diff --git a/.cirrus.yml b/.cirrus.yml
index 4ba410ee8b..e4169f1a09 100644
--- a/.cirrus.yml
+++ b/.cirrus.yml
@@ -523,7 +523,7 @@ freebsd14_task:
 freebsd13_task:
   freebsd_instance:
     # FreeBSD 13 EOL: January 31, 2026
-    image_family: freebsd-13-4
+    image_family: freebsd-13-5
     << : *FREEBSD_RESOURCES_TEMPLATE
 
   prepare_script: ./ci/freebsd/prepare.sh
diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 01b36be179..a9d0ddc688 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,3 +1,15 @@
+8.1.0-dev.662 | 2025-10-10 12:52:02 +0200
+
+  * Bump CI to freebsd-13.5 (Benjamin Bannier, Corelight)
+
+  * Use package `cmake-core` instead of `cmake` on FreeBSD (Benjamin Bannier, Corelight)
+
+    The package `cmake` seems to have unreliable availability on e.g.,
+    freebsd-13. Switch to the `cmake-core` subpackage which already has all
+    the functionality we need.
+
+  * Update doc submodule [nomail] [skip ci] (zeek-bot)
+
 8.1.0-dev.658 | 2025-10-09 20:17:21 +0200
 
   * Type: Cache tag into TypeDecl (Arne Welzel, Corelight)
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 656e3517ab..0e195a8f76 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-8.1.0-dev.658
+8.1.0-dev.662
diff --git a/ci/freebsd/prepare.sh b/ci/freebsd/prepare.sh
index 9f3041e6b5..eecca1378b 100755
--- a/ci/freebsd/prepare.sh
+++ b/ci/freebsd/prepare.sh
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ set -e
 set -x
 
 env ASSUME_ALWAYS_YES=YES pkg bootstrap
-pkg install -y bash cppzmq git cmake swig bison python3 base64 flex ccache jq dnsmasq krb5
+pkg install -y bash cppzmq git cmake-core swig bison python3 base64 flex ccache jq dnsmasq krb5
 pkg upgrade -y curl
 pyver=$(python3 -c 'import sys; print(f"py{sys.version_info[0]}{sys.version_info[1]}")')
 pkg install -y $pyver-sqlite3