0"
+version = "1.13.0"
 dependencies = [
  "libc",
  "rust-libretro",
@@ -3652,7 +3652,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "rustysnes-netplay"
-version = "1.12.0"
+version = "1.13.0"
 dependencies = [
  "js-sys",
  "rustysnes-core",
@@ -3664,7 +3664,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "rustysnes-ppu"
-version = "1.12.0"
+version = "1.13.0"
 dependencies = [
  "bitflags 2.13.0",
  "rustysnes-cart",
@@ -3674,14 +3674,14 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "rustysnes-savestate"
-version = "1.12.0"
+version = "1.13.0"
 dependencies = [
  "thiserror 2.0.18",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "rustysnes-script"
-version = "1.12.0"
+version = "1.13.0"
 dependencies = [
  "mlua",
  "rustysnes-core",
@@ -3690,7 +3690,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "rustysnes-test-harness"
-version = "1.12.0"
+version = "1.13.0"
 dependencies = [
  "insta",
  "rustysnes-apu",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 74010d0..134e794 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ members = [
 ]
 
 [workspace.package]
-version = "1.12.0"
+version = "1.13.0"
 edition = "2024"
 rust-version = "1.96"
 license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
diff --git a/crates/rustysnes-apu/Cargo.toml b/crates/rustysnes-apu/Cargo.toml
index 4184aa0..ac9dcdd 100644
--- a/crates/rustysnes-apu/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/rustysnes-apu/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "rustysnes-apu"
-version = "1.12.0"
+version = "1.13.0"
 edition.workspace = true
 rust-version.workspace = true
 license.workspace = true
diff --git a/crates/rustysnes-cart/Cargo.toml b/crates/rustysnes-cart/Cargo.toml
index a45bb47..1f05761 100644
--- a/crates/rustysnes-cart/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/rustysnes-cart/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "rustysnes-cart"
-version = "1.12.0"
+version = "1.13.0"
 edition.workspace = true
 rust-version.workspace = true
 license.workspace = true
diff --git a/crates/rustysnes-cheevos/Cargo.toml b/crates/rustysnes-cheevos/Cargo.toml
index a9f1004..76126c5 100644
--- a/crates/rustysnes-cheevos/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/rustysnes-cheevos/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [package]
 name = "rustysnes-cheevos"
 description = "Native-only RetroAchievements (rcheevos) FFI wrapper for RustySNES"
-version = "1.12.0"
+version = "1.13.0"
 edition.workspace = true
 rust-version.workspace = true
 license.workspace = true
diff --git a/crates/rustysnes-core/Cargo.toml b/crates/rustysnes-core/Cargo.toml
index 1671744..f0b6a7e 100644
--- a/crates/rustysnes-core/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/rustysnes-core/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "rustysnes-core"
-version = "1.12.0"
+version = "1.13.0"
 edition.workspace = true
 rust-version.workspace = true
 license.workspace = true
diff --git a/crates/rustysnes-cpu/Cargo.toml b/crates/rustysnes-cpu/Cargo.toml
index bb4b4d4..7fd780d 100644
--- a/crates/rustysnes-cpu/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/rustysnes-cpu/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "rustysnes-cpu"
-version = "1.12.0"
+version = "1.13.0"
 edition.workspace = true
 rust-version.workspace = true
 license.workspace = true
diff --git a/crates/rustysnes-frontend/Cargo.toml b/crates/rustysnes-frontend/Cargo.toml
index 3e1a792..dbcaf5a 100644
--- a/crates/rustysnes-frontend/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/rustysnes-frontend/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [package]
 name = "rustysnes-frontend"
 description = "RustySNES: cross-platform SNES emulator binary (winit + wgpu + cpal + egui)"
-version = "1.12.0"
+version = "1.13.0"
 edition.workspace = true
 rust-version.workspace = true
 license.workspace = true
diff --git a/crates/rustysnes-gfx-shaders/Cargo.toml b/crates/rustysnes-gfx-shaders/Cargo.toml
index 9f827c9..086bd82 100644
--- a/crates/rustysnes-gfx-shaders/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/rustysnes-gfx-shaders/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [package]
 name = "rustysnes-gfx-shaders"
 description = "RustySNES: shared WGSL presentation-shader sources (blit + post-filters)"
-version = "1.12.0"
+version = "1.13.0"
 edition.workspace = true
 rust-version.workspace = true
 license.workspace = true
diff --git a/crates/rustysnes-netplay/Cargo.toml b/crates/rustysnes-netplay/Cargo.toml
index 8e37f75..2736d78 100644
--- a/crates/rustysnes-netplay/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/rustysnes-netplay/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [package]
 name = "rustysnes-netplay"
 description = "RustySNES: GGPO-style rollback netplay (UDP native, WebRTC browser)"
-version = "1.12.0"
+version = "1.13.0"
 edition.workspace = true
 rust-version.workspace = true
 license.workspace = true
diff --git a/crates/rustysnes-ppu/Cargo.toml b/crates/rustysnes-ppu/Cargo.toml
index 6b831c6..0f944c2 100644
--- a/crates/rustysnes-ppu/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/rustysnes-ppu/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "rustysnes-ppu"
-version = "1.12.0"
+version = "1.13.0"
 edition.workspace = true
 rust-version.workspace = true
 license.workspace = true
diff --git a/crates/rustysnes-savestate/Cargo.toml b/crates/rustysnes-savestate/Cargo.toml
index 59b6cf7..48e6c11 100644
--- a/crates/rustysnes-savestate/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/rustysnes-savestate/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "rustysnes-savestate"
-version = "1.12.0"
+version = "1.13.0"
 edition.workspace = true
 rust-version.workspace = true
 license.workspace = true
diff --git a/crates/rustysnes-script/Cargo.toml b/crates/rustysnes-script/Cargo.toml
index b7edf76..6375249 100644
--- a/crates/rustysnes-script/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/rustysnes-script/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [package]
 name = "rustysnes-script"
 description = "RustySNES: sandboxed Lua 5.4 scripting (memory read/write + a per-frame callback)"
-version = "1.12.0"
+version = "1.13.0"
 edition.workspace = true
 rust-version.workspace = true
 license.workspace = true
diff --git a/crates/rustysnes-test-harness/Cargo.toml b/crates/rustysnes-test-harness/Cargo.toml
index 76856d5..83c8efb 100644
--- a/crates/rustysnes-test-harness/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/rustysnes-test-harness/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "rustysnes-test-harness"
-version = "1.12.0"
+version = "1.13.0"
 edition.workspace = true
 rust-version.workspace = true
 license.workspace = true
diff --git a/docs/STATUS.md b/docs/STATUS.md
index fca6a80..3d58563 100644
--- a/docs/STATUS.md
+++ b/docs/STATUS.md
@@ -3,21 +3,23 @@
 This file is authoritative for per-suite pass counts, the board / coprocessor matrix, and
 version policy. Everything else defers to it.
 
-**Current release:** `v1.12.0 "Refraction"` (`v0.1.0 "Foundation"`,
+**Current release:** `v1.13.0 "Vantage"` (`v0.1.0 "Foundation"`,
 `v0.2.0 "Persistence"`, `v0.3.0 "Continuum"`, `v0.4.0 "Completion"`, `v0.5.0 "Fidelity"`,
 `v0.6.0 "Shippable"`, `v0.7.0 "Resolution"`, `v0.8.0 "Community"`, `v0.9.0 "Threshold"`,
 `v1.0.0 "Zenith"`, `v1.0.1 "Aftertouch"`, `v1.1.0 "Latchkey"`, `v1.2.0 "Phosphor"`,
 `v1.3.0 "Palimpsest"`, and `v1.4.0 "Convergence"` precede it; see `to-dos/VERSION-PLAN.md` for the
-full ladder). **`v1.5.0`-`v1.12.0`** are the opening rungs of the RustyNES-parity ladder — a CI
+full ladder). **`v1.5.0`-`v1.13.0`** are the opening rungs of the RustyNES-parity ladder — a CI
 safety net (`v1.5.0 "Bedrock"`), a MkDocs documentation site + PWA + accuracy ledger
 (`v1.6.0 "Lighthouse"`), the debugger extracted into its own module plus a hex Memory panel
 (`v1.7.0 "Telemetry"`, `v1.7.1` patch), a Memory Compare panel + in-app Docs panel
 (`v1.8.0 "Tracepoint"`), widening `rustysnes-script`'s `emu.read` to the full 24-bit bus
 (`v1.9.0 "Marionette"`), wiring HD-pack compositing into the `emu-thread` build for the first
 time (`v1.10.0 "Atelier"`), fixing RetroAchievements to actually load a game for the first
-time (`v1.11.0 "Podium"`), and adding a third presentation post-filter (`PostFilter::Xbrz`) plus
+time (`v1.11.0 "Podium"`), adding a third presentation post-filter (`PostFilter::Xbrz`) plus
 extracting the WGSL shader sources into a new `rustysnes-gfx-shaders` crate for reuse by the
-planned mobile bridge (`v1.12.0 "Refraction"`) — all frontend/tooling/CI work with **zero
+planned mobile bridge (`v1.12.0 "Refraction"`), and adding two accessibility theme variants
+(`AppTheme::HighContrast`/`Colorblind`) while honestly re-scoping the other two originally-planned
+items (`v1.13.0 "Vantage"`) — all frontend/tooling/CI work with **zero
 change** to the accuracy dashboard, per-suite pass counts, or coprocessor tier matrix below,
 which stayed byte-identical throughout; see `CHANGELOG.md` for full per-release detail. `v1.0.0`
 closes the production-cut
diff --git a/to-dos/ROADMAP.md b/to-dos/ROADMAP.md
index ae69446..ba6459b 100644
--- a/to-dos/ROADMAP.md
+++ b/to-dos/ROADMAP.md
@@ -337,7 +337,11 @@ under `v1.0.0`) and the netplay save-state-cost pre-work.
