diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d9d7f580b46f92901602e1ba2d483422adc96e1f..8abb0f860f800658d74b11a05030ce329c0c6f89 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ In order to include this template in your project, add the following to your `gi
 ```yaml
 include:
   - project: 'to-be-continuous/helm'
-    ref: '1.3.0'
+    ref: '1.4.0'
     file: '/templates/gitlab-ci-helm.yml'
 ```
 
@@ -324,11 +324,11 @@ With:
 include:
   # main template
   - project: 'to-be-continuous/helm'
-    ref: '1.3.0'
+    ref: '1.4.0'
     file: '/templates/gitlab-ci-helm.yml'
   # Vault variant
   - project: 'to-be-continuous/helm'
-    ref: '1.3.0'
+    ref: '1.4.0'
     file: '/templates/gitlab-ci-helm-vault.yml'
 
 variables:
diff --git a/templates/gitlab-ci-helm-vault.yml b/templates/gitlab-ci-helm-vault.yml
index 500e503c5e6c237956556d6158ac74b9e95a19d9..d5b0be454cdb9b246e8b89b77080b803d97ede4e 100644
--- a/templates/gitlab-ci-helm-vault.yml
+++ b/templates/gitlab-ci-helm-vault.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@ variables:
 .helm-base:
   services:
     - name: "$CI_REGISTRY/to-be-continuous/tools/tracking:master"
-      command: ["--service", "helm", "1.3.0" ]
+      command: ["--service", "helm", "1.4.0" ]
     - name: "$CI_REGISTRY/to-be-continuous/tools/vault-secrets-provider:master"
       alias: "vault-secrets-provider"
diff --git a/templates/gitlab-ci-helm.yml b/templates/gitlab-ci-helm.yml
index ff96094a209c2af35a848e98c91b1b12f3899b22..80fe208f8ea160fed8f3f69f932ac4828fda9776 100644
--- a/templates/gitlab-ci-helm.yml
+++ b/templates/gitlab-ci-helm.yml
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ stages:
     fi
   }
 
-  if [[ -z "$TEMPLATE_CHECK_UPDATE_DISABLED" ]]; then check_for_update helm "1.3.0"; fi
+  if [[ -z "$TEMPLATE_CHECK_UPDATE_DISABLED" ]]; then check_for_update helm "1.4.0"; fi
   unscope_variables
   eval_all_secrets
 
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ stages:
     entrypoint: [""]
   services:
     - name: "$CI_REGISTRY/to-be-continuous/tools/tracking:master"
-      command: ["--service", "helm", "1.3.0" ]
+      command: ["--service", "helm", "1.4.0" ]
   before_script:
     - *helm-scripts
     - install_ca_certs "${CUSTOM_CA_CERTS:-$DEFAULT_CA_CERTS}"