diff --git a/charts/paradedb/Chart.yaml b/charts/paradedb/Chart.yaml
index f8458a5e4..b55e6e166 100644
--- a/charts/paradedb/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/paradedb/Chart.yaml
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ icon: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/paradedb/paradedb/main/docs/logo/light.s
 type: application
 
 # The Chart version, set in the publish CI workflow from GitHub Actions Variables
-# We default to v0.11.0 for testing and local development
-version: 0.11.0
+# We default to v0.12.0 for testing and local development
+version: 0.12.0
 
 sources:
   - https://github.com/paradedb/charts
diff --git a/charts/paradedb/README.md b/charts/paradedb/README.md
index 7cb92495c..cfc8e1fb8 100644
--- a/charts/paradedb/README.md
+++ b/charts/paradedb/README.md
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ refer to  the [CloudNativePG Documentation](https://cloudnative-pg.io/documentat
 | recovery.secret.create | bool | `true` | Whether to create a secret for the backup credentials |
 | recovery.secret.name | string | `""` | Name of the backup credentials secret |
 | type | string | `"paradedb"` | Type of the CNPG database. Available types: * `paradedb` |
-| version.paradedb | string | `"0.11.0"` | We default to v0.11.0 for testing and local development |
+| version.paradedb | string | `"0.12.0"` | We default to v0.12.0 for testing and local development |
 | version.postgresql | string | `"16"` | PostgreSQL major version to use |
 | poolers[].name                                      | string                                       | ``                                               | Name of the pooler resource                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
 | poolers[].instances                                 | number                                       | `1`                                              | The number of replicas we want                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
diff --git a/charts/paradedb/examples/image-catalog-ref.yaml b/charts/paradedb/examples/image-catalog-ref.yaml
index f3f6bd8f8..04c3eeade 100644
--- a/charts/paradedb/examples/image-catalog-ref.yaml
+++ b/charts/paradedb/examples/image-catalog-ref.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ type: postgresql
 mode: standalone
 version:
   major: "16"
-  paradedb: "0.11.0"
+  paradedb: "0.12.0"
 cluster:
   instances: 1
   imageCatalogRef:
diff --git a/charts/paradedb/examples/image-catalog.yaml b/charts/paradedb/examples/image-catalog.yaml
index c4bbc2114..d01e04225 100644
--- a/charts/paradedb/examples/image-catalog.yaml
+++ b/charts/paradedb/examples/image-catalog.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ type: postgresql
 mode: standalone
 version:
   major: "16"
-  paradedb: "0.11.0"
+  paradedb: "0.12.0"
 cluster:
   instances: 1
 backups:
diff --git a/charts/paradedb/examples/paradedb.yaml b/charts/paradedb/examples/paradedb.yaml
index 4241445da..73dca88cc 100644
--- a/charts/paradedb/examples/paradedb.yaml
+++ b/charts/paradedb/examples/paradedb.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ type: paradedb
 mode: standalone
 version:
   postgresql: "16.3"
-  paradedb: "0.11.0"
+  paradedb: "0.12.0"
 cluster:
   instances: 1
 backups:
diff --git a/charts/paradedb/values.yaml b/charts/paradedb/values.yaml
index 9b6155fb7..058115eb3 100644
--- a/charts/paradedb/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/paradedb/values.yaml
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ version:
   # -- PostgreSQL major version to use
   postgresql: "16"
   # -- The ParadeDB version, set in the publish CI workflow from the latest paradedb/paradedb GitHub tag
-  # -- We default to v0.11.0 for testing and local development
-  paradedb: "0.11.0"
+  # -- We default to v0.12.0 for testing and local development
+  paradedb: "0.12.0"
 
 ###
 # -- Cluster mode of operation. Available modes: