diff --git a/config/cli/bookworm/debootstrap/components b/config/cli/bookworm/debootstrap/components
new file mode 120000
index 0000000000..7b63520a0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/cli/bookworm/debootstrap/components
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../bullseye/debootstrap/components
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/config/cli/bookworm/debootstrap/config_desktop b/config/cli/bookworm/debootstrap/config_desktop
new file mode 120000
index 0000000000..119211b30c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/cli/bookworm/debootstrap/config_desktop
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../bullseye/debootstrap/config_desktop
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/config/cli/bookworm/debootstrap/packages b/config/cli/bookworm/debootstrap/packages
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a14321270c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/cli/bookworm/debootstrap/packages
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+apt-utils
+btrfs-progs
+bzip2
+ca-certificates
+console-setup
+cpio
+cron
+dbus
+dbus-user-session
+debsums
+dmsetup
+fdisk
+gnupg
+haveged
+ifupdown
+init
+initramfs-tools
+iputils-ping
+isc-dhcp-client
+kmod
+less
+libpam-systemd
+linux-base
+locales
+logrotate
+netbase
+netcat-openbsd
+rsync
+rsyslog
+sudo
+systemd
+tzdata
+ucf
+udev
+whiptail
+wireless-regdb
diff --git a/config/cli/bookworm/main/config_cli_standard/packages b/config/cli/bookworm/main/config_cli_standard/packages
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e33544b1ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/cli/bookworm/main/config_cli_standard/packages
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+apt-file
+automake
+bison
+bridge-utils
+build-essential
+ca-certificates
+command-not-found
+console-setup
+expect
+fbset
+flex
+gnupg2
+hping3
+html2text
+initramfs-tools
+iptables
+iw
+keyboard-configuration
+libnl-3-dev
+libnl-genl-3-dev
+libssl-dev
+libwrap0-dev
+linux-base
+man-db
+nfs-common
+python3-distutils
+python3-lib2to3
+rng-tools
+selinux-policy-default
+sudo
+unattended-upgrades
+unicode-data
+vnstat
+wireless-regdb
+wpasupplicant
diff --git a/config/cli/bookworm/main/config_cli_standard/packages.additional b/config/cli/bookworm/main/config_cli_standard/packages.additional
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..671abb47d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/cli/bookworm/main/config_cli_standard/packages.additional
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+alsa-utils
+aptitude
+avahi-autoipd
+bash-completion
+dosfstools
+dkms
+ethtool
+evtest
+f2fs-tools
+f3
+git
+haveged
+hdparm
+i2c-tools
+ifenslave
+iotop
+iperf3
+iputils-arping
+libdigest-sha-perl
+libfuse2
+libnss-myhostname
+libpam-systemd
+libproc-processtable-perl
+netplan.io
+nfs-common
+ntfs-3g
+pciutils
+plymouth
+plymouth-themes
+pv
+qrencode
+rfkill
+screen
+software-properties-common
+stress
+sunxi-tools
+unzip
+vim
+vlan
diff --git a/config/cli/bookworm/main/config_desktop/packages b/config/cli/bookworm/main/config_desktop/packages
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2a0471bb30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/cli/bookworm/main/config_desktop/packages
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+automake
+bison
+bridge-utils
+build-essential
+ca-certificates
+console-setup
+expect
+fbset
+flex
+fonts-ubuntu
+html2text
+initramfs-tools
+iptables
+iw
+keyboard-configuration
+libnl-3-dev
+libnl-genl-3-dev
+libssl-dev
+libwrap0-dev
+linux-base
+sudo
+unattended-upgrades
+unicode-data
+wireless-regdb
+wpasupplicant
diff --git a/config/cli/bookworm/main/config_desktop/packages.additional b/config/cli/bookworm/main/config_desktop/packages.additional
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..14551cdb79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/cli/bookworm/main/config_desktop/packages.additional
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+alsa-utils
+aptitude
+avahi-autoipd
+bash-completion
+dosfstools
+ethtool
+evtest
+f2fs-tools
+f3
+git
+haveged
+hdparm
+ifenslave
+iotop
+iperf3
+iputils-arping
+libdigest-sha-perl
+libfuse2
+libnss-myhostname
+libpam-systemd
+libproc-processtable-perl
+ntfs-3g
+pciutils
+pv
+qrencode
+rfkill
+screen
+software-properties-common
+stress
+sunxi-tools
+unzip
+vim
+vlan
diff --git a/config/cli/bookworm/main/packages b/config/cli/bookworm/main/packages
new file mode 120000
index 0000000000..174ae2db03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/cli/bookworm/main/packages
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../bullseye/main/packages
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/config/cli/bookworm/main/packages.additional b/config/cli/bookworm/main/packages.additional
new file mode 120000
index 0000000000..7d54165b04
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/cli/bookworm/main/packages.additional
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../bullseye/main/packages.additional
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/config/cli/bookworm/main/packages.uninstall b/config/cli/bookworm/main/packages.uninstall
new file mode 120000
index 0000000000..c8d5996ba1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/cli/bookworm/main/packages.uninstall
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../bullseye/main/packages.uninstall
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/config/cli/bullseye/main/config_cli_standard/packages b/config/cli/bullseye/main/config_cli_standard/packages
index 12122e6584..0948feff0d 100644
--- a/config/cli/bullseye/main/config_cli_standard/packages
+++ b/config/cli/bullseye/main/config_cli_standard/packages
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ libssl-dev
 libwrap0-dev
 linux-base
 man-db
+netplan.io
 networkd-dispatcher
 nfs-common
 python3-distutils
diff --git a/config/cli/bullseye/main/packages b/config/cli/bullseye/main/packages
index c03d917d15..dd10a9a86c 100644
--- a/config/cli/bullseye/main/packages
+++ b/config/cli/bullseye/main/packages
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ ncurses-term
 openssh-server
 parted
 psmisc
-python3-apt
 smartmontools
 sysfsutils
 toilet
diff --git a/config/cli/bullseye/main/packages.additional b/config/cli/bullseye/main/packages.additional
index 83f52bf879..261c9a08c7 100644
--- a/config/cli/bullseye/main/packages.additional
+++ b/config/cli/bullseye/main/packages.additional
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-cracklib-runtime
 curl
 htop
 i2c-tools
@@ -9,7 +8,6 @@ mc
 mmc-utils
 nano
 net-tools
-netplan.io
 network-manager
 network-manager-openvpn
 resolvconf
diff --git a/config/desktop/bookworm b/config/desktop/bookworm
new file mode 120000
index 0000000000..91bf492f1d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/desktop/bookworm
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+bullseye
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/config/desktop/bullseye/environments/gnome/config_base/packages b/config/desktop/bullseye/environments/gnome/config_base/packages
index 7e53d3fbea..1e05e994de 100644
--- a/config/desktop/bullseye/environments/gnome/config_base/packages
+++ b/config/desktop/bullseye/environments/gnome/config_base/packages
@@ -29,8 +29,6 @@ gnome-settings-daemon-common
 gnome-shell
 gnome-shell-common
 gnome-shell-extension-appindicator
-gnome-shell-extension-desktop-icons
-gnome-shell-extension-trash
 inputattach
 libasound2
 libasound2-plugins
diff --git a/config/desktop/bullseye/environments/mate/config_base/packages b/config/desktop/bullseye/environments/mate/config_base/packages
index a838da3c40..dced82a809 100644
--- a/config/desktop/bullseye/environments/mate/config_base/packages
+++ b/config/desktop/bullseye/environments/mate/config_base/packages
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ gdebi
 gist
 gnome-keyring
 gnome-disk-utility
-gnome-orca
 gnome-packagekit
 gnome-terminal
 gtk2-engines
@@ -49,8 +48,6 @@ mate-equake-applet
 mate-icon-theme
 mate-indicator-applet
 mate-indicator-applet-common
-mate-media
-mate-media-common
 mate-menu
 mate-menus
 mate-netbook
diff --git a/config/desktop/buster/appgroups/chat/packages b/config/desktop/buster/appgroups/chat/packages
index 73c1b12ff7..1836dcdc34 100644
--- a/config/desktop/buster/appgroups/chat/packages
+++ b/config/desktop/buster/appgroups/chat/packages
@@ -4,5 +4,4 @@ purple-discord
 purple-lurch
 purple-mm-sms
 purple-rocketchat
-telegram-purple
 telegram-desktop
diff --git a/config/distributions/bookworm/name b/config/distributions/bookworm/name
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..15078e253e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/distributions/bookworm/name
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Debian 12 Bookworm
diff --git a/config/distributions/bookworm/support b/config/distributions/bookworm/support
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..03cd470150
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/distributions/bookworm/support
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+csc
diff --git a/config/distributions/sid/name b/config/distributions/sid/name
index faba7461af..66ecbcea40 100644
--- a/config/distributions/sid/name
+++ b/config/distributions/sid/name
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Debian 12 Sid
+Debian 13 Sid
diff --git a/config/sources/arm64.conf b/config/sources/arm64.conf
index de41a5ed5d..2ea84019be 100644
--- a/config/sources/arm64.conf
+++ b/config/sources/arm64.conf
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ fi
 
 if [ "$(uname -m)" = "aarch64" ]; then
 	case "$(lsb_release -sc)" in
-		"bullseye" | "focal" | "hirsute" | "impish" | "jammy" | "lunar")
+		"bullseye" | "bookworm" | "focal" | "hirsute" | "impish" | "jammy" | "lunar")
 			PKG_PREFIX="qemu-x86_64-static -L /usr/x86_64-linux-gnu "
 			;;
 		*)
diff --git a/lib/functions/extras/buildpkg.sh b/lib/functions/extras/buildpkg.sh
index e5d6eed981..a26e85711f 100644
--- a/lib/functions/extras/buildpkg.sh
+++ b/lib/functions/extras/buildpkg.sh
@@ -10,12 +10,14 @@ create_chroot() {
 	qemu_binary['arm64']='qemu-aarch64-static'
 	apt_mirror['buster']="$DEBIAN_MIRROR"
 	apt_mirror['bullseye']="$DEBIAN_MIRROR"
+	apt_mirror['bookworm']="$DEBIAN_MIRROR"
 	apt_mirror['focal']="$UBUNTU_MIRROR"
 	apt_mirror['jammy']="$UBUNTU_MIRROR"
 	apt_mirror['kinetic']="$UBUNTU_MIRROR"
-        apt_mirror['lunar']="$UBUNTU_MIRROR"
+	apt_mirror['lunar']="$UBUNTU_MIRROR"
 	components['buster']='main,contrib'
 	components['bullseye']='main,contrib'
+	components['bookworm']='main,contrib'
 	components['sid']='main,contrib'
 	components['focal']='main,universe,multiverse'
 	components['jammy']='main,universe,multiverse'
@@ -26,7 +28,7 @@ create_chroot() {
 
