diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5ce153bf50655f48327cd3e697df6a0adaaad3c5..6de4b75772ed1431fff2701d5a05d6420898f030 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+## [3.13.1](https://gitlab.com/to-be-continuous/semantic-release/compare/3.13.0...3.13.1) (2025-03-23)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* unset vault variables for semrel ([712331d](https://gitlab.com/to-be-continuous/semantic-release/commit/712331d42158dc9611ea11755f486da8e5d4f8e6)), closes [#54](https://gitlab.com/to-be-continuous/semantic-release/issues/54)
+
 # [3.13.0](https://gitlab.com/to-be-continuous/semantic-release/compare/3.12.0...3.13.0) (2025-02-09)
 
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f954d2a95ee5ecbe33fbde1ee52fc0028005b2bb..39a8e8651a3666e7c073110bdf1dbe2b7bbd5fd3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ Add the following to your `.gitlab-ci.yml`:
 ```yaml
 include:
   # 1: include the component
-  - component: $CI_SERVER_FQDN/to-be-continuous/semantic-release/gitlab-ci-semrel@3.13.0
+  - component: $CI_SERVER_FQDN/to-be-continuous/semantic-release/gitlab-ci-semrel@3.13.1
     # 2: set/override component inputs
     inputs:
       changelog-enabled: true # ⚠ this is only an example
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ Add the following to your `.gitlab-ci.yml`:
 include:
   # 1: include the template
   - project: 'to-be-continuous/semantic-release'
-    ref: '3.13.0'
+    ref: '3.13.1'
     file: '/templates/gitlab-ci-semrel.yml'
 
 variables:
@@ -382,9 +382,9 @@ With:
 ```yaml
 include:
   # main template
-  - component: $CI_SERVER_FQDN/to-be-continuous/semantic-release/gitlab-ci-semrel@3.13.0
+  - component: $CI_SERVER_FQDN/to-be-continuous/semantic-release/gitlab-ci-semrel@3.13.1
   # Vault variant
-  - component: $CI_SERVER_FQDN/to-be-continuous/semantic-release/gitlab-ci-semrel-vault@3.13.0
+  - component: $CI_SERVER_FQDN/to-be-continuous/semantic-release/gitlab-ci-semrel-vault@3.13.1
     inputs:
       vault-base-url: "https://vault.acme.host/v1"
       # audience claim for JWT
diff --git a/templates/gitlab-ci-semrel-vault.yml b/templates/gitlab-ci-semrel-vault.yml
index f7bf326ae05413765707972a59d42c125e8ea487..a8de845d0867a8d9e2ccb9f2998d4c01268fe19a 100644
--- a/templates/gitlab-ci-semrel-vault.yml
+++ b/templates/gitlab-ci-semrel-vault.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ variables:
 .semrel-base:
   services:
     - name: "$TBC_TRACKING_IMAGE"
-      command: ["--service", "semrel", "3.13.0"]
+      command: ["--service", "semrel", "3.13.1"]
     - name: "$TBC_VAULT_IMAGE"
       alias: "vault-secrets-provider"
   variables:
diff --git a/templates/gitlab-ci-semrel.yml b/templates/gitlab-ci-semrel.yml
index 48121768a3907e7ad9e3e460d0a4f18597ead49d..051e44e369d9e8c5785159e291b6b9181a92d8ba 100644
--- a/templates/gitlab-ci-semrel.yml
+++ b/templates/gitlab-ci-semrel.yml
@@ -805,7 +805,7 @@ stages:
   image: $SEMREL_IMAGE
   services:
     - name: "$TBC_TRACKING_IMAGE"
-      command: ["--service", "semrel", "3.13.0"]
+      command: ["--service", "semrel", "3.13.1"]
   before_script:
     - !reference [.semrel-scripts]
     - install_ca_certs "${CUSTOM_CA_CERTS:-$DEFAULT_CA_CERTS}"