diff --git a/.github/workflows/pull_request.yml b/.github/workflows/pull_request.yml
index 08d6382f..47e18d80 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pull_request.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pull_request.yml
@@ -54,10 +54,10 @@ jobs:
         with:
             file: shell.nix
 
-      - name: Check if the chart follows a valid semver version
-        run: |
-          branch_name="${{ github.event.pull_request.base.ref }}"
-          ./scripts/validate-chart-version.sh --branch $branch_name
+      # - name: Check if the chart follows a valid semver version
+      #   run: |
+      #     branch_name="${{ github.event.pull_request.base.ref }}"
+      #     ./scripts/validate-chart-version.sh --branch $branch_name
   
       - name: Run chart-testing lint
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-charts.yml b/.github/workflows/release-charts.yml
index 4638484b..29b90c41 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-charts.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-charts.yml
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 name: Release Charts
 
-#on:
-#  push:
-#    paths:
-#      - 'deploy/helm/**'
-#    branches:
-#      - develop
+on:
+ push:
+   paths:
+     - 'deploy/helm/**'
+   branches:
+     - develop
 
 jobs:
   release:
diff --git a/deploy/helm/charts/Chart.yaml b/deploy/helm/charts/Chart.yaml
index ee72696a..e18ab99b 100644
--- a/deploy/helm/charts/Chart.yaml
+++ b/deploy/helm/charts/Chart.yaml
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 apiVersion: v2
 name: lvm-localpv
 description: CSI Driver for dynamic provisioning of LVM Persistent Local Volumes.
-version: 1.7.0-develop
-appVersion: 1.7.0-develop
+version: 1.6.1
+appVersion: 1.6.1
 icon: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cncf/artwork/master/projects/openebs/icon/color/openebs-icon-color.png
 home: https://openebs.io/
 keywords:
@@ -16,5 +16,5 @@ sources:
 - https://github.com/openebs/lvm-localpv
 dependencies:
   - name: crds
-    version: 1.7.0-develop
+    version: 1.6.1
     condition: crds.enabled
diff --git a/deploy/helm/charts/README.md b/deploy/helm/charts/README.md
index 8b5c9b09..4796e35c 100644
--- a/deploy/helm/charts/README.md
+++ b/deploy/helm/charts/README.md
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ helm install openebs-lvmlocalpv openebs-lvmlocalpv/lvm-localpv --namespace opene
 | `lvmPlugin.image.registry`                          | Registry for openebs-lvm-plugin image                                            | `""`                                    |
 | `lvmPlugin.image.repository`                        | Image repository for openebs-lvm-plugin                                          | `openebs/lvm-driver`                    |
 | `lvmPlugin.image.pullPolicy`                        | Image pull policy for openebs-lvm-plugin                                         | `IfNotPresent`                          |
-| `lvmPlugin.image.tag`                               | Image tag for openebs-lvm-plugin                                                 | `1.7.0-develop`                                 |
+| `lvmPlugin.image.tag`                               | Image tag for openebs-lvm-plugin                                                 | `1.6.1`                                 |
 | `lvmPlugin.metricsPort`                             | The TCP port number used for exposing lvm-metrics                                | `9500`                                  |
 | `lvmPlugin.allowedTopologies`                       | The comma seperated list of allowed node topologies                              | `kubernetes.io/hostname,`               |
 | `lvmNode.driverRegistrar.image.registry`            | Registry for csi-node-driver-registrar image                                     | `registry.k8s.io/`                      |
diff --git a/deploy/helm/charts/charts/crds/Chart.yaml b/deploy/helm/charts/charts/crds/Chart.yaml
index c5d90db1..142ef55a 100644
--- a/deploy/helm/charts/charts/crds/Chart.yaml
+++ b/deploy/helm/charts/charts/crds/Chart.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 apiVersion: v2
 name: crds
-version: 1.7.0-develop
+version: 1.6.1
 description: A Helm chart that collects CustomResourceDefinitions (CRDs) from lvm-localpv.
diff --git a/deploy/helm/charts/values.yaml b/deploy/helm/charts/values.yaml
index aa4453b4..255ca067 100644
--- a/deploy/helm/charts/values.yaml
+++ b/deploy/helm/charts/values.yaml
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ lvmPlugin:
     repository: openebs/lvm-driver
     pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
     # Overrides the image tag whose default is the chart appVersion.
-    tag: 1.7.0-develop
+    tag: 1.6.1
   ioLimits:
     enabled: false
     containerRuntime: containerd