diff --git a/nginx.conf b/nginx.conf
index 09905f1..1db31c5 100644
--- a/nginx.conf
+++ b/nginx.conf
@@ -15,5 +15,15 @@ http {
             index index.html;
             try_files $uri $uri/ /index.html;
         }
+
+        location /nginx_status {
+            stub_status on;
+            access_log off;
+
+            # adjust these to match where Prometheus / exporter lives
+            allow 127.0.0.1;       # localhost
+            # allow 172.17.0.0/16;   # example Docker bridge subnet
+            deny all;
+        }
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/version.txt b/version.txt
index dabff2f..54d1a4f 100644
--- a/version.txt
+++ b/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.12.6
+0.13.0