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     <relativePath>../../parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
-    <version>8.4.12</version>
+    <version>8.4.13-rc1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <name>core</name>
diff --git a/element-template-generator/http-dsl/pom.xml b/element-template-generator/http-dsl/pom.xml
index 059d6f69fb..1e8368a87d 100644
--- a/element-template-generator/http-dsl/pom.xml
+++ b/element-template-generator/http-dsl/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <groupId>io.camunda.connector</groupId>
     <artifactId>connector-parent</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../../parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
-    <version>8.4.12</version>
+    <version>8.4.13-rc1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <name>element-template-generator-http</name>
diff --git a/element-template-generator/maven-plugin/pom.xml b/element-template-generator/maven-plugin/pom.xml
index 0cf50e28fc..d4a3de3750 100644
--- a/element-template-generator/maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/element-template-generator/maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <groupId>io.camunda.connector</groupId>
     <artifactId>connector-parent</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../../parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
-    <version>8.4.12</version>
+    <version>8.4.13-rc1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <name>element-template-generator-maven-plugin</name>
diff --git a/element-template-generator/openapi-parser/pom.xml b/element-template-generator/openapi-parser/pom.xml
index dcf9ce4612..5c3f622b67 100644
--- a/element-template-generator/openapi-parser/pom.xml
+++ b/element-template-generator/openapi-parser/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <groupId>io.camunda.connector</groupId>
     <artifactId>connector-parent</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../../parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
-    <version>8.4.12</version>
+    <version>8.4.13-rc1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <name>openapi-parser</name>
diff --git a/parent/pom.xml b/parent/pom.xml
index 5d0ba5421d..08465bcaed 100644
--- a/parent/pom.xml
+++ b/parent/pom.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
   <groupId>io.camunda.connector</groupId>
   <artifactId>connector-parent</artifactId>
-  <version>8.4.12</version>
+  <version>8.4.13-rc1</version>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
   <name>Camunda Connector Parent</name>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9ce02b4656..e93d868c0c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>io.camunda.connector</groupId>
     <artifactId>connector-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>8.4.12</version>
+    <version>8.4.13-rc1</version>
     <relativePath>parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/secret-providers/gcp-secret-provider/pom.xml b/secret-providers/gcp-secret-provider/pom.xml
index d92a15fcce..b085195f5c 100644
--- a/secret-providers/gcp-secret-provider/pom.xml
+++ b/secret-providers/gcp-secret-provider/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <groupId>io.camunda.connector</groupId>
     <artifactId>connector-parent</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../../parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
-    <version>8.4.12</version>
+    <version>8.4.13-rc1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <name>connector-gcp-secret-provider</name>