diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 78baf5b..69e82f1 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "2.5.0"
+  ".": "2.6.0"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index fd55260..9bcaacf 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [2.6.0](https://github.com/OneLiteFeatherNET/Vulpes-Backend/compare/v2.5.0...v2.6.0) (2026-08-24)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* **helm:** publish a chart alongside the image ([#179](https://github.com/OneLiteFeatherNET/Vulpes-Backend/issues/179)) ([f41ee56](https://github.com/OneLiteFeatherNET/Vulpes-Backend/commit/f41ee56587ed7ca3984066e3ed0bd9acf01800e4))
+
 ## [2.5.0](https://github.com/OneLiteFeatherNET/Vulpes-Backend/compare/v2.4.1...v2.5.0) (2026-08-24)
 
 
diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index 8b16f1c..2095b80 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ plugins {
     alias(libs.plugins.cyclonedx)
 }
 
-version = "2.5.0" // x-release-please-version
+version = "2.6.0" // x-release-please-version
 
 java {
     toolchain {
diff --git a/charts/vulpes-backend/Chart.yaml b/charts/vulpes-backend/Chart.yaml
index 0d8ad12..35a2e18 100644
--- a/charts/vulpes-backend/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/vulpes-backend/Chart.yaml
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ type: application
 # number to reason about with nothing extra to say. The cluster repository's
 # OCIRepository pins the chart, and image.tag is left empty so it falls back to
 # this appVersion -- pinning the chart therefore pins the image.
-version: 2.5.0  # x-release-please-version
-appVersion: "2.5.0"  # x-release-please-version
+version: 2.6.0  # x-release-please-version
+appVersion: "2.6.0"  # x-release-please-version
 
 home: https://github.com/OneLiteFeatherNET/Vulpes-Backend
 sources: