diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index bb70feb4f3..9b8650f22b 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 {
   "helm/cosmo": "0.17.0",
-  "helm/cosmo/charts/router": "0.15.1"
+  "helm/cosmo/charts/router": "0.16.0"
 }
diff --git a/helm/cosmo/charts/router/CHANGELOG.md b/helm/cosmo/charts/router/CHANGELOG.md
index 061d229429..1035d572e8 100644
--- a/helm/cosmo/charts/router/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/helm/cosmo/charts/router/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.16.0](https://github.com/wundergraph/cosmo/compare/helm-cosmo-router@0.15.1...helm-cosmo-router@0.16.0) (2026-04-28)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* **helm:** add HPA behavior and startup probe ([#2798](https://github.com/wundergraph/cosmo/issues/2798)) ([1d1b39b](https://github.com/wundergraph/cosmo/commit/1d1b39be454e4108ac58c5dfce795cb73b7e82a2))
+
 ## [0.15.1](https://github.com/wundergraph/cosmo/compare/helm-cosmo-router@0.15.0...helm-cosmo-router@0.15.1) (2026-04-20)
 
 
diff --git a/helm/cosmo/charts/router/Chart.yaml b/helm/cosmo/charts/router/Chart.yaml
index c9f0a9d34d..488b8ed3cf 100644
--- a/helm/cosmo/charts/router/Chart.yaml
+++ b/helm/cosmo/charts/router/Chart.yaml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ type: application
 # This is the chart version. This version number should be incremented each time you make changes
 # to the chart and its templates, including the app version.
 # Versions are expected to follow Semantic Versioning (https://semver.org/)
-version: 0.15.1
+version: 0.16.0
 
 # This is the version number of the application being deployed. This version number should be
 # incremented each time you make changes to the application. Versions are not expected to
diff --git a/helm/cosmo/charts/router/README.md b/helm/cosmo/charts/router/README.md
index 7c22bdde4c..128eb69aea 100644
--- a/helm/cosmo/charts/router/README.md
+++ b/helm/cosmo/charts/router/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # router
 
-![Version: 0.15.1](https://img.shields.io/badge/Version-0.15.1-informational?style=flat-square) ![Type: application](https://img.shields.io/badge/Type-application-informational?style=flat-square) ![AppVersion: 0.243.0](https://img.shields.io/badge/AppVersion-0.243.0-informational?style=flat-square)
+![Version: 0.16.0](https://img.shields.io/badge/Version-0.16.0-informational?style=flat-square) ![Type: application](https://img.shields.io/badge/Type-application-informational?style=flat-square) ![AppVersion: 0.243.0](https://img.shields.io/badge/AppVersion-0.243.0-informational?style=flat-square)
 
 This is the official Helm Chart for the WunderGraph Cosmo Router.