diff --git a/be/src/agent/be_exec_version_manager.cpp b/be/src/agent/be_exec_version_manager.cpp
index de9dfb9745dc5e..a2d3d05f384114 100644
--- a/be/src/agent/be_exec_version_manager.cpp
+++ b/be/src/agent/be_exec_version_manager.cpp
@@ -126,11 +126,13 @@ void BeExecVersionManager::check_function_compatibility(int current_be_exec_vers
 //   a. use new fixed object serialization way.
 // 11: start from master
 //   a. enforce Iceberg SQL MERGE cardinality only when every executing BE supports it.
-// 12: start from Doris 4.1
+// 12: start from master
+//   a. support Variant columns and delete-only writer omission in Iceberg SQL MERGE.
+// 13: start from Doris 4.1
 //   a. support strict ownership hash routing for external table sink writers.
 //   b. support Paimon default fixed-bucket routing in the external sink exchange.
 
-const int BeExecVersionManager::max_be_exec_version = 12;
+const int BeExecVersionManager::max_be_exec_version = 13;
 const int BeExecVersionManager::min_be_exec_version = 0;
 std::map<std::string, std::set<int>> BeExecVersionManager::_function_change_map {};
 std::set<std::string> BeExecVersionManager::_function_restrict_map;
diff --git a/be/src/agent/be_exec_version_manager.h b/be/src/agent/be_exec_version_manager.h
index b19d1aabac8c43..5d081efb258605 100644
--- a/be/src/agent/be_exec_version_manager.h
+++ b/be/src/agent/be_exec_version_manager.h
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ constexpr inline int USE_CONST_SERDE =
         8; // support const column in serialize/deserialize function: PR #41175
 constexpr inline int USE_NEW_FIXED_OBJECT_SERIALIZATION_VERSION = 10;
 constexpr inline int SUPPORT_ICEBERG_MERGE_CARDINALITY_VERSION = 11;
-constexpr inline int SUPPORT_EXTERNAL_TABLE_SINK_HASH_VERSION = 12;
+constexpr inline int SUPPORT_EXTERNAL_TABLE_SINK_HASH_VERSION = 13;
 
 class BeExecVersionManager {
 public:
diff --git a/fe/fe-common/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/common/Config.java b/fe/fe-common/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/common/Config.java
index 6432720fb62e7d..1c6cf2996d5e78 100644
--- a/fe/fe-common/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/common/Config.java
+++ b/fe/fe-common/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/common/Config.java
@@ -2260,7 +2260,7 @@ public class Config extends ConfigBase {
      * Max data version of backends serialize block.
      */
     @ConfField(mutable = false)
-    public static int max_be_exec_version = 12;
+    public static int max_be_exec_version = 13;
 
     /**
      * Min data version of backends serialize block.
diff --git a/fe/fe-core/pom.xml b/fe/fe-core/pom.xml
index a880c5ffad4db4..9b8240c9610e02 100644
--- a/fe/fe-core/pom.xml
+++ b/fe/fe-core/pom.xml
@@ -468,32 +468,6 @@ under the License.
             <groupId>com.google.flatbuffers</groupId>
             <artifactId>flatbuffers-java</artifactId>
         </dependency>
-        <!-- Must precede hive-catalog-shade: that published shade artifact embeds
-             Paimon 1.3 classes, while Doris compiles against paimon.version. -->
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.apache.paimon</groupId>
-            <artifactId>paimon-core</artifactId>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.apache.paimon</groupId>
-            <artifactId>paimon-common</artifactId>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.apache.paimon</groupId>
-            <artifactId>paimon-hive-connector-3.1</artifactId>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.apache.paimon</groupId>
-            <artifactId>paimon-format</artifactId>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.apache.paimon</groupId>
-            <artifactId>paimon-s3</artifactId>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.apache.paimon</groupId>
-            <artifactId>paimon-jindo</artifactId>
-        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.doris</groupId>
             <artifactId>hive-catalog-shade</artifactId>
@@ -604,6 +578,30 @@ under the License.
             <artifactId>iceberg-aws</artifactId>
             <version>${iceberg.version}</version>
         </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.apache.paimon</groupId>
+            <artifactId>paimon-core</artifactId>
+        </dependency>
+
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.apache.paimon</groupId>
+            <artifactId>paimon-common</artifactId>
+        </dependency>
+
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.apache.paimon</groupId>
+            <artifactId>paimon-format</artifactId>
+        </dependency>
+
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.apache.paimon</groupId>
+            <artifactId>paimon-s3</artifactId>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.apache.paimon</groupId>
+            <artifactId>paimon-jindo</artifactId>
+        </dependency>
+
         <dependency>
             <groupId>software.amazon.awssdk</groupId>
             <artifactId>glue</artifactId>
@@ -1117,44 +1115,11 @@ under the License.
                             <overWriteSnapshots>false</overWriteSnapshots>
                             <overWriteIfNewer>true</overWriteIfNewer>
                             <includeScope>runtime</includeScope>
-                            <!-- hive-catalog-shade 3.1.1 embeds Paimon 1.3. The FE supplies
-                                 Paimon from the managed paimon.version instead. Repackage this
-                                 dependency below without its embedded Paimon runtime. -->
-                            <excludeArtifactIds>hive-catalog-shade</excludeArtifactIds>
                             <skip>${skip.plugin}</skip>
                         </configuration>
                     </execution>
                 </executions>
             </plugin>
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                <artifactId>maven-antrun-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.1.0</version>
-                <executions>
-                    <execution>
-                        <id>package-hive-catalog-shade-without-paimon</id>
-                        <phase>package</phase>
-                        <configuration>
-                            <target>
-                                <delete dir="${project.build.directory}/hive-catalog-shade-without-paimon"/>
-                                <mkdir dir="${project.build.directory}/hive-catalog-shade-without-paimon"/>
-                                <unzip src="${settings.localRepository}/org/apache/doris/hive-catalog-shade/${doris.hive.catalog.shade.version}/hive-catalog-shade-${doris.hive.catalog.shade.version}.jar"
-                                       dest="${project.build.directory}/hive-catalog-shade-without-paimon">
-                                    <patternset>
-                                        <exclude name="org/apache/paimon/**"/>
-                                        <exclude name="META-INF/services/org.apache.paimon*"/>
-                                    </patternset>
-                                </unzip>
-                                <jar destfile="${project.build.directory}/lib/hive-catalog-shade-${doris.hive.catalog.shade.version}.jar"
-                                     basedir="${project.build.directory}/hive-catalog-shade-without-paimon"/>
-                            </target>
-                        </configuration>
-                        <goals>
-                            <goal>run</goal>
-                        </goals>
-                    </execution>
-                </executions>
-            </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
                 <artifactId>cobertura-maven-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/fe/pom.xml b/fe/pom.xml
index 3783d2660e6b9b..b1dfc2121820d1 100644
--- a/fe/pom.xml
+++ b/fe/pom.xml
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ under the License.
         <module>fe-authentication</module>
     </modules>
     <properties>
-        <doris.hive.catalog.shade.version>3.1.1</doris.hive.catalog.shade.version>
+        <doris.hive.catalog.shade.version>3.1.2</doris.hive.catalog.shade.version>
         <!-- iceberg 1.9.1 depends avro on 1.12 -->
         <avro.version>1.12.1</avro.version>
         <parquet.version>1.17.0</parquet.version>