diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 00e097f899b03732b803cf2ec624f6272dc5a0f2..32fa808b84f03b973c4191fe55a739e426719365 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,11 @@
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/), and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
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+## [1.13.1]
+
+* [!722](https://repo1.dso.mil/platform-one/big-bang/bigbang/-/merge_requests/722): Bumping Gatekeeper tag, reducing pod footprint, cleaning up constraints
+* [!730](https://repo1.dso.mil/platform-one/big-bang/bigbang/-/merge_requests/730): Bumping Gatekeeper tag, properly excluding all of "kube-system" namespace from gatekeeper via upstream recommendation, removing "kube-system" exclusions from package values.
+
 ## [1.13.0]
 
 [!1.13.0 Merge Requests](https://repo1.dso.mil/platform-one/big-bang/bigbang/-/merge_requests?scope=all&utf8=%E2%9C%93&state=merged&milestone_title=1.13.0); List of Merge Requests in this Release
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e2b2b1b521a009942a0751ed957ffd7ee2f6f90c..ece88e3df168a732a6638229a2460cc875872292 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # bigbang
 
-![Version: 1.13.0](https://img.shields.io/badge/Version-1.13.0-informational?style=flat-square) ![Type: application](https://img.shields.io/badge/Type-application-informational?style=flat-square)
+![Version: 1.13.1](https://img.shields.io/badge/Version-1.13.1-informational?style=flat-square) ![Type: application](https://img.shields.io/badge/Type-application-informational?style=flat-square)
 
 Big Bang is a declarative, continuous delivery tool for core DoD hardened and approved packages into a Kubernetes cluster.
 
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ To start using Big Bang, you will need to create your own Big Bang environment t
 | gatekeeper.enabled | bool | `true` | Toggle deployment of OPA Gatekeeper. |
 | gatekeeper.git.repo | string | `"https://repo1.dso.mil/platform-one/big-bang/apps/core/policy.git"` |  |
 | gatekeeper.git.path | string | `"./chart"` |  |
-| gatekeeper.git.tag | string | `"3.5.1-bb.4"` |  |
+| gatekeeper.git.tag | string | `"3.5.1-bb.8"` |  |
 | gatekeeper.flux | object | `{"install":{"crds":"CreateReplace"},"upgrade":{"crds":"CreateReplace"}}` | Flux reconciliation overrides specifically for the OPA Gatekeeper Package |
 | gatekeeper.values | object | `{}` | Values to passthrough to the gatekeeper chart: https://repo1.dso.mil/platform-one/big-bang/apps/core/policy.git |
 | gatekeeper.postRenderers | list | `[]` | Post Renderers.  See docs/postrenders.md |
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ To start using Big Bang, you will need to create your own Big Bang environment t
 | monitoring.enabled | bool | `true` | Toggle deployment of Monitoring (Prometheus, Grafana, and Alertmanager). |
 | monitoring.git.repo | string | `"https://repo1.dso.mil/platform-one/big-bang/apps/core/monitoring.git"` |  |
 | monitoring.git.path | string | `"./chart"` |  |
-| monitoring.git.tag | string | `"14.0.0-bb.1"` |  |
+| monitoring.git.tag | string | `"14.0.0-bb.3"` |  |
 | monitoring.flux | object | `{"install":{"crds":"CreateReplace"},"upgrade":{"crds":"CreateReplace"}}` | Flux reconciliation overrides specifically for the Monitoring Package |
 | monitoring.ingress.gateway | string | `""` |  |
 | monitoring.sso.enabled | bool | `false` | Toggle SSO for monitoring components on and off |
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ To start using Big Bang, you will need to create your own Big Bang environment t
 | addons.minio.enabled | bool | `false` | Toggle deployment of minio. |
 | addons.minio.git.repo | string | `"https://repo1.dso.mil/platform-one/big-bang/apps/application-utilities/minio.git"` |  |
 | addons.minio.git.path | string | `"./chart"` |  |
-| addons.minio.git.tag | string | `"2.0.9-bb.12"` |  |
+| addons.minio.git.tag | string | `"2.0.9-bb.13"` |  |
 | addons.minio.flux | object | `{}` | Flux reconciliation overrides specifically for the Minio Package |
 | addons.minio.ingress.gateway | string | `""` |  |
 | addons.minio.accesskey | string | `""` | Default access key to use for minio. |
diff --git a/base/gitrepository.yaml b/base/gitrepository.yaml
index 4fa670481120090d32c2d83ecfa925c182e3ddd1..52f1439f4d581197ca13bb93ac1b2bd643712cb9 100644
--- a/base/gitrepository.yaml
+++ b/base/gitrepository.yaml
@@ -11,4 +11,4 @@ spec:
   interval: 10m
   url: https://repo1.dso.mil/platform-one/big-bang/bigbang.git
   ref:
-    tag: 1.13.0
+    tag: 1.13.1
diff --git a/chart/Chart.yaml b/chart/Chart.yaml
index b68cf8f5904e585dd60c2b715d6c027a17ae837c..7da56794dd368f576e0917b84a3b5aa848f15429 100644
--- a/chart/Chart.yaml
+++ b/chart/Chart.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 apiVersion: v2
 name: bigbang
-version: 1.13.0
+version: 1.13.1
 description: Big Bang is a declarative, continuous delivery tool for core DoD hardened and approved packages into a Kubernetes cluster.
 
 type: application