diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 89a020b547..84adfbdf5f 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   ".": "2.4.0",
-  "keptn-cert-manager": "3.0.0",
+  "keptn-cert-manager": "3.0.1",
   "runtimes/python-runtime": "1.0.8",
   "runtimes/deno-runtime": "3.0.1",
   "lifecycle-operator": "2.0.0",
diff --git a/keptn-cert-manager/CHANGELOG.md b/keptn-cert-manager/CHANGELOG.md
index 0d05725370..014aa22b01 100644
--- a/keptn-cert-manager/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/keptn-cert-manager/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [3.0.1](https://github.com/keptn/lifecycle-toolkit/compare/cert-manager-v3.0.0...cert-manager-v3.0.1) (2024-12-10)
+
+
+### Other
+
+* bump helm chart versions ([#3857](https://github.com/keptn/lifecycle-toolkit/issues/3857)) ([1873178](https://github.com/keptn/lifecycle-toolkit/commit/1873178a28878c0a12ce00e20a8e62d105068fe5))
+* polish helm charts ([#3853](https://github.com/keptn/lifecycle-toolkit/issues/3853)) ([17fa47b](https://github.com/keptn/lifecycle-toolkit/commit/17fa47b16fb43bb627a466e999851bc1f225e878))
+
 ## [3.0.0](https://github.com/keptn/lifecycle-toolkit/compare/cert-manager-v2.2.2...cert-manager-v3.0.0) (2024-11-11)
 
 
diff --git a/keptn-cert-manager/Makefile b/keptn-cert-manager/Makefile
index 2f7df0b7e0..d2c13b4132 100644
--- a/keptn-cert-manager/Makefile
+++ b/keptn-cert-manager/Makefile
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ RELEASE_REGISTRY?=ghcr.io/keptn
 RELEASE_TIME=$(shell date +%Y%m%d%s)
 BUILD_TIME=$(shell date -u "+%F_%T")
 RELEASE_VERSION?=$(RELEASE_TIME)-v0.24.3#$(shell git describe --tags --match "v*")
-TAG?="v3.0.0" # x-release-please-version
+TAG?="v3.0.1" # x-release-please-version
 RELEASE_IMAGE:=certificate-operator:$(TAG)
 CHART_APPVERSION?=""
 
diff --git a/keptn-cert-manager/chart/Chart.yaml b/keptn-cert-manager/chart/Chart.yaml
index cd4602f122..ebdd1ce116 100644
--- a/keptn-cert-manager/chart/Chart.yaml
+++ b/keptn-cert-manager/chart/Chart.yaml
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ annotations:
   artifacthub.io/operator: 'true'
 kubeVersion: '>= 1.27.0-0'
 type: application
-version: 0.3.0 # Helm Chart version
-appVersion: v3.0.0 # x-release-please-version
+version: 3.0.1
+appVersion: v3.0.0
 dependencies:
   - name: common
     repository: https://charts.lifecycle.keptn.sh
diff --git a/keptn-cert-manager/chart/values.yaml b/keptn-cert-manager/chart/values.yaml
index dd7f8ad957..8b57aba5b9 100644
--- a/keptn-cert-manager/chart/values.yaml
+++ b/keptn-cert-manager/chart/values.yaml
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ image:
 ## @param     image.repository specify repo for manager image
   repository: keptn/certificate-operator
 ## @param     image.tag select tag for manager container
-  tag: v3.0.0 # x-release-please-version
+  tag: v3.0.1 # x-release-please-version
 ## @param   image.imagePullPolicy specify pull policy for the manager image. This overrides global values
   imagePullPolicy: ""
 ## @extra     livenessProbe custom RBAC proxy liveness probe