diff --git a/.github/workflows/pull-request.yaml b/.github/workflows/pull-request.yaml
index 5bdc3a84..5c3e1304 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pull-request.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pull-request.yaml
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ jobs:
             release=${{ steps.auto_version.outputs.version }}
           provenance: false # https://issues.redhat.com/browse/PROJQUAY-5013 quay doesn't support it
           build-args: |
-            VERSION='${{ steps.auto_version.outputs.version }}'
+            VERSION=${{ steps.auto_version.outputs.version }}
           platforms: linux/amd64,linux/arm64
 
       # HELM
diff --git a/.github/workflows/push-dev.yaml b/.github/workflows/push-dev.yaml
index a66c32a2..a633ba10 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/push-dev.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/push-dev.yaml
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ jobs:
             quay.expires-after=14d
           provenance: false # https://issues.redhat.com/browse/PROJQUAY-5013 quay doesn't support it
           build-args: |
-            VERSION='${{ steps.auto_version.outputs.version }}'
+            VERSION=${{ steps.auto_version.outputs.version }}
           platforms: linux/amd64,linux/arm64
 
       # HELM
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index c36a7594..69fed7dd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -148,12 +148,12 @@ jobs:
           cache-from: type=gha
           cache-to: type=gha,mode=max
           labels: |
-            revision='${{ steps.set_version.outputs.version }}'
+            revision=${{ steps.set_version.outputs.version }}
             version=${{ steps.set_version.outputs.version }}
             release=${{ steps.set_version.outputs.version }}
 
           build-args: |
-            VERSION='${{ steps.set_version.outputs.version }}'
+            VERSION=${{ steps.set_version.outputs.version }}
           platforms: linux/amd64,linux/arm64
 
       - name: helm-docs
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 9b44093e..9895b3c2 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ RUN true
 
 
 RUN echo Building package
-RUN CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=$TARGETOS GOARCH=$TARGETARCH go build -a -ldflags '-X main.version='$VERSION' -extldflags "-static"' -o "/bin/wekafsplugin" /src/cmd/*
+RUN CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=$TARGETOS GOARCH=$TARGETARCH go build -a -ldflags "-X main.version=$VERSION -extldflags '-static'" -o "/bin/wekafsplugin" /src/cmd/*
 FROM registry.k8s.io/kubernetes/kubectl:v${KUBECTL_VERSION} AS kubectl
 
 FROM registry.access.redhat.com/ubi9/ubi:${UBI_HASH}
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e624e4f1..2b699ce1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # CSI WekaFS Driver
 Helm chart for Deployment of WekaIO Container Storage Interface (CSI) plugin for WekaFS - the world fastest filesystem
 
-![Version: 2.6.0-SNAPSHOT.76.1bf2221](https://img.shields.io/badge/Version-2.6.0--SNAPSHOT.76.1bf2221-informational?style=flat-square) ![Type: application](https://img.shields.io/badge/Type-application-informational?style=flat-square) ![AppVersion: v2.6.0-SNAPSHOT.76.1bf2221](https://img.shields.io/badge/AppVersion-v2.6.0--SNAPSHOT.76.1bf2221-informational?style=flat-square)
+![Version: 2.6.0-SNAPSHOT.79.9698a4b](https://img.shields.io/badge/Version-2.6.0--SNAPSHOT.79.9698a4b-informational?style=flat-square) ![Type: application](https://img.shields.io/badge/Type-application-informational?style=flat-square) ![AppVersion: v2.6.0-SNAPSHOT.79.9698a4b](https://img.shields.io/badge/AppVersion-v2.6.0--SNAPSHOT.79.9698a4b-informational?style=flat-square)
 [![License](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-Apache%202.0-blue.svg)](https://opensource.org/licenses/Apache-2.0)
 [![Artifact HUB](https://img.shields.io/endpoint?url=https://artifacthub.io/badge/repository/csi-wekafs)](https://artifacthub.io/packages/search?repo=csi-wekafs)
 
