diff --git a/charts/db-operator/Chart.yaml b/charts/db-operator/Chart.yaml
index 718d2bb..8aca6ef 100644
--- a/charts/db-operator/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/db-operator/Chart.yaml
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 apiVersion: v2
 type: application
 name: db-operator
-version: 1.24.0
+version: 1.25.0
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # -- All supported k8s versions are in the test:
 # --  https://github.com/db-operator/charts/blob/main/.github/workflows/test.yaml
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 kubeVersion: ">= 1.22-prerelease"
-appVersion: "2.6.0"
+appVersion: "2.6.1"
 description: The DB Operator creates databases and make them available in the cluster via Custom Resource.
 home: https://github.com/db-operator/db-operator
 maintainers:
diff --git a/charts/db-operator/templates/crds/kinda.rocks_databases.yaml b/charts/db-operator/templates/crds/kinda.rocks_databases.yaml
index 83794ff..a48179b 100644
--- a/charts/db-operator/templates/crds/kinda.rocks_databases.yaml
+++ b/charts/db-operator/templates/crds/kinda.rocks_databases.yaml
@@ -508,7 +508,6 @@ spec:
               required:
                 - database
                 - engine
-                - operatorVersion
                 - status
                 - user
               type: object