diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d65f3d7..1add9d7 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,16 +1,33 @@
 # Changelog
 
-## [1.2.1](https://github.com/kmwoley/restic-windows-backup/tree/HEAD) (2020-06-08)
+## [1.3](https://github.com/kmwoley/restic-windows-backup/tree/HEAD)
 
-[Full Changelog](https://github.com/kmwoley/restic-windows-backup/compare/1.1...HEAD)
-
-* Fix/improve internet connectivity checks for azure: gs: b2:
-* Internet connectivity test now supports more repository types (s3:, sftp:, rest:, azure:, gs:), and ignores unsupported (swift:, rclone: and local) 
-* Add 32-bit support in the `install.ps1`
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/kmwoley/restic-windows-backup/compare/1.2.1...HEAD)
 
+Improvements for Restic 0.12 and additional error logging.
 
 **Closed issues:**
 
+- Restic + rclone errors [\#26](https://github.com/kmwoley/restic-windows-backup/issues/26)
+- FYI: Restic now has built-in VSS support [\#23](https://github.com/kmwoley/restic-windows-backup/issues/23)
+- SFTP backup [\#22](https://github.com/kmwoley/restic-windows-backup/issues/22)
+- Dirrectory/Folder Backup [\#21](https://github.com/kmwoley/restic-windows-backup/issues/21)
+- Docker format [\#20](https://github.com/kmwoley/restic-windows-backup/issues/20)
+- Filtering out errors before deciding to retry ? [\#19](https://github.com/kmwoley/restic-windows-backup/issues/19)
+- Backup task stucked [\#18](https://github.com/kmwoley/restic-windows-backup/issues/18)
+
+## [1.2.1](https://github.com/kmwoley/restic-windows-backup/tree/1.2.1) (2020-06-08)
+
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/kmwoley/restic-windows-backup/compare/1.1...1.2.1)
+
+* Internet connectivity test now supports more repository types (s3:, sftp:, rest:, azure:, gs:), and ignores unsupported (swift:, rclone: and local) 
+* Add 32-bit support in the `install.ps1`
+
+* Fix/improve internet connectivity checks for azure: gs: b2:
+
+**Closed issues:**
+
+- azure repo could not be parsed [\#15](https://github.com/kmwoley/restic-windows-backup/issues/15)
 - Need to strip rest: in addition to s3: from RESTIC\_REPOSITORY [\#14](https://github.com/kmwoley/restic-windows-backup/issues/14)
 - Use non-s3 repos [\#10](https://github.com/kmwoley/restic-windows-backup/issues/10)
 - Test-Connection fails [\#9](https://github.com/kmwoley/restic-windows-backup/issues/9)
@@ -19,6 +36,7 @@
 
 **Merged pull requests:**
 
+- Release 1 3 [\#17](https://github.com/kmwoley/restic-windows-backup/pull/17) ([kmwoley](https://github.com/kmwoley))
 - 1.2 Release [\#13](https://github.com/kmwoley/restic-windows-backup/pull/13) ([kmwoley](https://github.com/kmwoley))
 
 ## [1.1](https://github.com/kmwoley/restic-windows-backup/tree/1.1) (2020-02-15)
diff --git a/backup.ps1 b/backup.ps1
index 60a05cf..bd4ff19 100644
--- a/backup.ps1
+++ b/backup.ps1
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ function Invoke-Maintenance {
 
     # forget snapshots based upon the retention policy
     Write-Output "[[Maintenance]] Start forgetting..." | Tee-Object -Append $SuccessLog
-    & $ResticExe --verbose -q forget $SnapshotRetentionPolicy 3>&1 2>> $ErrorLog | Tee-Object -Append $SuccessLog
+    & $ResticExe forget $SnapshotRetentionPolicy 3>&1 2>> $ErrorLog | Tee-Object -Append $SuccessLog
     if(-not $?) {
         Write-Output "[[Maintenance]] Forget operation completed with errors" | Tee-Object -Append $ErrorLog | Tee-Object -Append $SuccessLog
         $maintenance_success = $false
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ function Invoke-Maintenance {
     # prune (remove) data from the backup step. Running this separate from `forget` because
     #   `forget` only prunes when it detects removed snapshots upon invocation, not previously removed
     Write-Output "[[Maintenance]] Start pruning..." | Tee-Object -Append $SuccessLog
-    & $ResticExe --verbose -q prune 3>&1 2>> $ErrorLog | Tee-Object -Append $SuccessLog
+    & $ResticExe prune 3>&1 2>> $ErrorLog | Tee-Object -Append $SuccessLog
     if(-not $?) {
         Write-Output "[[Maintenance]] Prune operation completed with errors" | Tee-Object -Append $ErrorLog | Tee-Object -Append $SuccessLog
         $maintenance_success = $false
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ function Invoke-Maintenance {
         $Script:ResticStateLastDeepMaintenance = Get-Date
     }
 
