diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f4bb9b66035b6163fefe585d910b42ab199607cf..0b9bad4459e4b4b8d4631e91dbf107832b2598b8 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+## [3.11.3](https://gitlab.com/to-be-continuous/maven/compare/3.11.2...3.11.3) (2024-10-04)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **release:** support full semantic-versioning specifcation (with prerelease and build metadata) ([3d627c0](https://gitlab.com/to-be-continuous/maven/commit/3d627c0a462e898b4502c515e59b38efc14ee499))
+
 ## [3.11.2](https://gitlab.com/to-be-continuous/maven/compare/3.11.1...3.11.2) (2024-09-10)
 
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c290f165c8cda3afdf95bbe3b49637635ea51f1e..08021b677f70abca129e28433a8669b8ccc1709c 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/maven/gitlab-ci-maven@3.11.2
+  - component: $CI_SERVER_FQDN/to-be-continuous/maven/gitlab-ci-maven@3.11.3
     # 2: set/override component inputs
     inputs:
       # âš  this is only an example
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ Add the following to your `.gitlab-ci.yml`:
 include:
   # 1: include the template
   - project: 'to-be-continuous/maven'
-    ref: '3.11.2'
+    ref: '3.11.3'
     file: '/templates/gitlab-ci-maven.yml'
 
 variables:
@@ -526,7 +526,7 @@ All authentication methods should use masked GitLab environment variables.
 ```yaml
 include:
   # main template
-  - component: $CI_SERVER_FQDN/to-be-continuous/maven/gitlab-ci-maven@3.11.2
+  - component: $CI_SERVER_FQDN/to-be-continuous/maven/gitlab-ci-maven@3.11.3
   # Jib is implemented as an extension to Maven, and uses supporting features of the TBC Maven template
-  - component: $CI_SERVER_FQDN/to-be-continuous/maven/gitlab-ci-maven-jib@3.11.2
+  - component: $CI_SERVER_FQDN/to-be-continuous/maven/gitlab-ci-maven-jib@3.11.3
 ```
diff --git a/templates/gitlab-ci-maven.yml b/templates/gitlab-ci-maven.yml
index fd1f996c89710f79fb20349023f354d3c371e315..1380306bae1c3e58e622ce0dc36502185b88325e 100644
--- a/templates/gitlab-ci-maven.yml
+++ b/templates/gitlab-ci-maven.yml
@@ -603,7 +603,7 @@ stages:
   image: $MAVEN_IMAGE
   services:
     - name: "$TBC_TRACKING_IMAGE"
-      command: ["--service", "maven", "3.11.2"]
+      command: ["--service", "maven", "3.11.3"]
   before_script:
     - !reference [.mvn-scripts]
     - install_ca_certs "${CUSTOM_CA_CERTS:-$DEFAULT_CA_CERTS}"