diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 9ff73d544..fed5bc709 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ repos:
           - tomli
 
   - repo: https://github.com/commitizen-tools/commitizen
-    rev: v4.13.1 # automatically updated by Commitizen
+    rev: v4.13.3 # automatically updated by Commitizen
     hooks:
       - id: commitizen
       - id: commitizen-branch
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 15d690d15..8659d787b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,16 @@
+## v4.13.3 (2026-02-04)
+
+### Refactor
+
+- **version_schemes**: shorten generate_prerelease (#1838)
+
+## v4.13.2 (2026-02-03)
+
+### Refactor
+
+- simplify code with pathlib Path object (#1840)
+- **tags**: extract version resolution method (#1839)
+
 ## v4.13.1 (2026-02-03)
 
 ### Refactor
diff --git a/commitizen/__version__.py b/commitizen/__version__.py
index ab9d6f875..fd447e0fb 100644
--- a/commitizen/__version__.py
+++ b/commitizen/__version__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "4.13.1"
+__version__ = "4.13.3"
diff --git a/commitizen/version_schemes.py b/commitizen/version_schemes.py
index c03d908aa..1f17e9087 100644
--- a/commitizen/version_schemes.py
+++ b/commitizen/version_schemes.py
@@ -185,15 +185,10 @@ def generate_prerelease(
         # https://semver.org/#spec-item-11
         if self.is_prerelease and self.pre:
             prerelease = max(prerelease, self.pre[0])
+            if prerelease.startswith(self.pre[0]):
+                offset = self.pre[1] + 1
 
-        # version.pre is needed for mypy check
-        if self.is_prerelease and self.pre and prerelease.startswith(self.pre[0]):
-            prev_prerelease: int = self.pre[1]
-            new_prerelease_number = prev_prerelease + 1
-        else:
-            new_prerelease_number = offset
-        pre_version = f"{prerelease}{new_prerelease_number}"
-        return pre_version
+        return f"{prerelease}{offset}"
 
     def generate_devrelease(self, devrelease: int | None) -> str:
         """Generate devrelease
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 4a2b3850d..e174a2c38 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "commitizen"
-version = "4.13.1"
+version = "4.13.3"
 description = "Python commitizen client tool"
 authors = [{ name = "Santiago Fraire", email = "santiwilly@gmail.com" }]
 maintainers = [
diff --git a/tests/test_cmd.py b/tests/test_cmd.py
index e8a869e01..77a67cf4e 100644
--- a/tests/test_cmd.py
+++ b/tests/test_cmd.py
@@ -5,15 +5,18 @@
 
 
 # https://docs.python.org/3/howto/unicode.html
-def test_valid_utf8_encoded_strings():
-    valid_strings = (
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "s",
+    [
         "",
         "ascii",
         "🤦🏻‍♂️",
         "﷽",
         "\u0000",
-    )
-    assert all(s == cmd._try_decode(s.encode("utf-8")) for s in valid_strings)
+    ],
+)
+def test_valid_utf8_encoded_strings(s: str):
+    assert s == cmd._try_decode(s.encode("utf-8"))
 
 
 # A word of caution: just because an encoding can be guessed for a given
@@ -22,24 +25,25 @@ def test_valid_utf8_encoded_strings():
 # https://docs.python.org/3/library/codecs.html#standard-encodings
 
 
-# Pick a random, non-utf8 encoding to test.
-def test_valid_cp1250_encoded_strings():
-    valid_strings = (
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "s",
+    [
         "",
         "ascii",
         "äöüß",
         "ça va",
         "jak se máte",
-    )
-    for s in valid_strings:
-        assert cmd._try_decode(s.encode("cp1250")) or True
+    ],
+)
+def test_valid_cp1250_encoded_strings(s: str):
+    """Pick a random, non-utf8 encoding to test."""
+    # We just want to make sure it doesn't raise an exception
+    cmd._try_decode(s.encode("cp1250"))
 
 
 def test_invalid_bytes():
-    invalid_bytes = (b"\x73\xe2\x9d\xff\x00",)
-    for s in invalid_bytes:
-        with pytest.raises(CharacterSetDecodeError):
-            cmd._try_decode(s)
+    with pytest.raises(CharacterSetDecodeError):
+        cmd._try_decode(b"\x73\xe2\x9d\xff\x00")
 
 
 def test_always_fail_decode():
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index e1482cb2d..872ddd00f 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ wheels = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "commitizen"
-version = "4.13.1"
+version = "4.13.3"
 source = { editable = "." }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "argcomplete" },