diff --git a/ansible/roles/firstboot/files/ansible_payload/roles/workloadcluster/tasks/nodetemplates.yml b/ansible/roles/firstboot/files/ansible_payload/roles/workloadcluster/tasks/nodetemplates.yml
index 3b1129f..c948a0a 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/firstboot/files/ansible_payload/roles/workloadcluster/tasks/nodetemplates.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/firstboot/files/ansible_payload/roles/workloadcluster/tasks/nodetemplates.yml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 
     - name: Add vApp properties on deployed VM's
       community.vmware.vmware_guest:
-        name: "{{ (item | basename | split('.'))[:-1] | join('.') }}"
+        name: "{{ item.instance.hw_name }}"
         vapp_properties:
           - id: guestinfo.dns.servers
             value: ${dns:{{ vcenter_info.network }}}
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
 
     - name: Create snapshot on deployed VM's
       community.vmware.vmware_guest_snapshot:
-        folder: "{{ vcenter_info.folder }}"
+        # folder: "{{ vcenter_info.folder }}"
         name: "{{ item.instance.hw_name }}"
         state: present
         snapshot_name: "{{ ansible_date_time.iso8601_basic_short }}-base"
diff --git a/ansible/vars/metacluster.yml b/ansible/vars/metacluster.yml
index a10e532..23a7a78 100644
--- a/ansible/vars/metacluster.yml
+++ b/ansible/vars/metacluster.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 platform:
 
   k3s:
-    version: v1.24.1+k3s1
+    version: v1.25.4+k3s1
 
   gitops:
     repository:
@@ -53,7 +53,8 @@ components:
 
   argo-cd:
     helm:
-      version: 4.9.7  # (= ArgoCD v2.4.2)
+      # version: 4.9.7  # (= ArgoCD v2.4.2)
+      version: 5.14.1  # (= ArgoCD v2.5.2)
       chart: argo/argo-cd
       parse_logic: helm template . | yq --no-doc eval '.. | .image? | select(.)' | sort -u | awk '!/ /'
       chart_values: !unsafe |
@@ -95,7 +96,8 @@ components:
 
   gitea:
     helm:
-      version: v6.0.0 # (= Gitea v1.17.1)
+      # version: v6.0.0 # (= Gitea v1.17.1)
+      version: v6.0.3 # (= Gitea v1.17.3)
       chart: gitea-charts/gitea
       parse_logic: helm template . | yq --no-doc eval '.. | .image? | select(.)' | sort -u | sed '/:/!s/$/:latest/'
       chart_values: !unsafe |
@@ -126,7 +128,8 @@ components:
 
   harbor:
     helm:
-      version: 1.9.1  # (= Harbor v2.5.1)
+      # version: 1.9.1  # (= Harbor v2.5.1)
+      version: 1.10.2  # (= Harbor v2.6.2)
       chart: harbor/harbor
       parse_logic: helm template . | yq --no-doc eval '.. | .image? | select(.)' | sort -u | awk '!/ /'
       chart_values: !unsafe |
@@ -145,7 +148,7 @@ components:
 
   longhorn:
     helm:
-      version: 1.3.0
+      version: 1.3.2
       chart: longhorn/longhorn
       parse_logic: cat values.yaml | yq eval '.. | select(has("repository")) | .repository + ":" + .tag'
       chart_values: !unsafe |
@@ -160,7 +163,8 @@ components:
 
   sealed-secrets:
     helm:
-      version: 2.4.0  # (= SealedSecrets v0.18.1)
+      # version: 2.4.0  # (= SealedSecrets v0.18.1)
+      version: 2.7.1  # (= SealedSecrets v0.19.2)
       chart: sealed-secrets/sealed-secrets
       parse_logic: helm template . | yq --no-doc eval '.. | .image? | select(.)' | sort -u | awk '!/ /'
 
@@ -205,16 +209,14 @@ dependencies:
     - vmware/powerclicore:12.7
     # The following list is generated by running the following commands:
     #   $ clusterctl init -i vsphere:<version> [...]
-    #   $ clusterctl generate cluster <name> [...] | yq eval '.data.data' | yq --no-doc eval '.. | .image? | select(.)'
-    - quay.io/k8scsi/csi-node-driver-registrar:v2.0.1
-    - gcr.io/cloud-provider-vsphere/csi/release/driver:v2.1.0
-    - quay.io/k8scsi/livenessprobe:v2.1.0
-    - quay.io/k8scsi/csi-attacher:v3.0.0
-    - gcr.io/cloud-provider-vsphere/csi/release/driver:v2.1.0
-    - quay.io/k8scsi/livenessprobe:v2.1.0
-    - gcr.io/cloud-provider-vsphere/csi/release/syncer:v2.1.0
-    - quay.io/k8scsi/csi-provisioner:v2.0.0
+    #   $ clusterctl generate cluster <name> [...] | yq eval '.data.data' | yq --no-doc eval '.. | .image? | select(.)' | sort -u
     - gcr.io/cloud-provider-vsphere/cpi/release/manager:v1.18.1
+    - gcr.io/cloud-provider-vsphere/csi/release/driver:v2.1.0
+    - gcr.io/cloud-provider-vsphere/csi/release/syncer:v2.1.0
+    - quay.io/k8scsi/csi-attacher:v3.0.0
+    - quay.io/k8scsi/csi-node-driver-registrar:v2.0.1
+    - quay.io/k8scsi/csi-provisioner:v2.0.0
+    - quay.io/k8scsi/livenessprobe:v2.1.0
 
   static_binaries:
     - filename: clusterctl
@@ -223,20 +225,20 @@ dependencies:
       url: https://github.com/vmware/govmomi/releases/download/v0.29.0/govc_Linux_x86_64.tar.gz
       archive: compressed
     - filename: helm
-      url: https://get.helm.sh/helm-v3.9.0-linux-amd64.tar.gz
+      url: https://get.helm.sh/helm-v3.10.2-linux-amd64.tar.gz
       archive: compressed
       extra_opts: --strip-components=1
     - filename: kubeseal
-      url: https://github.com/bitnami-labs/sealed-secrets/releases/download/v0.18.2/kubeseal-0.18.2-linux-amd64.tar.gz
+      url: https://github.com/bitnami-labs/sealed-secrets/releases/download/v0.19.2/kubeseal-0.19.2-linux-amd64.tar.gz
       archive: compressed
     - filename: skopeo
       url: https://code.spamasaurus.com/api/packages/djpbessems/generic/skopeo/v1.11.0-dev/skopeo
     - filename: step
-      url: https://dl.step.sm/gh-release/cli/gh-release-header/v0.22.0/step_linux_0.22.0_amd64.tar.gz
+      url: https://dl.step.sm/gh-release/cli/gh-release-header/v0.23.0/step_linux_0.23.0_amd64.tar.gz
       archive: compressed
       extra_opts: --strip-components=2
     - filename: yq
-      url: http://github.com/mikefarah/yq/releases/download/v4.25.3/yq_linux_amd64
+      url: http://github.com/mikefarah/yq/releases/download/v4.30.5/yq_linux_amd64
 
   packages:
     apt: