diff --git a/.github/release-please/manifest.json b/.github/release-please/manifest.json
index af03f0340d..e975fc07fb 100644
--- a/.github/release-please/manifest.json
+++ b/.github/release-please/manifest.json
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{"charts/base-cluster":"9.3.0","charts/teuto-portal-k8s-worker":"3.3.0","charts/t8s-cluster":"9.3.1","charts/stellio-context-broker":"0.1.0","charts/chirpstack":"0.1.0","charts/common":"1.5.0","charts/ckan":"1.3.3","charts/teuto-cnpg":"2.1.0"}
+{"charts/base-cluster":"9.3.1","charts/teuto-portal-k8s-worker":"3.3.0","charts/t8s-cluster":"9.3.1","charts/stellio-context-broker":"0.1.0","charts/chirpstack":"0.1.0","charts/common":"1.5.0","charts/ckan":"1.3.3","charts/teuto-cnpg":"2.1.0"}
diff --git a/charts/base-cluster/CHANGELOG.md b/charts/base-cluster/CHANGELOG.md
index 25f1e8037b..ad0685f61f 100644
--- a/charts/base-cluster/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/charts/base-cluster/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [9.3.1](https://github.com/teutonet/teutonet-helm-charts/compare/base-cluster-v9.3.0...base-cluster-v9.3.1) (2025-08-15)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **base-cluster/external-dns:** correctly check if provider is set ([#1658](https://github.com/teutonet/teutonet-helm-charts/issues/1658)) ([7933988](https://github.com/teutonet/teutonet-helm-charts/commit/7933988877da6f1284836b6bb390a9d5abac6534))
+
 ## [9.3.0](https://github.com/teutonet/teutonet-helm-charts/compare/base-cluster-v9.2.0...base-cluster-v9.3.0) (2025-08-15)
 
 
diff --git a/charts/base-cluster/Chart.yaml b/charts/base-cluster/Chart.yaml
index 43b901c12c..8afbd92248 100644
--- a/charts/base-cluster/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/base-cluster/Chart.yaml
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@ maintainers:
     name: tasches
 name: base-cluster
 sources:
-  - https://github.com/teutonet/teutonet-helm-charts/tree/base-cluster-v9.3.0/charts/base-cluster
+  - https://github.com/teutonet/teutonet-helm-charts/tree/base-cluster-v9.3.1/charts/base-cluster
   - https://github.com/teutonet/teutonet-helm-charts/tree/main/charts/base-cluster
 type: application
-version: 9.3.0
+version: 9.3.1
 annotations:
   artifacthub.io/images: |-
     - image: docker.io/aelbakry/kdave-server:1.0.4                                                                                     #  monitoring/HelmRelease/kdave/null/Deployment/kdave.yaml
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ annotations:
     - image: reg.kyverno.io/kyverno/kyvernopre:v1.14.4                                                                                 #  kyverno/HelmRelease/kyverno/kyverno/Deployment/kyverno-admission-controller.yaml
     - image: reg.kyverno.io/kyverno/reports-controller:v1.14.4                                                                         #  kyverno/HelmRelease/kyverno/kyverno/Deployment/kyverno-reports-controller.yaml
     - image: registry.k8s.io/descheduler/descheduler:v0.33.0                                                                           #  kube-system/HelmRelease/descheduler/kube-system/Deployment/descheduler.yaml
+    - image: registry.k8s.io/external-dns/external-dns:v0.18.0                                                                         #  ingress/HelmRelease/external-dns/ingress/Deployment/external-dns.yaml
     - image: registry.k8s.io/ingress-nginx/controller:v1.12.3@sha256:ac444cd9515af325ba577b596fe4f27a34be1aa330538e8b317ad9d6c8fb94ee  #  ingress-nginx/HelmRelease/ingress-nginx/ingress-nginx/Deployment/ingress-nginx-controller.yaml
     - image: registry.k8s.io/ingress-nginx/kube-webhook-certgen:v1.6.0                                                                 #  monitoring/HelmRelease/kube-prometheus-stack/monitoring/Job/kube-prometheus-stack-admission-create.yaml
     - image: registry.k8s.io/ingress-nginx/kube-webhook-certgen:v1.6.0                                                                 #  monitoring/HelmRelease/kube-prometheus-stack/monitoring/Job/kube-prometheus-stack-admission-patch.yaml
diff --git a/charts/base-cluster/README.md b/charts/base-cluster/README.md
index c6c2562d1d..ae5bf0b3c7 100644
--- a/charts/base-cluster/README.md
+++ b/charts/base-cluster/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <!-- vim: set ft=markdown: --># base-cluster
 
-![Version: 9.3.0](https://img.shields.io/badge/Version-9.3.0-informational?style=flat-square) ![Type: application](https://img.shields.io/badge/Type-application-informational?style=flat-square)
+![Version: 9.3.1](https://img.shields.io/badge/Version-9.3.1-informational?style=flat-square) ![Type: application](https://img.shields.io/badge/Type-application-informational?style=flat-square)
 
 A common base for every kubernetes cluster
 
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ output of `helm -n flux-system get notes base-cluster`
 
 ## Source Code
 
-* <https://github.com/teutonet/teutonet-helm-charts/tree/base-cluster-v9.3.0/charts/base-cluster>
+* <https://github.com/teutonet/teutonet-helm-charts/tree/base-cluster-v9.3.1/charts/base-cluster>
 * <https://github.com/teutonet/teutonet-helm-charts/tree/main/charts/base-cluster>
 
 ## Requirements