diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index d18e944..559e086 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "2.13.0"
+  ".": "2.13.1"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1a337aa..703bbc4 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [2.13.1](https://github.com/open-feature/flagd-testbed/compare/v2.13.0...v2.13.1) (2025-10-30)
+
+
+### 🧹 Chore
+
+* add test to ensure fatal state on forbidden error ([#756](https://github.com/open-feature/flagd-testbed/issues/756)) ([#302](https://github.com/open-feature/flagd-testbed/issues/302)) ([446a9f5](https://github.com/open-feature/flagd-testbed/commit/446a9f53ffe0756a75cd003af1826d16c32c073c))
+
 ## [2.13.0](https://github.com/open-feature/flagd-testbed/compare/v2.12.0...v2.13.0) (2025-09-09)
 
 
diff --git a/docker-compose.yaml b/docker-compose.yaml
index c9795ec..915d134 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yaml
+++ b/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ version: '3.8'
 
 services:
   flagd:
-    image: ${IMAGE:-ghcr.io/open-feature/flagd-testbed}:${VERSION:-v2.13.0} # x-release-please-version
+    image: ${IMAGE:-ghcr.io/open-feature/flagd-testbed}:${VERSION:-v2.13.1} # x-release-please-version
     ports:
       - 8013
       - 8014
diff --git a/version.txt b/version.txt
index fb2c076..94f15e9 100644
--- a/version.txt
+++ b/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.13.0
+2.13.1