diff --git a/src/bci_build/package/__init__.py b/src/bci_build/package/__init__.py
index 0b3011bbb..6de221796 100644
--- a/src/bci_build/package/__init__.py
+++ b/src/bci_build/package/__init__.py
@@ -1411,6 +1411,7 @@ def generate_disk_size_constraints(size_gb: int) -> str:
 from .python import PYTHON_3_9_CONTAINERS  # noqa: E402
 from .python import PYTHON_3_11_CONTAINERS  # noqa: E402
 from .python import PYTHON_3_12_CONTAINERS  # noqa: E402
+from .python import PYTHON_3_13_CONTAINERS  # noqa: E402
 from .python import PYTHON_TW_CONTAINERS  # noqa: E402
 from .rmt import RMT_CONTAINERS  # noqa: E402
 from .ruby import RUBY_CONTAINERS  # noqa: E402
@@ -1421,10 +1422,11 @@ def generate_disk_size_constraints(size_gb: int) -> str:
     f"{bci.uid}-{bci.os_version.pretty_print.lower()}": bci
     for bci in (
         *BASE_CONTAINERS,
-        *PYTHON_3_12_CONTAINERS,
         *PYTHON_3_6_CONTAINERS,
         *PYTHON_3_9_CONTAINERS,
         *PYTHON_3_11_CONTAINERS,
+        *PYTHON_3_12_CONTAINERS,
+        *PYTHON_3_13_CONTAINERS,
         *PYTHON_TW_CONTAINERS,
         *THREE_EIGHT_NINE_DS_CONTAINERS,
         *NGINX_CONTAINERS,
diff --git a/src/bci_build/package/python.py b/src/bci_build/package/python.py
index 841335dd6..f8681fd10 100644
--- a/src/bci_build/package/python.py
+++ b/src/bci_build/package/python.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 from bci_build.package import Replacement
 from bci_build.registry import publish_registry
 
-_PYTHON_VERSIONS = Literal["3.6", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12"]
+_PYTHON_VERSIONS = Literal["3.6", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"]
 
 # The lifecycle is handcrafted by the SUSE Python maintainers
 _SLE_15_PYTHON_SUPPORT_ENDS: dict[_PYTHON_VERSIONS, datetime.date | None] = {
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
     # https://peps.python.org/pep-0664/ defines 2027/10/31, SUSE offers until end of the year
     "3.11": datetime.date(2027, 12, 31),
     "3.12": _SUPPORTED_UNTIL_SLE[OsVersion.SP6],
+    "3.13": _SUPPORTED_UNTIL_SLE[OsVersion.SP7],
 }
 
 
@@ -118,7 +119,7 @@ def _get_python_kwargs(py3_ver: _PYTHON_VERSIONS, os_version: OsVersion):
     for os_version in (OsVersion.SP6,)
 )
 
-_PYTHON_TW_VERSIONS: tuple[_PYTHON_VERSIONS, ...] = ("3.10", "3.12", "3.11")
+_PYTHON_TW_VERSIONS: tuple[_PYTHON_VERSIONS, ...] = ("3.10", "3.12", "3.13", "3.11")
 PYTHON_TW_CONTAINERS = (
     PythonDevelopmentContainer(
         **_get_python_kwargs(pyver, OsVersion.TUMBLEWEED),
@@ -144,3 +145,13 @@ def _get_python_kwargs(py3_ver: _PYTHON_VERSIONS, os_version: OsVersion):
     )
     for os_version in (OsVersion.SP6, OsVersion.SP7)
 ]
+
+
+PYTHON_3_13_CONTAINERS = [
+    PythonDevelopmentContainer(
+        **_get_python_kwargs("3.13", os_version),
+        package_name="python-3.13-image",
+        is_latest=os_version in CAN_BE_LATEST_OS_VERSION,
+    )
+    for os_version in (OsVersion.SP7,)
+]