diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a15d477..f3058ad 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1 @@
-SOURCES/open-vm-tools-12.5.0-24276846.tar.gz
+SOURCES/open-vm-tools-13.0.0-24696409.tar.gz
diff --git a/.open-vm-tools.metadata b/.open-vm-tools.metadata
index 0ee25d9..1ba3140 100644
--- a/.open-vm-tools.metadata
+++ b/.open-vm-tools.metadata
@@ -1 +1 @@
-3bcbcf751b273cb9b3984484ad70b14a2efddb6f SOURCES/open-vm-tools-12.5.0-24276846.tar.gz
+fdef371bd0797e484eb421b760940d7b19d58291 SOURCES/open-vm-tools-13.0.0-24696409.tar.gz
diff --git a/SPECS/open-vm-tools.spec b/SPECS/open-vm-tools.spec
index 168d869..3d8898d 100644
--- a/SPECS/open-vm-tools.spec
+++ b/SPECS/open-vm-tools.spec
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@
 ### Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
 ################################################################################
 
-%global majorversion    12.5
+%global majorversion    13.0
 %global minorversion    0
-%global toolsbuild      24276846
+%global toolsbuild      24696409
 %global toolsversion    %{majorversion}.%{minorversion}
 %global toolsdaemon     vmtoolsd
 %global vgauthdaemon    vgauthd
@@ -420,6 +420,11 @@ fi
 %{_bindir}/vmware-vgauth-smoketest
 
 %changelog
+* Fri Jul 25 2025 Lili Du <ldu@redhat.com> - 13.0.0-1
+- Rebase to 13.0.0 [RHEL-99158]
+- Resolves: RHEL-99158 
+  ([ESXi][RHEL9] open-vm-tools version 13.0.0 has been released - please rebase)
+  
 * Tue Dec 03 2024 Miroslav Rezanina <mrezanin@redhat.com> - 12.5.0-1
 - Rebase to 12.5.0 [RHEL-63096]
 - Resolves: RHEL-63096