diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ed7f4e77d0aea9e29ff5f72839dd1eaee10559ae..b2edd26f1af99e40b963393640d08abc5f0f1d19 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+# [3.1.0](https://gitlab.com/to-be-continuous/python/compare/3.0.1...3.1.0) (2021-12-10)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* **publish:** configure the GitLab Packages registry as default Python registry for publish ([891c32a](https://gitlab.com/to-be-continuous/python/commit/891c32aecc986599417ff2404f83eaff66ee4400))
+
 ## [3.0.1](https://gitlab.com/to-be-continuous/python/compare/3.0.0...3.0.1) (2021-12-10)
 
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index cdd318a6666cbf0666691e3c06c63f8cbe71effb..72575cf86f57ab0d7ea0258e6d55cb5b6079b1aa 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ In order to include this template in your project, add the following to your `gi
 ```yaml
 include:
   - project: 'to-be-continuous/python'
-    ref: '3.0.1'
+    ref: '3.1.0'
     file: '/templates/gitlab-ci-python.yml'
 ```
 
diff --git a/templates/gitlab-ci-python.yml b/templates/gitlab-ci-python.yml
index f40cfb745e83195cbb697d7cba566855e7a649b6..d62dfd61522d39d8665cf381df365dbbf98689a7 100644
--- a/templates/gitlab-ci-python.yml
+++ b/templates/gitlab-ci-python.yml
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ variables:
     fi
   }
 
-  if [[ "$TEMPLATE_CHECK_UPDATE_DISABLED" != "true" ]]; then check_for_update python "3.0.1"; fi
+  if [[ "$TEMPLATE_CHECK_UPDATE_DISABLED" != "true" ]]; then check_for_update python "3.1.0"; fi
   unscope_variables
 
   # ENDSCRIPT
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ variables:
   image: $PYTHON_IMAGE
   services:
     - name: "$CI_REGISTRY/to-be-continuous/tools/tracking:master"
-      command: ["--service", "python", "3.0.1"]
+      command: ["--service", "python", "3.1.0"]
   # Cache downloaded dependencies and plugins between builds.
   # To keep cache across branches add 'key: "$CI_JOB_NAME"'
   cache: