diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-tag.yml b/.github/workflows/release-tag.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dd4fd195a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-tag.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+name: Auto-tag release
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    types: [closed]
+    branches: [master]
+
+jobs:
+  tag:
+    if: github.event.pull_request.merged == true && startsWith(github.event.pull_request.head.ref, 'release/v')
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: Create and push tag
+        run: |
+          VERSION="${GITHUB_HEAD_REF#release/}"
+          echo "Creating tag $VERSION on master"
+          git tag "$VERSION"
+          git push origin "$VERSION"
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index c668d9752..aea7707ac 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -242,31 +242,75 @@ proxy:
 port-forward:
 	kubectl port-forward $$(kubectl get pods | awk '$$1 ~ /^$(POD_PREFIX)/' | awk 'END {print $$1}') $(SRC_PORT):$(DST_PORT)
 
-release:
+release: ## Print release workflow instructions.
+	@echo "Release workflow (2 steps):"
+	@echo ""
+	@echo "  1. make release-pr VERSION=x.y.z"
+	@echo "     Tags sibling repos, bumps version, creates PRs"
+	@echo "     (kubeshark + kubeshark.github.io helm chart)."
+	@echo "     Review and merge both PRs manually."
+	@echo ""
+	@echo "  2. (automatic) Tag is created when release PR merges."
+	@echo "     Fallback: make release-tag VERSION=x.y.z"
+
+release-pr: ## Step 1: Tag sibling repos, bump version, create release PR.
 	@cd ../worker && git checkout master && git pull && git tag -d v$(VERSION); git tag v$(VERSION) && git push origin --tags
-	@cd ../tracer && git checkout master && git pull && git tag -d v$(VERSION); git tag v$(VERSION) && git push origin --tags
 	@cd ../hub && git checkout master && git pull && git tag -d v$(VERSION); git tag v$(VERSION) && git push origin --tags
 	@cd ../front && git checkout master && git pull && git tag -d v$(VERSION); git tag v$(VERSION) && git push origin --tags
-	@cd ../kubeshark && git checkout master && git pull && sed -i "s/^version:.*/version: \"$(shell echo $(VERSION) | sed -E 's/^([0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+)\..*/\1/')\"/" helm-chart/Chart.yaml && make
+	@cd ../kubeshark && git checkout master && git pull
+	@sed -i "s/^version:.*/version: \"$(shell echo $(VERSION) | sed -E 's/^([0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+)\..*/\1/')\"/" helm-chart/Chart.yaml
+	@$(MAKE) build VER=$(VERSION)
 	@if [ "$(shell uname)" = "Darwin" ]; then \
 		codesign --sign - --force --preserve-metadata=entitlements,requirements,flags,runtime ./bin/kubeshark__; \
 	fi
-	@make generate-helm-values && make generate-manifests
-	@git add -A . && git commit -m ":bookmark: Bump the Helm chart version to $(VERSION)" && git push
-	@git tag -d v$(VERSION); git tag v$(VERSION) && git push origin --tags
-	@rm -rf ../kubeshark.github.io/charts/chart && mkdir ../kubeshark.github.io/charts/chart && cp -r helm-chart/ ../kubeshark.github.io/charts/chart/
-	@cd ../kubeshark.github.io/ && git add -A . && git commit -m ":sparkles: Update the Helm chart" && git push
+	@$(MAKE) generate-helm-values && $(MAKE) generate-manifests
+	@git checkout -b release/v$(VERSION)
+	@git add -A .
+	@git commit -m ":bookmark: Bump the Helm chart version to $(VERSION)"
+	@git push -u origin release/v$(VERSION)
+	@gh pr create --title ":bookmark: Release v$(VERSION)" \
+		--body "Automated release PR for v$(VERSION)." \
+		--base master \
+		--reviewer corest
+	@rm -rf ../kubeshark.github.io/charts/chart
+	@mkdir ../kubeshark.github.io/charts/chart
+	@cp -r helm-chart/ ../kubeshark.github.io/charts/chart/
+	@cd ../kubeshark.github.io && git checkout master && git pull \
+		&& git checkout -b helm-v$(VERSION) \
+		&& git add -A . \
+		&& git commit -m ":sparkles: Update the Helm chart to v$(VERSION)" \
+		&& git push -u origin helm-v$(VERSION) \
+		&& gh pr create --title ":sparkles: Helm chart v$(VERSION)" \
+			--body "Update Helm chart for release v$(VERSION)." \
+			--base master \
+			--reviewer corest
 	@cd ../kubeshark
+	@echo ""
+	@echo "Release PRs created:"
+	@echo "  - kubeshark: Review and merge the release PR."
+	@echo "  - kubeshark.github.io: Review and merge the helm chart PR."
+	@echo "Tag will be created automatically, or run: make release-tag VERSION=$(VERSION)"
+
+release-tag: ## Step 2 (fallback): Tag master after release PR is merged.
+	@echo "Verifying release PR was merged..."
+	@if ! gh pr list --state merged --head release/v$(VERSION) --json number --jq '.[0].number' | grep -q .; then \
+		echo "Error: No merged PR found for release/v$(VERSION). Merge the PR first."; \
+		exit 1; \
+	fi
+	@git checkout master && git pull
+	@git tag -d v$(VERSION) 2>/dev/null; git tag v$(VERSION) && git push origin --tags
+	@echo ""
+	@echo "Tagged v$(VERSION) on master. GitHub Actions will build the release."
 
 release-dry-run:
 	@cd ../worker && git checkout master && git pull 
-	@cd ../tracer && git checkout master && git pull 
+	# @cd ../tracer && git checkout master && git pull 
 	@cd ../hub && git checkout master && git pull
 	@cd ../front && git checkout master && git pull 
 	@cd ../kubeshark && sed -i "s/^version:.*/version: \"$(shell echo $(VERSION) | sed -E 's/^([0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+)\..*/\1/')\"/" helm-chart/Chart.yaml && make
-	@if [ "$(shell uname)" = "Darwin" ]; then \
-		codesign --sign - --force --preserve-metadata=entitlements,requirements,flags,runtime ./bin/kubeshark__; \
-	fi
+	# @if [ "$(shell uname)" = "Darwin" ]; then \
+	# 	codesign --sign - --force --preserve-metadata=entitlements,requirements,flags,runtime ./bin/kubeshark__; \
+	# fi
 	@make generate-helm-values && make generate-manifests
 	@rm -rf ../kubeshark.github.io/charts/chart && mkdir ../kubeshark.github.io/charts/chart && cp -r helm-chart/ ../kubeshark.github.io/charts/chart/
 	@cd ../kubeshark.github.io/
diff --git a/helm-chart/Chart.yaml b/helm-chart/Chart.yaml
index 9ad9f3756..209cf4082 100644
--- a/helm-chart/Chart.yaml
+++ b/helm-chart/Chart.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 apiVersion: v2
 name: kubeshark
-version: "52.12.0"
+version: "53.1.0"
 description: The API Traffic Analyzer for Kubernetes
 home: https://kubeshark.com
 keywords:
diff --git a/helm-chart/values.yaml b/helm-chart/values.yaml
index 00f5c8d50..7df549461 100644
--- a/helm-chart/values.yaml
+++ b/helm-chart/values.yaml
@@ -42,13 +42,14 @@ tap:
       storageClass: ""
       storageSize: 20Gi
     cloud:
-      provider: ""      # cloud storage provider: "s3" (empty = disabled)
-      configMaps: []    # names of ConfigMaps with cloud storage env vars
-      secrets: []       # names of Secrets with cloud storage credentials
+      provider: ""
+      configMaps: []
+      secrets: []
   release:
     repo: https://helm.kubeshark.com
     name: kubeshark
     namespace: default
+    helmChartPath: ""
   persistentStorage: false
   persistentStorageStatic: false
   persistentStoragePvcVolumeMode: FileSystem
diff --git a/manifests/complete.yaml b/manifests/complete.yaml
index 2ea0b364f..8f017a0a5 100644
--- a/manifests/complete.yaml
+++ b/manifests/complete.yaml
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@ apiVersion: networking.k8s.io/v1
 kind: NetworkPolicy
 metadata:
   labels:
-    helm.sh/chart: kubeshark-52.12.0
+    helm.sh/chart: kubeshark-53.1.0
     app.kubernetes.io/name: kubeshark
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: kubeshark
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: "52.12.0"
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: "53.1.0"
     app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: Helm
   name: kubeshark-hub-network-policy
   namespace: default
@@ -33,10 +33,10 @@ apiVersion: networking.k8s.io/v1
 kind: NetworkPolicy
 metadata:
   labels:
-    helm.sh/chart: kubeshark-52.12.0
+    helm.sh/chart: kubeshark-53.1.0
     app.kubernetes.io/name: kubeshark
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: kubeshark
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: "52.12.0"
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: "53.1.0"
     app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: Helm
   annotations:
   name: kubeshark-front-network-policy
@@ -60,10 +60,10 @@ apiVersion: networking.k8s.io/v1
 kind: NetworkPolicy
 metadata:
   labels:
-    helm.sh/chart: kubeshark-52.12.0
+    helm.sh/chart: kubeshark-53.1.0
     app.kubernetes.io/name: kubeshark
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: kubeshark
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: "52.12.0"
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: "53.1.0"
     app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: Helm
   annotations:
