diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index e9074381e..b4d187845 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -10,6 +10,11 @@
 Changes
 =======
 
+Version v13.0.3 (released 2025-09-25)
+
+- help: correct search instructions for missing fields
+- deposit: pass to the form config the published record if we edit one 
+
 Version v13.0.2 (released 2025-08-25)
 
 - i18n: pulled translations
diff --git a/invenio_app_rdm/__init__.py b/invenio_app_rdm/__init__.py
index 06f117a6f..a5fef6572 100644
--- a/invenio_app_rdm/__init__.py
+++ b/invenio_app_rdm/__init__.py
@@ -17,6 +17,6 @@
 #
 # See PEP 0440 for details - https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0440
 
-__version__ = "13.0.2"
+__version__ = "13.0.3"
 
 __all__ = ("__version__",)
diff --git a/invenio_app_rdm/records_ui/views/deposits.py b/invenio_app_rdm/records_ui/views/deposits.py
index 95b25f201..289784789 100644
--- a/invenio_app_rdm/records_ui/views/deposits.py
+++ b/invenio_app_rdm/records_ui/views/deposits.py
@@ -521,6 +521,12 @@ def deposit_edit(pid_value, draft=None, draft_files=None, files_locked=True):
     ui_serializer = UIJSONSerializer()
     record = ui_serializer.dump_obj(draft.to_dict())
 
+    published_record = None
+    # if editing draft of a published record
+    if record.get("status") == "published":
+        _record = service.read(g.identity, id_=record["id"]).to_dict()
+        published_record = ui_serializer.dump_obj(_record)
+
     community_ui = None
     community_theme = None
     community = record.get("expanded", {}).get("parent", {}).get("review", {}).get(
@@ -559,6 +565,7 @@ def deposit_edit(pid_value, draft=None, draft_files=None, files_locked=True):
         hide_community_selection=community_use_jinja_header,
         is_doi_required=is_doi_required,
         record=draft._record,
+        published_record=published_record,
     )
 
     if is_doi_required and not record.get("pids", {}).get("doi"):