diff --git a/.github/helm-ci-values/values-openclaw.yaml b/.github/helm-ci-values/values-openclaw.yaml
index 8337d78..f3633dd 100644
--- a/.github/helm-ci-values/values-openclaw.yaml
+++ b/.github/helm-ci-values/values-openclaw.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # CI test values for openclaw chart
 image:
   repository: ghcr.io/obolnetwork/openclaw
-  tag: "2026.4.8"
+  tag: "2026.4.9"
 
 # Disable token auth to avoid needing a gateway token in CI
 openclaw:
diff --git a/charts/openclaw/Chart.yaml b/charts/openclaw/Chart.yaml
index 7e67121..17e8226 100644
--- a/charts/openclaw/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/openclaw/Chart.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ apiVersion: v2
 name: openclaw
 description: OpenClaw gateway deployment (agent runtime) for Kubernetes.
 type: application
-version: 0.4.0
+version: 0.5.0
 appVersion: "2026.3.2"
 kubeVersion: ">=1.26.0-0"
 home: https://docs.openclaw.ai
diff --git a/charts/openclaw/README.md b/charts/openclaw/README.md
index de7a0c0..cb0e0f0 100644
--- a/charts/openclaw/README.md
+++ b/charts/openclaw/README.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 OpenClaw
 ===========
 
-![Version: 0.4.0](https://img.shields.io/badge/Version-0.4.0-informational?style=flat-square) ![Type: application](https://img.shields.io/badge/Type-application-informational?style=flat-square) ![AppVersion: 2026.3.2](https://img.shields.io/badge/AppVersion-2026.3.2-informational?style=flat-square)
+![Version: 0.5.0](https://img.shields.io/badge/Version-0.5.0-informational?style=flat-square) ![Type: application](https://img.shields.io/badge/Type-application-informational?style=flat-square) ![AppVersion: 2026.3.2](https://img.shields.io/badge/AppVersion-2026.3.2-informational?style=flat-square)
 
 OpenClaw gateway deployment (agent runtime) for Kubernetes.
 
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ helm upgrade --install openclaw obol/openclaw \
 | fullnameOverride | string | `""` | Override the full resource name |
 | httpRoute | object | `{"annotations":{},"enabled":false,"hostnames":[],"parentRefs":[{"name":"traefik-gateway","namespace":"traefik","sectionName":"web"}],"pathPrefix":"/"}` | Gateway API HTTPRoute (recommended for Obol Stack / Traefik Gateway API) |
 | httpRoute.hostnames | list | `[]` | Hostnames for routing (required when enabled) |
-| image | object | `{"args":["openclaw.mjs","gateway","--allow-unconfigured"],"command":["node"],"env":[],"pullPolicy":"IfNotPresent","repository":"ghcr.io/obolnetwork/openclaw","tag":"2026.4.8"}` | OpenClaw image repository, pull policy, and tag version |
+| image | object | `{"args":["openclaw.mjs","gateway","--allow-unconfigured"],"command":["node"],"env":[],"pullPolicy":"IfNotPresent","repository":"ghcr.io/obolnetwork/openclaw","tag":"2026.4.9"}` | OpenClaw image repository, pull policy, and tag version |
 | image.args | list | `["openclaw.mjs","gateway","--allow-unconfigured"]` | Override the container args (CMD) |
 | image.command | list | `["node"]` | Override the container command (ENTRYPOINT) |
 | image.env | list | `[]` | Additional environment variables for the container |
diff --git a/charts/openclaw/values.yaml b/charts/openclaw/values.yaml
index 5474c4c..8398a76 100644
--- a/charts/openclaw/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/openclaw/values.yaml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ replicaCount: 1
 image:
   repository: ghcr.io/obolnetwork/openclaw
   pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
-  tag: "2026.4.8"
+  tag: "2026.4.9"
 
   # -- Override the container command (ENTRYPOINT)
   command: