diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 913a0d79d..437b27cdc 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ updates:
   # Github Actions
   -
     package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
-    target-branch: dev
     directory: /
     labels:
       - "dependabot"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/localdev-chart-test.yaml b/.github/workflows/localdev-chart-test.yaml
index 06fe22e59..221d3de97 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/localdev-chart-test.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/localdev-chart-test.yaml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ on:
   # push:
   #   paths:
   #     - 'charts/localdev/**'
-  #   branches: [main, dev]
+  #   branches: [main]
   # pull_request:
   #   paths:
   #     - 'charts/localdev/**'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/portal-chart-test.yaml b/.github/workflows/portal-chart-test.yaml
index 8f1f82d75..188568496 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/portal-chart-test.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/portal-chart-test.yaml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ on:
   push:
     paths:
       - 'charts/portal/**'
-    branches: [main, dev, release-candidate]
+    branches: [main,release-candidate]
   pull_request:
     paths:
       - 'charts/portal/**'
diff --git a/consortia/argocd-app-templates/appsetup-dev.yaml b/consortia/argocd-app-templates/appsetup-dev.yaml
index 5188c5b9a..cfc6cbef7 100644
--- a/consortia/argocd-app-templates/appsetup-dev.yaml
+++ b/consortia/argocd-app-templates/appsetup-dev.yaml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ spec:
   source:
     path: charts/portal
     repoURL: 'https://github.com/eclipse-tractusx/portal.git'
-    targetRevision: dev
+    targetRevision: main
     plugin:
       env:
         - name: AVP_SECRET
diff --git a/consortia/argocd-app-templates/appsetup-upgrade.yaml b/consortia/argocd-app-templates/appsetup-upgrade.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index ff062886c..000000000
--- a/consortia/argocd-app-templates/appsetup-upgrade.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,38 +0,0 @@
-###############################################################
-# Copyright (c) 2023 Contributors to the Eclipse Foundation
-#
-# See the NOTICE file(s) distributed with this work for additional
-# information regarding copyright ownership.
-#
-# This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
-# terms of the Apache License, Version 2.0 which is available at
-# https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.
-#
-# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
-# WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
-# License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
-# under the License.
-#
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-###############################################################
-
-apiVersion: argoproj.io/v1alpha1
-kind: Application
-metadata:
-  name: portal
-spec:
-  destination:
-    namespace: product-portal
-    server: 'https://kubernetes.default.svc'
-  source:
-    path: charts/portal
-    repoURL: 'https://github.com/eclipse-tractusx/portal.git'
-    targetRevision: portal-2.0.0
-    plugin:
-      env:
-        - name: AVP_SECRET
-          value: vault-secret
-        - name: helm_args
-          value: '-f values.yaml -f ../../consortia/environments/values-upgrade.yaml'
-  project: project-portal
diff --git a/consortia/environments/values-upgrade.yaml b/consortia/environments/values-upgrade.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 95f805a60..000000000
--- a/consortia/environments/values-upgrade.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-###############################################################
-# Copyright (c) 2023 Contributors to the Eclipse Foundation
-#
-# See the NOTICE file(s) distributed with this work for additional
-# information regarding copyright ownership.
-#
-# This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
-# terms of the Apache License, Version 2.0 which is available at
-# https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.
-#
-# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
-# WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
-# License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
-# under the License.
-#
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-###############################################################
-
-replicaCount: 0
-
-postgresql:
-  auth:
-    password: "<path:portal/data/dev/postgres#postgres-password>"
-    replicationPassword: "<path:portal/data/dev/postgres#replication-password>"
-    portalPassword: "<path:portal/data/dev/postgres#portal-password>"
-    provisioningPassword: "<path:portal/data/dev/postgres#provisioning-password>"