   name: kubeshark-dex-network-policy
@@ -87,10 +87,10 @@ apiVersion: networking.k8s.io/v1
 kind: NetworkPolicy
 metadata:
   labels:
-    helm.sh/chart: kubeshark-52.12.0
+    helm.sh/chart: kubeshark-53.1.0
     app.kubernetes.io/name: kubeshark
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: kubeshark
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: "52.12.0"
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: "53.1.0"
     app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: Helm
   annotations:
   name: kubeshark-worker-network-policy
@@ -116,10 +116,10 @@ apiVersion: v1
 kind: ServiceAccount
 metadata:
   labels:
-    helm.sh/chart: kubeshark-52.12.0
+    helm.sh/chart: kubeshark-53.1.0
     app.kubernetes.io/name: kubeshark
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: kubeshark
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: "52.12.0"
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: "53.1.0"
     app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: Helm
   name: kubeshark-service-account
   namespace: default
@@ -132,10 +132,10 @@ metadata:
   namespace: default
   labels:
     app.kubeshark.com/app: hub
-    helm.sh/chart: kubeshark-52.12.0
+    helm.sh/chart: kubeshark-53.1.0
     app.kubernetes.io/name: kubeshark
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: kubeshark
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: "52.12.0"
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: "53.1.0"
     app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: Helm
 stringData:
     LICENSE: ''
@@ -151,10 +151,10 @@ metadata:
   namespace: default
   labels:
     app.kubeshark.com/app: hub
-    helm.sh/chart: kubeshark-52.12.0
+    helm.sh/chart: kubeshark-53.1.0
     app.kubernetes.io/name: kubeshark
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: kubeshark
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: "52.12.0"
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: "53.1.0"
     app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: Helm
 stringData:
   AUTH_SAML_X509_CRT: |
@@ -167,10 +167,10 @@ metadata:
   namespace: default
   labels:
     app.kubeshark.com/app: hub
-    helm.sh/chart: kubeshark-52.12.0
+    helm.sh/chart: kubeshark-53.1.0
     app.kubernetes.io/name: kubeshark
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: kubeshark
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: "52.12.0"
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: "53.1.0"
     app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: Helm
 stringData:
   AUTH_SAML_X509_KEY: |
@@ -182,10 +182,10 @@ metadata:
   name: kubeshark-nginx-config-map
   namespace: default
   labels:
-    helm.sh/chart: kubeshark-52.12.0
+    helm.sh/chart: kubeshark-53.1.0
     app.kubernetes.io/name: kubeshark
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: kubeshark
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: "52.12.0"
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: "53.1.0"
     app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: Helm
 data:
   default.conf: |
@@ -248,10 +248,10 @@ metadata:
   namespace: default
   labels:
     app.kubeshark.com/app: hub
-    helm.sh/chart: kubeshark-52.12.0
+    helm.sh/chart: kubeshark-53.1.0
     app.kubernetes.io/name: kubeshark
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: kubeshark
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: "52.12.0"
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: "53.1.0"
     app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: Helm
 data:
     POD_REGEX: '.*'
@@ -306,10 +306,10 @@ apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
 kind: ClusterRole
 metadata:
   labels:
-    helm.sh/chart: kubeshark-52.12.0
+    helm.sh/chart: kubeshark-53.1.0
     app.kubernetes.io/name: kubeshark
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: kubeshark
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: "52.12.0"
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: "53.1.0"
     app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: Helm
   name: kubeshark-cluster-role-default
   namespace: default
@@ -353,10 +353,10 @@ apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
 kind: ClusterRoleBinding
 metadata:
   labels:
-    helm.sh/chart: kubeshark-52.12.0
+    helm.sh/chart: kubeshark-53.1.0
     app.kubernetes.io/name: kubeshark
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: kubeshark
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: "52.12.0"
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: "53.1.0"
