diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 52005701a417243086796153824faa2132ad3ea5..87ba63d2ce365c52465aedb233320fa36615f21c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+# [6.1.0](https://gitlab.com/to-be-continuous/python/compare/6.0.2...6.1.0) (2022-12-13)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* add a job generating software bill of materials ([4c56888](https://gitlab.com/to-be-continuous/python/commit/4c56888e589c11ac60edf79f2aa9dcd23bda9062))
+
 ## [6.0.2](https://gitlab.com/to-be-continuous/python/compare/6.0.1...6.0.2) (2022-10-17)
 
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9fd089ad8b68ea76848bfbf2bd5bb7849a0f22f3..2c1a65b0e63aaecbfe805708479e9ea9aee32376 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: '6.0.2'
+    ref: '6.1.0'
     file: '/templates/gitlab-ci-python.yml'
 ```
 
diff --git a/templates/gitlab-ci-python.yml b/templates/gitlab-ci-python.yml
index 87a295e2b5bec1fd9ed778eec3047f30c417b1f2..59f80b89b78dd46475dcda3da77d885cbc96b9e5 100644
--- a/templates/gitlab-ci-python.yml
+++ b/templates/gitlab-ci-python.yml
@@ -565,7 +565,7 @@ variables:
   image: $PYTHON_IMAGE
   services:
     - name: "$TBC_TRACKING_IMAGE"
-      command: ["--service", "python", "6.0.2"]
+      command: ["--service", "python", "6.1.0"]
   # Cache downloaded dependencies and plugins between builds.
   # To keep cache across branches add 'key: "$CI_JOB_NAME"'
   cache: