diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 1ed43e19..5948e95b 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{".":"0.0.25"}
\ No newline at end of file
+{".":"0.0.26"}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f0def230..a3fb7813 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,30 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.0.26](https://github.com/spectrocloud-labs/validator/compare/v0.0.25...v0.0.26) (2023-11-28)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* add Azure plugin ([#131](https://github.com/spectrocloud-labs/validator/issues/131)) ([25073e3](https://github.com/spectrocloud-labs/validator/commit/25073e3c6fdc6b2556d3f0d59192b1b6ec65281b))
+* support private helm repos ([#132](https://github.com/spectrocloud-labs/validator/issues/132)) ([cb0cf32](https://github.com/spectrocloud-labs/validator/commit/cb0cf32e1c8b09bdaa791c1933f36321f1687046))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **deps:** update golang.org/x/exp digest to 6522937 ([#133](https://github.com/spectrocloud-labs/validator/issues/133)) ([531c8ca](https://github.com/spectrocloud-labs/validator/commit/531c8ca2647164ac99777601c95ae469cb5c67c3))
+
+
+### Other
+
+* bump azure chart version ([9230953](https://github.com/spectrocloud-labs/validator/commit/9230953434f15ef1c8bc19658d8bc8e9156df74a))
+* **deps:** update anchore/sbom-action action to v0.15.0 ([#129](https://github.com/spectrocloud-labs/validator/issues/129)) ([961377b](https://github.com/spectrocloud-labs/validator/commit/961377b591c7c071f85046a8c5211ee6e161a38d))
+* update AWS auth config ([#134](https://github.com/spectrocloud-labs/validator/issues/134)) ([9513e43](https://github.com/spectrocloud-labs/validator/commit/9513e43a9860cc1ac2f1fcea01e8d7727d81b11c))
+
+
+### Docs
+
+* refer to secret templates in values.yaml ([eeae1e7](https://github.com/spectrocloud-labs/validator/commit/eeae1e710a2dd584ea74e8017ddb359a165c9079))
+
 ## [0.0.25](https://github.com/spectrocloud-labs/validator/compare/v0.0.24...v0.0.25) (2023-11-17)
 
 
diff --git a/chart/validator/Chart.yaml b/chart/validator/Chart.yaml
index 07d9cc0d..b7a73a63 100644
--- a/chart/validator/Chart.yaml
+++ b/chart/validator/Chart.yaml
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@ apiVersion: v2
 name: validator
 description: Monitor results created by validator plugins and upload them to a configurable sink
 type: application
-version: 0.0.25  # x-release-please-version
-appVersion: "0.0.25"  # x-release-please-version
+version: 0.0.26  # x-release-please-version
+appVersion: "0.0.26"  # x-release-please-version
diff --git a/chart/validator/README.md b/chart/validator/README.md
index 781abc4b..0b82f7d1 100644
--- a/chart/validator/README.md
+++ b/chart/validator/README.md
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ The following table lists the configurable parameters of the Validator chart and
 | `controllerManager.manager.containerSecurityContext.allowPrivilegeEscalation` |  | `false` |
 | `controllerManager.manager.containerSecurityContext.capabilities.drop` |  | `["ALL"]` |
 | `controllerManager.manager.image.repository` |  | `"quay.io/spectrocloud-labs/validator"` |
-| `controllerManager.manager.image.tag` | x-release-please-version | `"v0.0.25"` |
+| `controllerManager.manager.image.tag` | x-release-please-version | `"v0.0.26"` |
 | `controllerManager.manager.resources.limits.cpu` |  | `"500m"` |
 | `controllerManager.manager.resources.limits.memory` |  | `"128Mi"` |
 | `controllerManager.manager.resources.requests.cpu` |  | `"10m"` |
diff --git a/chart/validator/values.yaml b/chart/validator/values.yaml
index 8a8f3953..d199fafb 100644
--- a/chart/validator/values.yaml
+++ b/chart/validator/values.yaml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ controllerManager:
         - ALL
     image:
       repository: quay.io/spectrocloud-labs/validator
-      tag: v0.0.25  # x-release-please-version
+      tag: v0.0.26  # x-release-please-version
     resources:
       limits:
         cpu: 500m