diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4efd8e7e44c51f24493d50ee557459a848786296..75cd40d10c9c2e7e54fa72202976ed5622e207ab 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 7a1d01b3e294bef19aacd5df30ca6f1f3c1b1e75..7eb6d93ec17fdb3b9a19d0d4cea228ba105f39b8 100644
--- a/templates/gitlab-ci-golang.yml
+++ b/templates/gitlab-ci-golang.yml
@@ -198,9 +198,6 @@ workflow:
     - when: on_success
 
 variables:
-  # variabilized tracking image
-  TBC_TRACKING_IMAGE: registry.gitlab.com/to-be-continuous/tools/tracking:master
-
   # Default Go project root directory
   GO_PROJECT_DIR: $[[ inputs.project-dir ]]
 
@@ -628,7 +625,7 @@ 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"