diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 706b3803..b20417a6 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-8.3.12
+8.3.13
diff --git a/lef/lefWrite.c b/lef/lefWrite.c
index 68ea9df3..5b3e4502 100644
--- a/lef/lefWrite.c
+++ b/lef/lefWrite.c
@@ -1202,6 +1202,7 @@ lefWriteMacro(def, f, scale, hide)
 
     lc.lefMode = LEF_MODE_OBSTRUCT;
     lc.lastType = TT_SPACE;
+    lc.needHeader = FALSE;
 
     /* Restrict to routing planes only */