diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8b1da724f..974ac5d69 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [2.13.0](https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/cloud-sql-proxy/compare/v2.12.0...v2.13.0) (2024-08-14)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* bump to Go 1.23 ([#2287](https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/cloud-sql-proxy/issues/2287)) ([fd6bd49](https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/cloud-sql-proxy/commit/fd6bd49242c884508f641c754eb5cec5d28ac665))
+
 ## [2.12.0](https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/cloud-sql-proxy/compare/v2.11.4...v2.12.0) (2024-07-17)
 
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 53f5502e1..615ebed99 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ following instructions for your OS and CPU architecture.
 
 ```sh
 # see Releases for other versions
-URL="https://storage.googleapis.com/cloud-sql-connectors/cloud-sql-proxy/v2.12.0"
+URL="https://storage.googleapis.com/cloud-sql-connectors/cloud-sql-proxy/v2.13.0"
 
 curl "$URL/cloud-sql-proxy.linux.amd64" -o cloud-sql-proxy
 
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ chmod +x cloud-sql-proxy
 
 ```sh
 # see Releases for other versions
-URL="https://storage.googleapis.com/cloud-sql-connectors/cloud-sql-proxy/v2.12.0"
+URL="https://storage.googleapis.com/cloud-sql-connectors/cloud-sql-proxy/v2.13.0"
 
 curl "$URL/cloud-sql-proxy.linux.386" -o cloud-sql-proxy
 
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ chmod +x cloud-sql-proxy
 
 ```sh
 # see Releases for other versions
-URL="https://storage.googleapis.com/cloud-sql-connectors/cloud-sql-proxy/v2.12.0"
+URL="https://storage.googleapis.com/cloud-sql-connectors/cloud-sql-proxy/v2.13.0"
 
 curl "$URL/cloud-sql-proxy.linux.arm64" -o cloud-sql-proxy
 
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ chmod +x cloud-sql-proxy
 
 ```sh
 # see Releases for other versions
-URL="https://storage.googleapis.com/cloud-sql-connectors/cloud-sql-proxy/v2.12.0"
+URL="https://storage.googleapis.com/cloud-sql-connectors/cloud-sql-proxy/v2.13.0"
 
 curl "$URL/cloud-sql-proxy.linux.arm" -o cloud-sql-proxy
 
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ chmod +x cloud-sql-proxy
 
 ```sh
 # see Releases for other versions
-URL="https://storage.googleapis.com/cloud-sql-connectors/cloud-sql-proxy/v2.12.0"
+URL="https://storage.googleapis.com/cloud-sql-connectors/cloud-sql-proxy/v2.13.0"
 
 curl "$URL/cloud-sql-proxy.darwin.amd64" -o cloud-sql-proxy
 
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ chmod +x cloud-sql-proxy
 
 ```sh
 # see Releases for other versions
-URL="https://storage.googleapis.com/cloud-sql-connectors/cloud-sql-proxy/v2.12.0"
+URL="https://storage.googleapis.com/cloud-sql-connectors/cloud-sql-proxy/v2.13.0"
 
 curl "$URL/cloud-sql-proxy.darwin.arm64" -o cloud-sql-proxy
 
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ chmod +x cloud-sql-proxy
 
 ```sh
 # see Releases for other versions
-curl https://storage.googleapis.com/cloud-sql-connectors/cloud-sql-proxy/v2.12.0/cloud-sql-proxy.x64.exe -o cloud-sql-proxy.exe
+curl https://storage.googleapis.com/cloud-sql-connectors/cloud-sql-proxy/v2.13.0/cloud-sql-proxy.x64.exe -o cloud-sql-proxy.exe
 ```
 
 </details>
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ curl https://storage.googleapis.com/cloud-sql-connectors/cloud-sql-proxy/v2.12.0
 
 ```sh
 # see Releases for other versions
-curl https://storage.googleapis.com/cloud-sql-connectors/cloud-sql-proxy/v2.12.0/cloud-sql-proxy.x86.exe -o cloud-sql-proxy.exe
+curl https://storage.googleapis.com/cloud-sql-connectors/cloud-sql-proxy/v2.13.0/cloud-sql-proxy.x86.exe -o cloud-sql-proxy.exe
 ```
 
 </details>
@@ -414,13 +414,13 @@ currently supported:
 
 <!-- {x-release-please-start-version} -->
 The `$VERSION` is the Proxy version without the leading "v" (e.g.,
-`2.12.0`).
+`2.13.0`).
 