-    & $ResticExe --verbose -q check @data_check 3>&1 2>> $ErrorLog | Tee-Object -Append $SuccessLog
+    & $ResticExe check @data_check 3>&1 2>> $ErrorLog | Tee-Object -Append $SuccessLog
     if(-not $?) {
         Write-Output "[[Maintenance]] Check completed with errors" | Tee-Object -Append $ErrorLog | Tee-Object -Append $SuccessLog
         $maintenance_success = $false
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ function Invoke-Maintenance {
     
     if($maintenance_success -eq $true) {
         $Script:ResticStateLastMaintenance = Get-Date
-        $Script:ResticStateMaintenanceCounter = 0;
+        $Script:ResticStateMaintenanceCounter = 0
     }
 }
 
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ function Invoke-Backup {
         }
 
         # Launch Restic
-        & $ResticExe --verbose -q backup $folder_list --exclude-file=$WindowsExcludeFile --exclude-file=$LocalExcludeFile 3>&1 2>> $ErrorLog | Tee-Object -Append $SuccessLog
+        & $ResticExe backup $folder_list --exclude-file=$WindowsExcludeFile --exclude-file=$LocalExcludeFile 3>&1 2>> $ErrorLog | Tee-Object -Append $SuccessLog
         if(-not $?) {
             Write-Output "[[Backup]] Completed with errors" | Tee-Object -Append $ErrorLog | Tee-Object -Append $SuccessLog
             $return_value = $false
@@ -213,7 +213,19 @@ function Send-Email {
     }
     if((($status -eq "SUCCESS") -and ($SendEmailOnSuccess -ne $false)) -or ((($status -eq "ERROR") -or $success_after_failure) -and ($SendEmailOnError -ne $false))) {
         $subject = "$env:COMPUTERNAME Restic Backup Report [$status]"
-        Send-MailMessage @ResticEmailConfig -From $ResticEmailFrom -To $ResticEmailTo -Credential $credentials -Subject $subject -Body $body @attachments
+
+        # create a temporary error log to log errors; can't write to the same file that Send-MailMessage is reading
+        $temp_error_log = $ErrorLog + "_temp"
+
+        Send-MailMessage @ResticEmailConfig -From $ResticEmailFrom -To $ResticEmailTo -Credential $credentials -Subject $subject -Body $body @attachments 3>&1 2>> $temp_error_log
+
+        if(-not $?) {
+            Write-Output "[[Email]] Sending email completed with errors" | Tee-Object -Append $temp_error_log | Tee-Object -Append $SuccessLog
+        }
+
+        # join error logs and remove the temporary
+        Get-Content $temp_error_log | Add-Content $ErrorLog
+        Remove-Item $temp_error_log
     }
 }
 
@@ -337,15 +349,15 @@ function Invoke-Main {
             }
         }
 
-        Write-Warning "Errors found! Error Log: $error_log"
+        Write-Output "[[General]] Errors found. Log: $error_log" | Tee-Object -Append $success_log | Tee-Object -Append $error_log
         $error_count++
         
         $attempt_count--
         if($attempt_count -gt 0) {
-            Write-Output "Sleeping for 15 min and then retrying..." | Tee-Object -Append $success_log
+            Write-Output "[[Retry]] Sleeping for 15 min and then retrying..." | Tee-Object -Append $success_log
         }
         else {
-            Write-Output "Retry limit has been reached. No more attempts to backup will be made." | Tee-Object -Append $success_log
+            Write-Output "[[Retry]] Retry limit has been reached. No more attempts to backup will be made." | Tee-Object -Append $success_log
         }
         if($internet_available -eq $true) {
             Invoke-HistoryCheck $success_log $error_log
@@ -364,4 +376,4 @@ function Invoke-Main {
     exit $error_count
 }
 
-Invoke-Main
\ No newline at end of file
+Invoke-Main
diff --git a/install.ps1 b/install.ps1
index aa8df60..ad590ea 100644
--- a/install.ps1
+++ b/install.ps1
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ $backup_task_name = "Restic Backup"
 $backup_task = Get-ScheduledTask $backup_task_name -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
 if($null -eq $backup_task) {
     try {
-        $task_action = New-ScheduledTaskAction -Execute 'powershell.exe' -Argument '-NonInteractive -NoLogo -NoProfile -Command ".\backup.ps1; exit $LASTEXITCODE"' -WorkingDirectory $InstallPath
+        $task_action = New-ScheduledTaskAction -Execute 'powershell.exe' -Argument '-ExecutionPolicy Bypass -NonInteractive -NoLogo -NoProfile -Command ".\backup.ps1; exit $LASTEXITCODE"' -WorkingDirectory $InstallPath
         $task_user = New-ScheduledTaskPrincipal -UserId "NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM" -RunLevel Highest
         $task_settings = New-ScheduledTaskSettingsSet -RestartCount 4 -RestartInterval (New-TimeSpan -Minutes 15) -ExecutionTimeLimit (New-TimeSpan -Days 3) -AllowStartIfOnBatteries -DontStopIfGoingOnBatteries -DontStopOnIdleEnd -MultipleInstances IgnoreNew -IdleDuration 0 -IdleWaitTimeout 0 -StartWhenAvailable -RestartOnIdle
         $task_trigger = New-ScheduledTaskTrigger -Daily -At 4:00am