diff --git a/.github/workflows/zz_generated.add-team-labels.yaml b/.github/workflows/zz_generated.add-team-labels.yaml
index 2d258807c..4a2db906d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/zz_generated.add-team-labels.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/zz_generated.add-team-labels.yaml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ jobs:
         done
         echo "EOF" >> $GITHUB_ENV
     - name: Apply label to issue
-      if: ${{ env.LABEL != '' }}
+      if: ${{ env.LABEL != '' && env.LABEL != 'null' && env.LABEL != null }}
       uses: actions-ecosystem/action-add-labels@v1
       with:
         github_token: ${{ secrets.ISSUE_AUTOMATION }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/zz_generated.add-to-project-board.yaml b/.github/workflows/zz_generated.add-to-project-board.yaml
index a8569831b..ae6b3986f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/zz_generated.add-to-project-board.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/zz_generated.add-to-project-board.yaml
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ jobs:
 
         echo "BOARD=${BOARD}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
     - name: Add issue to personal board
-      if: ${{ env.BOARD != 'null' && env.BOARD != '' }}
+      if: ${{ env.BOARD != 'null' && env.BOARD != ''  && env.BOARD != null }}
       uses: actions/add-to-project@main
       with:
         project-url: ${{ env.BOARD }}
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ jobs:
 
         echo "BOARD=${BOARD}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
     - name: Add issue to team board
-      if: ${{ env.BOARD != 'null' && env.BOARD != '' }}
+      if: ${{ env.BOARD != 'null' && env.BOARD != '' && env.BOARD != null }}
       uses: actions/add-to-project@main
       with:
         project-url: ${{ env.BOARD }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/zz_generated.check_values_schema.yaml b/.github/workflows/zz_generated.check_values_schema.yaml
index c22e5de9b..c450aeeaa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/zz_generated.check_values_schema.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/zz_generated.check_values_schema.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # DO NOT EDIT. Generated with:
 #
-#    devctl@6.7.0
+#    devctl@6.9.0
 #
 name: 'Values and schema'
 on:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/zz_generated.create_release.yaml b/.github/workflows/zz_generated.create_release.yaml
index 784c89ec5..57c5dd5ca 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/zz_generated.create_release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/zz_generated.create_release.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # DO NOT EDIT. Generated with:
 #
-#    devctl@6.7.0
+#    devctl@6.9.0
 #
 name: Create Release
 on:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/zz_generated.create_release_pr.yaml b/.github/workflows/zz_generated.create_release_pr.yaml
index 3dbc0db40..6f07166ea 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/zz_generated.create_release_pr.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/zz_generated.create_release_pr.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # DO NOT EDIT. Generated with:
 #
-#    devctl@6.7.0
+#    devctl@6.9.0
 #
 name: Create Release PR
 on:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/zz_generated.gitleaks.yaml b/.github/workflows/zz_generated.gitleaks.yaml
index 860559f96..2c70a482b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/zz_generated.gitleaks.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/zz_generated.gitleaks.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # DO NOT EDIT. Generated with:
 #
-#    devctl@6.7.0
+#    devctl@6.9.0
 #
 name: gitleaks
 
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index f307dee41..6b6025aaa 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # DO NOT EDIT. Generated with:
 #
-#    devctl@6.7.0
+#    devctl@6.9.0
 #
 
 include Makefile.*.mk
diff --git a/Makefile.gen.app.mk b/Makefile.gen.app.mk
index a3ff3a0b3..0929f9089 100644
--- a/Makefile.gen.app.mk
+++ b/Makefile.gen.app.mk
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # DO NOT EDIT. Generated with:
 #
-#    devctl@6.7.0
+#    devctl@6.9.0
 #
 
 ##@ App
diff --git a/Makefile.gen.go.mk b/Makefile.gen.go.mk
index e64e87808..bcb0dd23a 100644
--- a/Makefile.gen.go.mk
+++ b/Makefile.gen.go.mk
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # DO NOT EDIT. Generated with:
 #
-#    devctl@6.7.0
+#    devctl@6.9.0
 #
 
 APPLICATION    := $(shell go list -m | cut -d '/' -f 3)
diff --git a/renovate.json b/renovate.json
index 4b53964f4..093d59dff 100644
--- a/renovate.json
+++ b/renovate.json
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
     },
     {
       "excludePackagePatterns": [".*giantswarm.*" ,"^k8s.io", "^sigs.k8s.io"],
-      "excludePackageNames": ["github.com/imdario/mergo"],
       "groupName": "misc modules"
     },
     {
@@ -32,8 +31,12 @@
       "allowedVersions": "< 0.7.0"
     },
     {
-      "matchPackageNames": ["github.com/docker/docker"],
-      "allowedVersions": "<= v23.0.1+incompatible"
+      "matchPackageNames": ["helm.sh/helm/v3"],
+      "allowedVersions": "<= 3.11.3"
+    },
+    {
+      "matchPackageNames": ["github.com/prometheus-operator/prometheus-operator/pkg/apis/monitoring"],
+      "allowedVersions": "<= v0.64.0"
     },
     {
       "matchPackagePatterns": ["^github.com/giantswarm/apiextensions*"],
@@ -48,9 +51,11 @@
     ".github/workflows/pre_commit_*.yaml"
   ],
   "ignoreDeps": [
+    "actions/setup-go",
     "architect",
-    "zricethezav/gitleaks-action",
-    "actions/setup-go"
+    "github.com/imdario/mergo",
+    "github.com/docker/distribution",
+    "zricethezav/gitleaks-action"
   ],
   "regexManagers": [
     {