   `PostFilter::Xbrz`, an xBRZ-style context-gated corner blend, and the new `rustysnes-gfx-shaders`
   crate housing `BLIT_WGSL`/`CRT_WGSL`/`HQX_WGSL`/`XBRZ_WGSL` for reuse by the mobile track;
   `.slangp`/`.cgp` import and a composite/RF post-pass remain deferred, unrevisited from `v1.2.0`'s
-  original scope call), accessibility/theming + save-state polish (`v1.13.0`), then a
+  original scope call), two accessibility theme variants (`v1.13.0 "Vantage"`,
+  **RELEASED 2026-07-12** — `AppTheme::HighContrast`/`Colorblind`; the plan's other two items,
+  a save-state migration fixture and a keyboard-nav audit, were investigated and found to already
+  be a verified-non-issue and a manual-walkthrough task respectively, not code fixes — both
+  honestly re-scoped rather than force-fit), then a
   full mobile track — Android + iOS apps plus dormant monetization scaffolding
   (`v1.14.0`-`v1.18.0`) — and a PGO/BOLT pipeline last (`v1.19.0`). Tracked in lockstep against
   RustyNES's own continuing development via `to-dos/LOCKSTEP-CHECKLIST.md`, not a frozen
diff --git a/to-dos/VERSION-PLAN.md b/to-dos/VERSION-PLAN.md
index 2a1726f..94a84a7 100644
--- a/to-dos/VERSION-PLAN.md
+++ b/to-dos/VERSION-PLAN.md
@@ -1137,12 +1137,24 @@ multi-pass algorithm, not this release's single-pass GPU approximation) was cons
 deferred — the single-pass shader approximation was judged the honestly-testable, right-sized
 scope for a presentation-only, non-accuracy-critical feature.
 
-### `v1.13.0 "Vantage"` — accessibility/theming + save-state polish
-
-`HighContrast` + Okabe-Ito colorblind-safe themes; a keyboard-only-navigation audit across every UI
-surface added since `v1.7.0` (scheduled last among desktop rungs so the audit covers the final
-surface); a save-state versioned-migration regression fixture (the one real save-state gap found —
-the 10-slot/thumbnail UI itself is already at parity).
+### `v1.13.0 "Vantage"` — accessibility/theming + save-state polish — **RELEASED 2026-07-12**
+
+Delivered: `AppTheme::HighContrast` (WCAG AA/AAA dark theme) + `AppTheme::Colorblind`
+(Okabe-Ito-accented dark theme), both additive and regression-tested against the stock dark
+theme.
+
+**Honestly re-scoped, not silently dropped**: the other two originally-planned items here were
+investigated and neither fit a discrete code change. The "save-state versioned-migration
+regression fixture... the one real save-state gap found" premise was stale —
+`System::load_state` was always designed to fail loudly on an older-format blob (never to
+migrate one), by deliberate choice recorded since the `FORMAT_VERSION` `2`/`3` bumps, and a
+regression fixture proving exactly that has existed since `v0.7.0`
+(`save_state_backward_compat.rs`). Closed as verified-non-issue; the 10-slot/thumbnail Save
+States manager itself is already at full parity. The keyboard-only-navigation audit was found to
+be a manual-walkthrough task, not a bug with a discrete fix (egui's own default Tab order is used
+everywhere; nothing custom, nothing known-broken, but nothing walked/confirmed either) —
+documented as an explicit open item in `docs/frontend.md`'s Theme section rather than converted
+into a hollow "audit passed" claim. See `docs/frontend.md` for the full explanation of both.
 
 **Decision-doc rung (small, precedes the mobile track):** reverses this document's own "Post-v1.0
 — Reach (deferred)" no-mobile-appetite line and `docs/frontend.md`'s no-gfx-shaders-crate