diff --git a/lib/tasks/consul.rake b/lib/tasks/consul.rake
index b831c59f4..911460c68 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/consul.rake
+++ b/lib/tasks/consul.rake
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 namespace :consul do
   desc "Runs tasks needed to upgrade to the latest version"
   task execute_release_tasks: ["settings:rename_setting_keys",
-                               "settings:add_new_settings"]
+                               "settings:add_new_settings",
+                               "execute_release_1.3.0_tasks"]
+
+  desc "Runs tasks needed to upgrade from 1.2.0 to 1.3.0"
+  task "execute_release_1.3.0_tasks": [
+    "db:load_sdg"
+  ]
 end
diff --git a/lib/tasks/db.rake b/lib/tasks/db.rake
index 0c036c609..a64643adc 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/db.rake
+++ b/lib/tasks/db.rake
@@ -4,4 +4,10 @@ namespace :db do
     @avoid_log = args[:print_log] == "avoid_log"
     load(Rails.root.join("db", "dev_seeds.rb"))
   end
+
+  desc "Load SDG content into database"
+  task load_sdg: :environment do
+    ApplicationLogger.new.info "Adding Sustainable Development Goals content"
+    load(Rails.root.join("db", "sdg.rb"))
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/lib/tasks/load_sdg_spec.rb b/spec/lib/tasks/load_sdg_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..095406001
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/lib/tasks/load_sdg_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+require "rails_helper"
+
+describe "rake db:load_sdg" do
+  before { Rake::Task["db:load_sdg"].reenable }
+
+  let :run_rake_task do
+    Rake.application.invoke_task("db:load_sdg")
+  end
+
+  it "populates empty databases correctly" do
+    SDG::Goal.destroy_all
+
+    run_rake_task
+
+    expect(SDG::Goal.count).to eq 17
+  end
+
+  it "does not create additional records on populated databases" do
+    expect(SDG::Goal.count).to eq 17
+
+    goal_id = SDG::Goal.last.id
+
+    run_rake_task
+
+    expect(SDG::Goal.count).to eq 17
+    expect(SDG::Goal.last.id).to eq goal_id
+  end
+end