diff --git a/Project.toml b/Project.toml
index dcfd27262..52a8e1b51 100644
--- a/Project.toml
+++ b/Project.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 name = "Symbolics"
 uuid = "0c5d862f-8b57-4792-8d23-62f2024744c7"
 authors = ["Shashi Gowda <gowda@mit.edu>"]
-version = "0.1.12"
+version = "0.1.13"
 
 [deps]
 AbstractAlgebra = "c3fe647b-3220-5bb0-a1ea-a7954cac585d"
diff --git a/src/variable.jl b/src/variable.jl
index 82c77e423..7d5a69a3a 100644
--- a/src/variable.jl
+++ b/src/variable.jl
@@ -75,8 +75,8 @@ function rename(x::Symbolic, name)
     if operation(x) isa Sym
         @assert x isa Term
         @set! x.f = rename(operation(x), name)
-        @set! x.arguments = arguments(x)
         @set! x.hash = Ref{UInt}(0)
+        return x
     else
         error("can't rename $x to $name")
     end