diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index fb1c60d4882354fafc856eeb31a06027d2aca6bc..d60901e22422bdf426835de60cbef5f8d4de8023 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+# [4.12.0](https://gitlab.com/to-be-continuous/golang/compare/4.11.1...4.12.0) (2025-01-27)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* disable tracking service by default ([12a9a9b](https://gitlab.com/to-be-continuous/golang/commit/12a9a9b89203b5da4d3ed4b78e7972c516a994c0))
+
 ## [4.11.1](https://gitlab.com/to-be-continuous/golang/compare/4.11.0...4.11.1) (2024-12-06)
 
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 257a1bc0d3e72dcb472043735c7326ee2925bb0c..e4faef8269bd690303e1c4c97b98b31937deb7b2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Add the following to your `.gitlab-ci.yml`:
 ```yaml
 include:
   # 1: include the component
-  - component: $CI_SERVER_FQDN/to-be-continuous/golang/gitlab-ci-golang@4.11.1
+  - component: $CI_SERVER_FQDN/to-be-continuous/golang/gitlab-ci-golang@4.12.0
     # 2: set/override component inputs
     inputs:
       image: "registry.hub.docker.com/library/golang:buster" # ⚠ this is only an example
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ Add the following to your `.gitlab-ci.yml`:
 include:
   # 1: include the template
   - project: 'to-be-continuous/golang'
-    ref: '4.11.1'
+    ref: '4.12.0'
     file: '/templates/gitlab-ci-golang.yml'
 
 variables:
diff --git a/templates/gitlab-ci-golang.yml b/templates/gitlab-ci-golang.yml
index be40c2a8f8f2c425e5e7ad4b5afc42ca8d0a4747..07fe9f7d25dcc97f82d6e4503ecc3d1ef1e6da60 100644
--- a/templates/gitlab-ci-golang.yml
+++ b/templates/gitlab-ci-golang.yml
@@ -592,7 +592,7 @@ stages:
   image: $GO_IMAGE
   services:
     - name: "$TBC_TRACKING_IMAGE"
-      command: ["--service", "golang", "4.11.1"]
+      command: ["--service", "golang", "4.12.0"]
   variables:
     # The directory where 'go install' will install a command.
     GOBIN: "$CI_PROJECT_DIR/$GO_PROJECT_DIR/bin"