diff --git a/CITATION.cff b/CITATION.cff
index ed68096d03..696f997a5b 100644
--- a/CITATION.cff
+++ b/CITATION.cff
@@ -230,11 +230,11 @@ authors:
     orcid: "https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9949-3989"
 
 cff-version: 1.2.0
-date-released: 2025-09-23
+date-released: 2025-10-16
 doi: "10.5281/zenodo.3387139"
 license: "Apache-2.0"
 message: "If you use this software, please cite it using these metadata."
 repository-code: "https://github.com/ESMValGroup/ESMValCore/"
 title: ESMValCore
-version: "v2.13.0rc4"
+version: "v2.13.0"
 ...