diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index f311fc921..642332f5e 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -102,12 +102,14 @@ if(OT_PACKAGE_VERSION STREQUAL "")
 endif()
 message(STATUS "Package Version: ${OT_PACKAGE_VERSION}")
 
-set(OT_THREAD_VERSION "1.2" CACHE STRING "Thread version chosen by the user at configure time")
-set_property(CACHE OT_THREAD_VERSION PROPERTY STRINGS "1.1" "1.2")
+set(OT_THREAD_VERSION "1.3" CACHE STRING "Thread version chosen by the user at configure time")
+set_property(CACHE OT_THREAD_VERSION PROPERTY STRINGS "1.1" "1.2" "1.3")
 if(${OT_THREAD_VERSION} EQUAL "1.1")
     target_compile_definitions(ot-config INTERFACE "OPENTHREAD_CONFIG_THREAD_VERSION=OT_THREAD_VERSION_1_1")
 elseif(${OT_THREAD_VERSION} EQUAL "1.2")
     target_compile_definitions(ot-config INTERFACE "OPENTHREAD_CONFIG_THREAD_VERSION=OT_THREAD_VERSION_1_2")
+elseif(${OT_THREAD_VERSION} EQUAL "1.3")
+    target_compile_definitions(ot-config INTERFACE "OPENTHREAD_CONFIG_THREAD_VERSION=OT_THREAD_VERSION_1_3")
 else()
     message(FATAL_ERROR "Thread version unknown: ${OT_THREAD_VERSION}")
 endif()
diff --git a/examples/common-switches.mk b/examples/common-switches.mk
index 2e947b0df..ac05ccd6c 100644
--- a/examples/common-switches.mk
+++ b/examples/common-switches.mk
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ SLAAC                     ?= 1
 SNTP_CLIENT               ?= 0
 SRP_CLIENT                ?= 0
 SRP_SERVER                ?= 0
-THREAD_VERSION            ?= 1.2
+THREAD_VERSION            ?= 1.3
 TIME_SYNC                 ?= 0
 TREL                      ?= 0
 UDP_FORWARD               ?= 0
@@ -333,6 +333,8 @@ ifeq ($(THREAD_VERSION),1.1)
 COMMONCFLAGS                   += -DOPENTHREAD_CONFIG_THREAD_VERSION=2
 else ifeq ($(THREAD_VERSION),1.2)
 COMMONCFLAGS                   += -DOPENTHREAD_CONFIG_THREAD_VERSION=3
+else ifeq ($(THREAD_VERSION),1.3)
+COMMONCFLAGS                   += -DOPENTHREAD_CONFIG_THREAD_VERSION=4
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(TIME_SYNC),1)
diff --git a/src/core/openthread-core-config.h b/src/core/openthread-core-config.h
index 23d7015b7..da7e18565 100644
--- a/src/core/openthread-core-config.h
+++ b/src/core/openthread-core-config.h
@@ -37,8 +37,10 @@
 #include <openthread/config.h>
 
 #define OT_THREAD_VERSION_INVALID 0
+
 #define OT_THREAD_VERSION_1_1 2
 #define OT_THREAD_VERSION_1_2 3
+#define OT_THREAD_VERSION_1_3 4
 
 #define OPENTHREAD_CORE_CONFIG_H_IN
 
@@ -51,7 +53,7 @@
 #endif
 
 #ifndef OPENTHREAD_CONFIG_THREAD_VERSION
-#define OPENTHREAD_CONFIG_THREAD_VERSION OT_THREAD_VERSION_1_2
+#define OPENTHREAD_CONFIG_THREAD_VERSION OT_THREAD_VERSION_1_3
 #endif
 
 #include "config/announce_sender.h"