diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 3da5289..3c19404 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-v0.26.5-dev
\ No newline at end of file
+v0.26.6
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/charts/mcp-operator/Chart.yaml b/charts/mcp-operator/Chart.yaml
index 6313241..56d93fb 100644
--- a/charts/mcp-operator/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/mcp-operator/Chart.yaml
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ apiVersion: v2
 name: mcp-operator
 description: A Helm chart for the mcp-operator
 type: application
-version: v0.26.5
-appVersion: v0.26.5
+version: v0.26.6
+appVersion: v0.26.6
 home: https://github.com/openmcp-project/mcp-operator
 sources:
   - https://github.com/openmcp-project/mcp-operator
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/charts/mcp-operator/values.yaml b/charts/mcp-operator/values.yaml
index 6e55cfd..22c071c 100644
--- a/charts/mcp-operator/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/mcp-operator/values.yaml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ deployment:
 
 image:
   repository: ghcr.io/openmcp-project/github.com/openmcp-project/mcp-operator/images/mcp-operator
-  tag: v0.26.5
+  tag: v0.26.6
   pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
 
 imagePullSecrets: []
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index f489735..408b930 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -8,14 +8,14 @@ replace github.com/imdario/mergo v1.0.0 => github.com/imdario/mergo v0.3.16
 
 require (
 	github.com/Masterminds/semver/v3 v3.3.1
-	github.com/alitto/pond/v2 v2.3.0
+	github.com/alitto/pond/v2 v2.1.6
 	github.com/apparentlymart/go-cidr v1.1.0
 	github.com/gardener/landscaper-service v0.123.0
 	github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2 v2.23.3
 	github.com/onsi/gomega v1.36.3
 	github.com/openmcp-project/control-plane-operator v0.1.5
 	github.com/openmcp-project/controller-utils v0.4.2
-	github.com/openmcp-project/mcp-operator/api v0.26.5
+	github.com/openmcp-project/mcp-operator/api v0.26.6
 	github.com/spf13/cobra v1.9.1
 	github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.6
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.10.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index d763639..e8fbee0 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ dario.cat/mergo v1.0.1 h1:Ra4+bf83h2ztPIQYNP99R6m+Y7KfnARDfID+a+vLl4s=
 dario.cat/mergo v1.0.1/go.mod h1:uNxQE+84aUszobStD9th8a29P2fMDhsBdgRYvZOxGmk=
 github.com/Masterminds/semver/v3 v3.3.1 h1:QtNSWtVZ3nBfk8mAOu/B6v7FMJ+NHTIgUPi7rj+4nv4=
 github.com/Masterminds/semver/v3 v3.3.1/go.mod h1:4V+yj/TJE1HU9XfppCwVMZq3I84lprf4nC11bSS5beM=
-github.com/alitto/pond/v2 v2.3.0 h1:TEcLKNg4V86t3K9ZXVNnLbD24x6wS10c9ttEehTq3dM=
-github.com/alitto/pond/v2 v2.3.0/go.mod h1:xkjYEgQ05RSpWdfSd1nM3OVv7TBhLdy7rMp3+2Nq+yE=
+github.com/alitto/pond/v2 v2.1.6 h1:6U3nSOjxpuNyvjIKjjRkpS2JDdgX5JqBm9GO2urcCjM=
+github.com/alitto/pond/v2 v2.1.6/go.mod h1:xkjYEgQ05RSpWdfSd1nM3OVv7TBhLdy7rMp3+2Nq+yE=
 github.com/apparentlymart/go-cidr v1.1.0 h1:2mAhrMoF+nhXqxTzSZMUzDHkLjmIHC+Zzn4tdgBZjnU=
 github.com/apparentlymart/go-cidr v1.1.0/go.mod h1:EBcsNrHc3zQeuaeCeCtQruQm+n9/YjEn/vI25Lg7Gwc=
 github.com/beorn7/perks v1.0.1 h1:VlbKKnNfV8bJzeqoa4cOKqO6bYr3WgKZxO8Z16+hsOM=