diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 333b7f9..6007bb0 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 
+2016-05-13 Martin A. Brown <martin@linux-ip.net>
+  * bumping version to tldp-0.7.13
+  * accommodate root-run tests (used by Deb-O-Matic)
+
 2016-04-30 Martin A. Brown <martin@linux-ip.net>
   * bumping version to tldp-0.7.12
   * adding ChangeLog (this file)
diff --git a/NOTES.rst b/NOTES.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d6dad4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/NOTES.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+Notes to future self
+++++++++++++++++++++
+
+To release a new version for different software consumers.
+
+  * commit all of the changes you want
+  * bump version in tldp/__init__.py
+  * adjust debian/changelog in accordance with Debian policy
+    N.B. the version must match what you put in tldp/__init__.py
+  * run 'python contrib/rpm-release.py' which will regenerate a
+    contrib/tldp.spec with the correct version
+  * commit debian/changelog tldp/__init__.py and contrib/tldp.spec
+  * tag the release
+  * run 'git push origin master --tags'
+  * run 'python setup.py sdist upload -r pypi'
+  * run 'bash contrib/debian-release.py' (on a Debian-ish box)
+
+
diff --git a/contrib/tldp.spec b/contrib/tldp.spec
index 5d21496..a6eacbd 100644
--- a/contrib/tldp.spec
+++ b/contrib/tldp.spec
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 %define sourcename tldp
 %define name python-tldp
-%define version 0.7.12
-%define unmangled_version 0.7.12
-%define unmangled_version 0.7.12
+%define version 0.7.13
+%define unmangled_version 0.7.13
+%define unmangled_version 0.7.13
 %define release 1
 
 Summary: automatic publishing tool for DocBook, Linuxdoc and Asciidoc
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index c111865..7c4653e 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-tldp (0.7.12-1) unstable; urgency=low
+tldp (0.7.13-1) unstable; urgency=low
 
   * Initial release (Closes: #822181)
 
- -- Martin A. Brown <martin@linux-ip.net>  Wed, 27 Apr 2016 17:09:56 +0000
+ -- Martin A. Brown <martin@linux-ip.net>  Wed, 13 May 2016 16:28:22 +0000
diff --git a/debian/clean b/debian/clean
index fd7860d..7baac01 100644
--- a/debian/clean
+++ b/debian/clean
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
 tldp.egg-info/
 docs/_build/
+.coverage/
+.tox/
diff --git a/tests/test_utils.py b/tests/test_utils.py
index d5b0236..8366e84 100644
--- a/tests/test_utils.py
+++ b/tests/test_utils.py
@@ -48,14 +48,24 @@ class Test_isreadablefile_and_friends(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_isreadablefile(self):
         f = ntf(prefix='readable-file')
         self.assertTrue(isreadablefile(f.name))
+        mode = os.stat(f.name).st_mode
         os.chmod(f.name, 0)
-        self.assertFalse(isreadablefile(f.name))
+        if 0 == os.getuid():
+            self.assertTrue(isreadablefile(f.name))
+        else:
+            self.assertFalse(isreadablefile(f.name))
+        os.chmod(f.name, mode)
 
     def test_arg_isreadablefile(self):
         f = ntf(prefix='readable-file')
         self.assertEqual(f.name, arg_isreadablefile(f.name))
+        mode = os.stat(f.name).st_mode
         os.chmod(f.name, 0)
-        self.assertIsNone(arg_isreadablefile(f.name))
+        if 0 == os.getuid():
+            self.assertEqual(f.name, arg_isreadablefile(f.name))
+        else:
+            self.assertIsNone(arg_isreadablefile(f.name))
+        os.chmod(f.name, mode)
 
 
 class Test_arg_isstr(unittest.TestCase):
@@ -206,9 +216,12 @@ class Test_statfile(TestToolsFilesystem):
         f = ntf(dir=self.tempdir)
         omode = os.stat(self.tempdir).st_mode
         os.chmod(self.tempdir, 0)
-        with self.assertRaises(OSError):
-            statfile(f.name)
-        os.chmod(self.tempdir, omode)
+        if 0 != os.getuid():
+            with self.assertRaises(Exception) as ecm:
+                statfile(f.name)
+            e = ecm.exception
+            self.assertIn(e.errno, (errno.EPERM, errno.EACCES))
+            os.chmod(self.tempdir, omode)
         stbuf = statfile(f.name)
         self.assertIsInstance(stbuf, posix.stat_result)
 
diff --git a/tldp/__init__.py b/tldp/__init__.py
index 3b16759..53e5962 100644
--- a/tldp/__init__.py
+++ b/tldp/__init__.py
@@ -9,4 +9,4 @@ import tldp.outputs
 import tldp.sources
 import tldp.inventory
 
-VERSION = "0.7.12"
+VERSION = "0.7.13"
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 974d8f7..e2abd4f 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
 # and then run "tox" from this directory.
 
 [tox]
-envlist = py27, py34
+envlist = py27, py34, py35
+skip_missing_interpreters = True
 
 [testenv]
 commands = {envpython} setup.py test