diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 76bdf40a368c1c171e9c0bf344071c9c4115f8af..b64ce1b2c2508739b5a1c82a39532b41f25ebc66 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+## [6.3.1](https://gitlab.com/to-be-continuous/python/compare/6.3.0...6.3.1) (2023-06-27)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **publish:** avoid rebuilding packages (optimization) ([0002705](https://gitlab.com/to-be-continuous/python/commit/0002705aa22716db026a90f6a899ef786efcbe35))
+
 # [6.3.0](https://gitlab.com/to-be-continuous/python/compare/6.2.0...6.3.0) (2023-05-28)
 
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6e17ed98fde3fbc7ab051e0a581d1903f635b2c9..a02b8e709849ac3c5409e23ee025f841172e13ce 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ In order to include this template in your project, add the following to your `gi
 ```yaml
 include:
   - project: 'to-be-continuous/python'
-    ref: '6.3.0'
+    ref: '6.3.1'
     file: '/templates/gitlab-ci-python.yml'
 ```
 
diff --git a/templates/gitlab-ci-python.yml b/templates/gitlab-ci-python.yml
index 5267b6a36092d767c064510640fd2ed29b72ab95..a95c41d0bc4dc19e6c0ba2673a6f5004586bab6f 100644
--- a/templates/gitlab-ci-python.yml
+++ b/templates/gitlab-ci-python.yml
@@ -555,7 +555,7 @@ stages:
   image: $PYTHON_IMAGE
   services:
     - name: "$TBC_TRACKING_IMAGE"
-      command: ["--service", "python", "6.3.0"]
+      command: ["--service", "python", "6.3.1"]
   # Cache downloaded dependencies and plugins between builds.
   # To keep cache across branches add 'key: "$CI_JOB_NAME"'
   cache: