diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index e1d78c7..173e533 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{".":"0.1.6"}
\ No newline at end of file
+{".":"0.1.7"}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 37c69f1..2179794 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.1.7](https://github.com/validator-labs/validator-plugin-vsphere/compare/v0.1.6...v0.1.7) (2024-12-17)
+
+
+### Dependency Updates
+
+* **deps:** update golang.org/x/exp digest to b2144cd ([#430](https://github.com/validator-labs/validator-plugin-vsphere/issues/430)) ([7170237](https://github.com/validator-labs/validator-plugin-vsphere/commit/7170237d4971d75a7340dea30e789cdb745b9846))
+
 ## [0.1.6](https://github.com/validator-labs/validator-plugin-vsphere/compare/v0.1.5...v0.1.6) (2024-12-16)
 
 
diff --git a/chart/validator-plugin-vsphere/Chart.yaml b/chart/validator-plugin-vsphere/Chart.yaml
index 7ab5f15..f0dee3f 100644
--- a/chart/validator-plugin-vsphere/Chart.yaml
+++ b/chart/validator-plugin-vsphere/Chart.yaml
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@ apiVersion: v2
 name: validator-plugin-vsphere
 description: Perform various vsphere validations (Role Privileges, Region/Zone Tags)
 type: application
-version: 0.1.6
+version: 0.1.7
 appVersion: 0.0.15
diff --git a/chart/validator-plugin-vsphere/README.md b/chart/validator-plugin-vsphere/README.md
index 53273a0..d20b08a 100644
--- a/chart/validator-plugin-vsphere/README.md
+++ b/chart/validator-plugin-vsphere/README.md
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ The following table lists the configurable parameters of the Validator-plugin-vs
 | `controllerManager.manager.containerSecurityContext.allowPrivilegeEscalation` |  | `false` |
 | `controllerManager.manager.containerSecurityContext.capabilities.drop` |  | `["ALL"]` |
 | `controllerManager.manager.image.repository` |  | `"quay.io/validator-labs/validator-plugin-vsphere"` |
-| `controllerManager.manager.image.tag` | x-release-please-version | `"v0.1.6"` |
+| `controllerManager.manager.image.tag` | x-release-please-version | `"v0.1.7"` |
 | `controllerManager.manager.resources.limits.cpu` |  | `"500m"` |
 | `controllerManager.manager.resources.limits.memory` |  | `"128Mi"` |
 | `controllerManager.manager.resources.requests.cpu` |  | `"10m"` |
diff --git a/chart/validator-plugin-vsphere/values.yaml b/chart/validator-plugin-vsphere/values.yaml
index a79b794..30e40e2 100644
--- a/chart/validator-plugin-vsphere/values.yaml
+++ b/chart/validator-plugin-vsphere/values.yaml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ controllerManager:
         - ALL
     image:
       repository: quay.io/validator-labs/validator-plugin-vsphere
-      tag: v0.1.6  # x-release-please-version
+      tag: v0.1.7  # x-release-please-version
     resources:
       limits:
         cpu: 500m