diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7ef1357edb8e67881c04b8a7789af0864abb25c0..6e047e9695eed81f89208c957e020d4b8e08b6ac 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+# [4.13.0](https://gitlab.com/to-be-continuous/golang/compare/4.12.3...4.13.0) (2025-04-30)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* use go image for sbom job ([9b7e4ee](https://gitlab.com/to-be-continuous/golang/commit/9b7e4ee0ebbefc34c3cf374d72cbed10ed8ba7c6))
+
 ## [4.12.3](https://gitlab.com/to-be-continuous/golang/compare/4.12.2...4.12.3) (2025-03-28)
 
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 52f02d2289ba8449485c736e9f453077e66b4bb9..df142e11bce17c9b9469cf1d6dc9df9524ae9e2c 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@4.12.3
+  - component: $CI_SERVER_FQDN/to-be-continuous/golang/gitlab-ci-golang@4.13.0
     # 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: '4.12.3'
+    ref: '4.13.0'
     file: '/templates/gitlab-ci-golang.yml'
 
 variables:
diff --git a/templates/gitlab-ci-golang.yml b/templates/gitlab-ci-golang.yml
index 94dbee44c17140e1a7f9c56939e6ee17f5c81e0c..8550e6ec3ef6462bbeca33f9ee50f2377623c353 100644
--- a/templates/gitlab-ci-golang.yml
+++ b/templates/gitlab-ci-golang.yml
@@ -606,7 +606,7 @@ stages:
   image: $GO_IMAGE
   services:
     - name: "$TBC_TRACKING_IMAGE"
-      command: ["--service", "golang", "4.12.3"]
+      command: ["--service", "golang", "4.13.0"]
   variables:
     # The directory where 'go install' will install a command.
     GOBIN: "$CI_PROJECT_DIR/$GO_PROJECT_DIR/bin"