diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1b16d2d50d36b64ce4d35f7d350058e873efe43b..c68000fb7b46bec752387bcf3c9c648a245405ae 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,15 @@
+# [4.0.0](https://gitlab.com/to-be-continuous/maven/compare/3.11.4...4.0.0) (2024-11-26)
+
+
+### Code Refactoring
+
+* **jib/trivy:** enforce usage of Trivy environment variables ([e62f19e](https://gitlab.com/to-be-continuous/maven/commit/e62f19e98367595b58f07d9275371f75697dc33c))
+
+
+### BREAKING CHANGES
+
+* **jib/trivy:** 2 Trivy configuration params removed in favor of the native Trivy environment variables
+
 ## [3.11.4](https://gitlab.com/to-be-continuous/maven/compare/3.11.3...3.11.4) (2024-10-24)
 
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c8704d5961d5dda803c8355720ba7c50f3c55b2f..766b264e73c3781b1cccee7e2e41985a0b418ddf 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@3.11.4
+  - component: $CI_SERVER_FQDN/to-be-continuous/maven/gitlab-ci-maven@4.0.0
     # 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: '3.11.4'
+    ref: '4.0.0'
     file: '/templates/gitlab-ci-maven.yml'
 
 variables:
@@ -532,7 +532,7 @@ All authentication methods should use masked GitLab environment variables.
 ```yaml
 include:
   # main template
-  - component: $CI_SERVER_FQDN/to-be-continuous/maven/gitlab-ci-maven@3.11.4
+  - component: $CI_SERVER_FQDN/to-be-continuous/maven/gitlab-ci-maven@4.0.0
   # 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@3.11.4
+  - component: $CI_SERVER_FQDN/to-be-continuous/maven/gitlab-ci-maven-jib@4.0.0
 ```
diff --git a/templates/gitlab-ci-maven.yml b/templates/gitlab-ci-maven.yml
index 884bd0d1aa0b93fba77e6e802f13fcd47fa64447..9ae117c7d9345d988629dd95d3be6acd58f0b647 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", "3.11.4"]
+      command: ["--service", "maven", "4.0.0"]
   before_script:
     - !reference [.mvn-scripts]
     - install_ca_certs "${CUSTOM_CA_CERTS:-$DEFAULT_CA_CERTS}"