diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c8b2d3053303d343513be1863d4ddeef0754004d..56e00b363f2fb868f3aecc855d2c35555f32d566 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+## [3.7.1](https://gitlab.com/to-be-continuous/maven/compare/3.7.0...3.7.1) (2023-11-02)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* initialize docker auth config in mvn-sbom job for private registries ([4c991ef](https://gitlab.com/to-be-continuous/maven/commit/4c991ef2620fbac31cb4ea6de632c1c4bdb7957e))
+
 # [3.7.0](https://gitlab.com/to-be-continuous/maven/compare/3.6.2...3.7.0) (2023-10-24)
 
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8535039cb2e6498e5df45dd3dfe2fc2f8759d59e..4dbf289e400c0ec39245d4fc468f81016497a6d6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ In order to include this template in your project, add the following to your `gi
 ```yaml
 include:
   - project: 'to-be-continuous/maven'
-    ref: '3.7.0'
+    ref: '3.7.1'
     file: '/templates/gitlab-ci-maven.yml'
 ```
 
@@ -485,11 +485,11 @@ All authentication methods should use masked GitLab environment variables.
 include:
   # main template
   - project: 'to-be-continuous/maven'
-    ref: '3.7.0'
+    ref: '3.7.1'
     file: '/templates/gitlab-ci-maven.yml'
   # Jib is implemented as an extension to Maven, and uses supporting features of the TBC Maven template
   - project: 'to-be-continuous/maven'
-    ref: '3.7.0'
+    ref: '3.7.1'
     file: '/templates/gitlab-ci-maven-jib.yml'
 
 variables:
diff --git a/templates/gitlab-ci-maven.yml b/templates/gitlab-ci-maven.yml
index 22901c0ec1f3513be254ea5bc2a1d60a286e85c5..2f849c21487c0816a1c4f3e3b8e3baef66546e97 100644
--- a/templates/gitlab-ci-maven.yml
+++ b/templates/gitlab-ci-maven.yml
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ stages:
   image: $MAVEN_IMAGE
   services:
     - name: "$TBC_TRACKING_IMAGE"
-      command: ["--service", "maven", "3.7.0" ]
+      command: ["--service", "maven", "3.7.1" ]
   before_script:
     - *mvn-scripts
     - install_ca_certs "${CUSTOM_CA_CERTS:-$DEFAULT_CA_CERTS}"