 	# perhaps a temporally workaround
 	case $release in
-		bullseye | focal | jammy | sid | kinetic | lunar)
+		bullseye | bookworm | sid | focal | jammy | kinetic | lunar)
 			includes=${includes}",perl-openssl-defaults,libnet-ssleay-perl"
 			;;
 	esac
@@ -97,7 +99,7 @@ create_chroot() {
 		-q -y --no-install-recommends debhelper devscripts"'
 
 	case $release in
-		bullseye | focal | hirsute | sid)
+		bullseye | bookworm | sid | focal | hirsute )
 			eval 'LC_ALL=C LANG=C chroot "${target_dir}" \
 			/bin/bash -c "apt-get install python-is-python3"'
 			;;
@@ -116,10 +118,11 @@ chroot_prepare_distccd() {
 	declare -A gcc_version gcc_type
 	gcc_version['buster']='8.3'
 	gcc_version['bullseye']='9.2'
+	gcc_version['bookworm']='10.2'
+	gcc_version['sid']='10.2'
 	gcc_version['bionic']='5.4'
 	gcc_version['focal']='9.2'
 	gcc_version['hirsute']='10.2'
-	gcc_version['sid']='10.2'
 	gcc_version['jammy']='12'
 	gcc_version['kinetic']='12'
 	gcc_version['lunar']='12'
@@ -156,7 +159,7 @@ chroot_build_packages() {
 		target_arch="${ARCH}"
 	else
 		# only make packages for recent releases. There are no changes on older
-		target_release="bullseye focal jammy lunar sid"
+		target_release="bullseye bookworm focal jammy lunar sid"
 		target_arch="armhf arm64 amd64"
 	fi
 
diff --git a/lib/functions/host/prepare-host.sh b/lib/functions/host/prepare-host.sh
index 023921a2f3..7a2a83db54 100644
--- a/lib/functions/host/prepare-host.sh
+++ b/lib/functions/host/prepare-host.sh
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ prepare_host() {
 	fi
 
 	# Add support for Ubuntu 20.04, 21.04 and Mint 20.x
-	if [[ $HOSTRELEASE =~ ^(focal|impish|hirsute|jammy|kinetic|lunar|ulyana|ulyssa|bullseye|uma|una|vanessa|vera)$ ]]; then
+	if [[ $HOSTRELEASE =~ ^(focal|impish|hirsute|jammy|kinetic|lunar|ulyana|ulyssa|bullseye|bookworm|uma|una|vanessa|vera)$ ]]; then
 		hostdeps+=" python2 python3"
 		ln -fs /usr/bin/python2.7 /usr/bin/python2
 		ln -fs /usr/bin/python2.7 /usr/bin/python
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ prepare_host() {
 	#
 	# NO_HOST_RELEASE_CHECK overrides the check for a supported host system
 	# Disable host OS check at your own risk. Any issues reported with unsupported releases will be closed without discussion
-	if [[ -z $HOSTRELEASE || "buster bullseye focal impish hirsute jammy lunar kinetic debbie tricia ulyana ulyssa uma una vanessa vera" != *"$HOSTRELEASE"* ]]; then
+	if [[ -z $HOSTRELEASE || "buster bullseye bookworm focal impish hirsute jammy lunar kinetic debbie tricia ulyana ulyssa uma una vanessa vera" != *"$HOSTRELEASE"* ]]; then
 		if [[ $NO_HOST_RELEASE_CHECK == yes ]]; then
 			display_alert "You are running on an unsupported system" "${HOSTRELEASE:-(unknown)}" "wrn"
 			display_alert "Do not report any errors, warnings or other issues encountered beyond this point" "" "wrn"
diff --git a/lib/functions/image/partitioning.sh b/lib/functions/image/partitioning.sh
index be3fc91079..b7111e7b49 100644
--- a/lib/functions/image/partitioning.sh
+++ b/lib/functions/image/partitioning.sh
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ prepare_partitions() {
 	# parttype[nfs] is empty
 
 	# metadata_csum and 64bit may need to be disabled explicitly when migrating to newer supported host OS releases
-	if [[ $HOSTRELEASE =~ buster|bullseye|sid|focal|impish|hirsute|jammy|kinetic|lunar|ulyana|ulyssa|uma|una|vanessa|vera ]]; then
+	if [[ $HOSTRELEASE =~ buster|bullseye|bookworm|sid|focal|impish|hirsute|jammy|kinetic|lunar|ulyana|ulyssa|uma|una|vanessa|vera ]]; then
 		mkopts[ext4]="-q -m 2 -O ^64bit,^metadata_csum"
 	fi
 	# mkopts[fat] is empty
diff --git a/lib/functions/rootfs/distro-specific.sh b/lib/functions/rootfs/distro-specific.sh
index 5cb8f2265b..3a3c84bae0 100644
--- a/lib/functions/rootfs/distro-specific.sh
+++ b/lib/functions/rootfs/distro-specific.sh
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ install_distribution_specific() {
 
 # create_sources_list <release> <basedir>
 #
-# <release>: bullseye|focal|jammy|kinetic|lunar|sid
+# <release>: bullseye|bookworm|sid|focal|jammy|kinetic|lunar
 # <basedir>: path to root directory
 #
 create_sources_list() {
diff --git a/tools/repository/repo b/tools/repository/repo
index 5c561912c5..b432a15206 100755
--- a/tools/repository/repo
+++ b/tools/repository/repo
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ publishing() {
 IFS=', ' read -r -a DISTROS <<< "$5"
 local errors=0
 # publish all, update selected
-local distributions=("jessy" "xenial" "stretch" "bionic" "buster" "bullseye" "focal" "hirsute" "impish" "jammy" "lunar" "kinetic" "sid")
+local distributions=("jessy" "xenial" "stretch" "bionic" "focal" "hirsute" "impish" "jammy" "lunar" "kinetic" "buster" "bullseye" "bookworm" "sid")
 for release in "${distributions[@]}"; do
 	local forceoverwrite=""