     app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: Helm
   name: kubeshark-cluster-role-binding-default
   namespace: default
@@ -374,10 +374,10 @@ apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
 kind: Role
 metadata:
   labels:
-    helm.sh/chart: kubeshark-52.12.0
+    helm.sh/chart: kubeshark-53.1.0
     app.kubernetes.io/name: kubeshark
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: kubeshark
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: "52.12.0"
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: "53.1.0"
     app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: Helm
   annotations:
   name: kubeshark-self-config-role
@@ -424,10 +424,10 @@ apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
 kind: RoleBinding
 metadata:
   labels:
-    helm.sh/chart: kubeshark-52.12.0
+    helm.sh/chart: kubeshark-53.1.0
     app.kubernetes.io/name: kubeshark
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: kubeshark
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: "52.12.0"
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: "53.1.0"
     app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: Helm
   annotations:
   name: kubeshark-self-config-role-binding
@@ -447,10 +447,10 @@ kind: Service
 metadata:
   labels:
     app.kubeshark.com/app: hub
-    helm.sh/chart: kubeshark-52.12.0
+    helm.sh/chart: kubeshark-53.1.0
     app.kubernetes.io/name: kubeshark
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: kubeshark
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: "52.12.0"
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: "53.1.0"
     app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: Helm
   name: kubeshark-hub
   namespace: default
@@ -468,10 +468,10 @@ apiVersion: v1
 kind: Service
 metadata:
   labels:
-    helm.sh/chart: kubeshark-52.12.0
+    helm.sh/chart: kubeshark-53.1.0
     app.kubernetes.io/name: kubeshark
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: kubeshark
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: "52.12.0"
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: "53.1.0"
     app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: Helm
   name: kubeshark-front
   namespace: default
@@ -489,10 +489,10 @@ kind: Service
 apiVersion: v1
 metadata:
   labels:
-    helm.sh/chart: kubeshark-52.12.0
+    helm.sh/chart: kubeshark-53.1.0
     app.kubernetes.io/name: kubeshark
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: kubeshark
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: "52.12.0"
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: "53.1.0"
     app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: Helm
   annotations:
     prometheus.io/scrape: 'true'
@@ -502,10 +502,10 @@ metadata:
 spec:
   selector:
     app.kubeshark.com/app: worker
-    helm.sh/chart: kubeshark-52.12.0
+    helm.sh/chart: kubeshark-53.1.0
     app.kubernetes.io/name: kubeshark
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: kubeshark
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: "52.12.0"
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: "53.1.0"
     app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: Helm
   ports:
   - name: metrics
@@ -518,10 +518,10 @@ kind: Service
 apiVersion: v1
 metadata:
   labels:
-    helm.sh/chart: kubeshark-52.12.0
+    helm.sh/chart: kubeshark-53.1.0
     app.kubernetes.io/name: kubeshark
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: kubeshark
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: "52.12.0"
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: "53.1.0"
     app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: Helm
   annotations:
     prometheus.io/scrape: 'true'
@@ -531,10 +531,10 @@ metadata:
 spec:
   selector:
     app.kubeshark.com/app: hub
-    helm.sh/chart: kubeshark-52.12.0
+    helm.sh/chart: kubeshark-53.1.0
     app.kubernetes.io/name: kubeshark
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: kubeshark
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: "52.12.0"
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: "53.1.0"
     app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: Helm
   ports:
   - name: metrics
@@ -549,10 +549,10 @@ metadata:
   labels:
     app.kubeshark.com/app: worker
     sidecar.istio.io/inject: "false"
-    helm.sh/chart: kubeshark-52.12.0
+    helm.sh/chart: kubeshark-53.1.0
     app.kubernetes.io/name: kubeshark
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: kubeshark
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: "52.12.0"
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: "53.1.0"
     app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: Helm
   name: kubeshark-worker-daemon-set
   namespace: default
@@ -566,10 +566,10 @@ spec:
     metadata:
       labels:
         app.kubeshark.com/app: worker
-        helm.sh/chart: kubeshark-52.12.0
+        helm.sh/chart: kubeshark-53.1.0
         app.kubernetes.io/name: kubeshark
         app.kubernetes.io/instance: kubeshark
-        app.kubernetes.io/version: "52.12.0"
+        app.kubernetes.io/version: "53.1.0"
         app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: Helm
       name: kubeshark-worker-daemon-set
       namespace: kubeshark
@@ -579,7 +579,7 @@ spec:
           - /bin/sh
           - -c
           - mkdir -p /sys/fs/bpf && mount | grep -q '/sys/fs/bpf' || mount -t bpf bpf /sys/fs/bpf
-          image: 'docker.io/kubeshark/worker:v52.12'
+          image: 'docker.io/kubeshark/worker:v53.1'
           imagePullPolicy: Always
           name: mount-bpf
           securityContext:
@@ -618,7 +618,7 @@ spec:
             - '500Mi'
             - -cloud-api-url
             - 'https://api.kubeshark.com'
-          image: 'docker.io/kubeshark/worker:v52.12'
+          image: 'docker.io/kubeshark/worker:v53.1'
           imagePullPolicy: Always
           name: sniffer
           ports:
@@ -690,7 +690,7 @@ spec:
             - -disable-tls-log
             - -loglevel
             - 'warning'
-          image: 'docker.io/kubeshark/worker:v52.12'
+          image: 'docker.io/kubeshark/worker:v53.1'
           imagePullPolicy: Always
           name: tracer
           env:
@@ -782,10 +782,10 @@ kind: Deployment
 metadata:
   labels:
     app.kubeshark.com/app: hub
-    helm.sh/chart: kubeshark-52.12.0
+    helm.sh/chart: kubeshark-53.1.0
     app.kubernetes.io/name: kubeshark
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: kubeshark
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: "52.12.0"
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: "53.1.0"
     app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: Helm
   name: kubeshark-hub
   namespace: default
@@ -800,10 +800,10 @@ spec:
     metadata:
       labels:
         app.kubeshark.com/app: hub
-        helm.sh/chart: kubeshark-52.12.0
+        helm.sh/chart: kubeshark-53.1.0
         app.kubernetes.io/name: kubeshark
         app.kubernetes.io/instance: kubeshark
-        app.kubernetes.io/version: "52.12.0"
+        app.kubernetes.io/version: "53.1.0"
         app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: Helm
     spec:
       dnsPolicy: ClusterFirstWithHostNet
@@ -819,9 +819,9 @@ spec:
             - -capture-stop-after
             - "5m"
             - -snapshot-size-limit
-            - '20Gi'
+            - ''
             - -dissector-image
-            - 'kubeshark/worker:master'
+            - 'docker.io/kubeshark/worker:v53.1'
             - -dissector-cpu
             - '1'
             - -dissector-memory
@@ -843,7 +843,7 @@ spec:
             value: 'production'
           - name: PROFILING_ENABLED
             value: 'false'
-          image: 'docker.io/kubeshark/hub:v52.12'
+          image: 'docker.io/kubeshark/hub:v53.1'
           imagePullPolicy: Always
           readinessProbe:
             periodSeconds: 5
@@ -911,10 +911,10 @@ kind: Deployment
 metadata:
   labels:
     app.kubeshark.com/app: front
-    helm.sh/chart: kubeshark-52.12.0
+    helm.sh/chart: kubeshark-53.1.0
     app.kubernetes.io/name: kubeshark
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: kubeshark
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: "52.12.0"
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: "53.1.0"
     app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: Helm
   name: kubeshark-front
   namespace: default
@@ -929,10 +929,10 @@ spec:
     metadata:
       labels:
         app.kubeshark.com/app: front
-        helm.sh/chart: kubeshark-52.12.0
+        helm.sh/chart: kubeshark-53.1.0
         app.kubernetes.io/name: kubeshark
         app.kubernetes.io/instance: kubeshark
-        app.kubernetes.io/version: "52.12.0"
+        app.kubernetes.io/version: "53.1.0"
         app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: Helm
     spec:
       containers:
@@ -979,7 +979,7 @@ spec:
               value: 'false'
             - name: REACT_APP_SENTRY_ENVIRONMENT
               value: 'production'
-          image: 'docker.io/kubeshark/front:v52.12'
+          image: 'docker.io/kubeshark/front:v53.1'
           imagePullPolicy: Always
           name: kubeshark-front
           livenessProbe: