diff --git a/release.yaml b/release.yaml
index a1b51588..98257712 100644
--- a/release.yaml
+++ b/release.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ ansible-roles:
     version: v0.2.9
   metal-roles:
     repository: https://github.com/metal-stack/metal-roles
-    version: v0.11.16
+    version: v0.11.18
 binaries:
   metal-stack:
     kernel:
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ docker-images:
       gardener-extension-provider-metal:
         name: ghcr.io/metal-stack/gardener-extension-provider-metal
         repository: https://github.com/metal-stack/gardener-extension-provider-metal
-        tag: v0.22.13
+        tag: v0.23.0
       machine-controller-manager:
         name: eu.gcr.io/gardener-project/gardener/machine-controller-manager
         repository: https://github.com/gardener/machine-controller-manager
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ docker-images:
       droptailer:
         name: ghcr.io/metal-stack/droptailer
         repository: https://github.com/metal-stack/droptailer
-        tag: v0.2.14
+        tag: v0.2.15
       duros-controller:
         name: ghcr.io/metal-stack/duros-controller
         repository: https://github.com/metal-stack/duros-controller
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ docker-images:
       metal-bmc:
         name: ghcr.io/metal-stack/metal-bmc
         repository: https://github.com/metal-stack/metal-bmc
-        tag: v0.5.2
+        tag: v0.5.3
       metal-core:
         name: ghcr.io/metal-stack/metal-core
         repository: https://github.com/metal-stack/metal-core
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ docker-images:
       event-exporter:
         name: ghcr.io/resmoio/kubernetes-event-exporter
         repository: https://github.com/resmoio/kubernetes-event-exporter
-        tag: v1.6
+        tag: v1.7
       headscale:
         name: headscale/headscale
         repository: https://github.com/juanfont/headscale
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ docker-images:
       meilisearch:
         name: getmeili/meilisearch
         repository: https://github.com/meilisearch/meilisearch
-        tag: v1.7.1
+        tag: v1.8.1
       metal-db:
         name: rethinkdb
         repository: https://github.com/rethinkdb/rethinkdb-dockerfiles
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ docker-images:
       webhook-logger:
         name: ghcr.io/multani/alertmanager-webhook-logger
         repository: https://github.com/multani/alertmanager-webhook-logger
-        tag: v1.0.1
+        tag: v1.1.1
     gardener:
       acl-extension:
         name: ghcr.io/stackitcloud/gardener-extension-acl
@@ -183,13 +183,13 @@ docker-images:
         tag: v1.1.1
       admission-controller:
         name: eu.gcr.io/gardener-project/gardener/admission-controller
-        tag: v1.80.7
+        tag: v1.81.7
       api-server:
         name: eu.gcr.io/gardener-project/gardener/apiserver
-        tag: v1.80.7
+        tag: v1.81.7
       controller-manager:
         name: eu.gcr.io/gardener-project/gardener/controller-manager
-        tag: v1.80.7
+        tag: v1.81.7
       dns-controller-manager:
         name: eu.gcr.io/gardener-project/dns-controller-manager
         tag: v0.15.9
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ docker-images:
         tag: v0.18.2
       gardenlet:
         name: eu.gcr.io/gardener-project/gardener/gardenlet
-        tag: v1.80.7
+        tag: v1.81.7
       metrics-exporter:
         name: europe-docker.pkg.dev/gardener-project/releases/gardener/metrics-exporter
         tag: 0.29.0
@@ -213,10 +213,10 @@ docker-images:
         tag: v1.26.0
       operator:
         name: eu.gcr.io/gardener-project/gardener/operator
-        tag: v1.80.7
+        tag: v1.81.7
       scheduler:
         name: eu.gcr.io/gardener-project/gardener/scheduler
-        tag: v1.80.7
+        tag: v1.81.7
       shoot-cert-service:
         name: eu.gcr.io/gardener-project/gardener/extensions/shoot-cert-service
         tag: v1.38.0
@@ -279,5 +279,5 @@ repositories:
         ref: v0.15.4
         url: https://github.com/gardener/etcd-backup-restore.git
       gardener:
-        ref: v1.80.7
+        ref: v1.81.7
         url: https://github.com/gardener/gardener.git