diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index fb092b3..5703411 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ spec:
     source-ref:
       description: "The source branch from the Tangled monorepo to build against. Defaults to latest tagged release."
       type: string
-      default: "v1.11.0-alpha"
+      default: "v1.13.0-alpha"
     build-type:
       description: "The type of build to perform (e.g., 'production' for tagged releases, 'nightly' for nightly builds from the main branch and 'weekly' for weekly builds)."
       options: ["production", "nightly", "weekly", "merge_request"]
diff --git a/bin/build b/bin/build
index d3ea6b8..f4fd0e4 100755
--- a/bin/build
+++ b/bin/build
@@ -30,6 +30,12 @@ DOCKER_BUILDKIT=${DOCKER_BUILDKIT:-1} docker build \
   --build-arg DEPLOY_IMAGE=$DEPLOY_IMAGE \
   --build-arg BUILDER_IMAGE=$BUILDER_IMAGE \
   .
+  
+BUILD_STATUS=$?
+if [[ "${BUILD_STATUS}" != "0" ]]; then
+  echo "error: Something gone wrong while building the image, see logs above for context."
+  exit 1
+fi
 
 if [[ $CI == "true" || "$FF_PUSH_LOCAL_BUILDS" == "true" ]]; then
   echo "Tagging $IMAGE_NAME:build-$TIMESTAMP for publishing"