 For example, to pull a particular version, use a command like:
 
 ``` shell
-# $VERSION is 2.12.0
-docker pull gcr.io/cloud-sql-connectors/cloud-sql-proxy:2.12.0
+# $VERSION is 2.13.0
+docker pull gcr.io/cloud-sql-connectors/cloud-sql-proxy:2.13.0
 ```
 
 <!-- {x-release-please-end} -->
diff --git a/cmd/root.go b/cmd/root.go
index fdc46e2b4..e8706a48f 100644
--- a/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/root.go
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ Third Party Licenses
   To view all licenses for third party dependencies used within this
   distribution please see:
 
-  https://storage.googleapis.com/cloud-sql-connectors/cloud-sql-proxy/v2.12.0/third_party/licenses.tar.gz {x-release-please-version}
+  https://storage.googleapis.com/cloud-sql-connectors/cloud-sql-proxy/v2.13.0/third_party/licenses.tar.gz {x-release-please-version}
 `
 
 var waitHelp = `
diff --git a/cmd/version.txt b/cmd/version.txt
index d8b698973..fb2c0766b 100644
--- a/cmd/version.txt
+++ b/cmd/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.12.0
+2.13.0
diff --git a/examples/k8s-health-check/README.md b/examples/k8s-health-check/README.md
index 32bc52545..4275ed75f 100644
--- a/examples/k8s-health-check/README.md
+++ b/examples/k8s-health-check/README.md
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ for more than 1 minute.
     - name: my-application
       image: gcr.io/my-container/my-application:1.1
     - name: cloud-sql-proxy
-      image: gcr.io/cloud-sql-connectors/cloud-sql-proxy:2.12.0
+      image: gcr.io/cloud-sql-connectors/cloud-sql-proxy:2.13.0
       args:
         # Set the --max-connections flag to 50
         - "--max-connections"
diff --git a/examples/k8s-service/README.md b/examples/k8s-service/README.md
index 3a1047a3d..e6fbed706 100644
--- a/examples/k8s-service/README.md
+++ b/examples/k8s-service/README.md
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ For the PgBouncer deployment, we add the proxy as a sidecar, starting it on port
 <!-- {x-release-please-start-version} -->
 ``` yaml
 - name: cloud-sql-proxy
-  image: gcr.io/cloud-sql-connectors/cloud-sql-proxy:2.12.0  # make sure to use the latest version
+  image: gcr.io/cloud-sql-connectors/cloud-sql-proxy:2.13.0  # make sure to use the latest version
   args:
     # Replace DB_PORT with the port the proxy should listen on
     - "--port=<DB_PORT>"
diff --git a/examples/k8s-sidecar/README.md b/examples/k8s-sidecar/README.md
index bfcc19726..edaf0eb46 100644
--- a/examples/k8s-sidecar/README.md
+++ b/examples/k8s-sidecar/README.md
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ as a separate service for several reasons:
     - name: cloud-sql-proxy
       # It is recommended to use the latest version of the Cloud SQL Auth Proxy
       # Make sure to update on a regular schedule!
-      image: gcr.io/cloud-sql-connectors/cloud-sql-proxy:2.12.0  # make sure to use the latest version
+      image: gcr.io/cloud-sql-connectors/cloud-sql-proxy:2.13.0  # make sure to use the latest version
       args:
         # If connecting from a VPC-native GKE cluster, you can use the
         # following flag to have the proxy connect over private IP