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ make build
 |-----|------|---------|-------------|
 | dynamicProvisionPath | string | `"csi-volumes"` | Directory in root of file system where dynamic volumes are provisioned |
 | csiDriverName | string | `"csi.weka.io"` | Name of the driver (and provisioner) |
-| csiDriverVersion | string | `"2.6.0-SNAPSHOT.76.1bf2221"` | CSI driver version |
+| csiDriverVersion | string | `"2.6.0-SNAPSHOT.79.9698a4b"` | CSI driver version |
 | images.livenessprobesidecar | string | `"registry.k8s.io/sig-storage/livenessprobe:v2.15.0"` | CSI liveness probe sidecar image URL |
 | images.attachersidecar | string | `"registry.k8s.io/sig-storage/csi-attacher:v4.8.0"` | CSI attacher sidecar image URL |
 | images.provisionersidecar | string | `"registry.k8s.io/sig-storage/csi-provisioner:v5.1.0"` | CSI provisioner sidecar image URL |
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ make build
 | images.snapshottersidecar | string | `"registry.k8s.io/sig-storage/csi-snapshotter:v8.2.0"` | CSI snapshotter sidecar image URL |
 | images.nodeinfo | string | `"quay.io/weka.io/csi-wekafs"` | CSI nodeinfo sidecar image URL, used for reading node metadata |
 | images.csidriver | string | `"quay.io/weka.io/csi-wekafs"` | CSI driver main image URL |
-| images.csidriverTag | string | `"2.6.0-SNAPSHOT.76.1bf2221"` | CSI driver tag |
+| images.csidriverTag | string | `"2.6.0-SNAPSHOT.79.9698a4b"` | CSI driver tag |
 | imagePullSecret | string | `""` | image pull secret required for image download. Must have permissions to access all images above.    Should be used in case of private registry that requires authentication |
 | globalPluginTolerations | list | `[{"effect":"NoSchedule","key":"node-role.kubernetes.io/master","operator":"Exists"}]` | Tolerations for all CSI driver components |
 | controllerPluginTolerations | list | `[{"effect":"NoSchedule","key":"node-role.kubernetes.io/master","operator":"Exists"}]` | Tolerations for CSI controller component only (by default same as global) |
diff --git a/charts/csi-wekafsplugin/Chart.yaml b/charts/csi-wekafsplugin/Chart.yaml
index d9080e02..857b3e7d 100644
--- a/charts/csi-wekafsplugin/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/csi-wekafsplugin/Chart.yaml
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ sources:
 home: https://github.com/weka/csi-wekafs
 icon: https://weka.github.io/csi-wekafs/logo.png
 type: application
-version: 2.6.0-SNAPSHOT.76.1bf2221
-appVersion: v2.6.0-SNAPSHOT.76.1bf2221
+version: 2.6.0-SNAPSHOT.79.9698a4b
+appVersion: v2.6.0-SNAPSHOT.79.9698a4b
 keywords: [storage, filesystem, HPC]
 annotations:
   artifacthub.io/category: "storage"
diff --git a/charts/csi-wekafsplugin/README.md b/charts/csi-wekafsplugin/README.md
index 6ddb8404..e2a36f6d 100644
--- a/charts/csi-wekafsplugin/README.md
+++ b/charts/csi-wekafsplugin/README.md
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Helm chart for Deployment of WekaIO Container Storage Interface (CSI) plugin for
 
 [![License](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-Apache%202.0-blue.svg)](https://opensource.org/licenses/Apache-2.0)
 [![Artifact HUB](https://img.shields.io/endpoint?url=https://artifacthub.io/badge/repository/csi-wekafs)](https://artifacthub.io/packages/search?repo=csi-wekafs)
-![Version: 2.6.0-SNAPSHOT.76.1bf2221](https://img.shields.io/badge/Version-2.6.0--SNAPSHOT.76.1bf2221-informational?style=flat-square) ![Type: application](https://img.shields.io/badge/Type-application-informational?style=flat-square) ![AppVersion: v2.6.0-SNAPSHOT.76.1bf2221](https://img.shields.io/badge/AppVersion-v2.6.0--SNAPSHOT.76.1bf2221-informational?style=flat-square)
+![Version: 2.6.0-SNAPSHOT.79.9698a4b](https://img.shields.io/badge/Version-2.6.0--SNAPSHOT.79.9698a4b-informational?style=flat-square) ![Type: application](https://img.shields.io/badge/Type-application-informational?style=flat-square) ![AppVersion: v2.6.0-SNAPSHOT.79.9698a4b](https://img.shields.io/badge/AppVersion-v2.6.0--SNAPSHOT.79.9698a4b-informational?style=flat-square)
 
 ## Homepage
 https://github.com/weka/csi-wekafs
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ helm install csi-wekafsplugin csi-wekafs/csi-wekafsplugin --namespace csi-wekafs
 |-----|------|---------|-------------|
 | dynamicProvisionPath | string | `"csi-volumes"` | Directory in root of file system where dynamic volumes are provisioned |
 | csiDriverName | string | `"csi.weka.io"` | Name of the driver (and provisioner) |
-| csiDriverVersion | string | `"2.6.0-SNAPSHOT.76.1bf2221"` | CSI driver version |
+| csiDriverVersion | string | `"2.6.0-SNAPSHOT.79.9698a4b"` | CSI driver version |
 | images.livenessprobesidecar | string | `"registry.k8s.io/sig-storage/livenessprobe:v2.15.0"` | CSI liveness probe sidecar image URL |
 | images.attachersidecar | string | `"registry.k8s.io/sig-storage/csi-attacher:v4.8.0"` | CSI attacher sidecar image URL |
 | images.provisionersidecar | string | `"registry.k8s.io/sig-storage/csi-provisioner:v5.1.0"` | CSI provisioner sidecar image URL |
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ helm install csi-wekafsplugin csi-wekafs/csi-wekafsplugin --namespace csi-wekafs
 | images.snapshottersidecar | string | `"registry.k8s.io/sig-storage/csi-snapshotter:v8.2.0"` | CSI snapshotter sidecar image URL |
 | images.nodeinfo | string | `"quay.io/weka.io/csi-wekafs"` | CSI nodeinfo sidecar image URL, used for reading node metadata |
 | images.csidriver | string | `"quay.io/weka.io/csi-wekafs"` | CSI driver main image URL |
-| images.csidriverTag | string | `"2.6.0-SNAPSHOT.76.1bf2221"` | CSI driver tag |
+| images.csidriverTag | string | `"2.6.0-SNAPSHOT.79.9698a4b"` | CSI driver tag |
 | imagePullSecret | string | `""` | image pull secret required for image download. Must have permissions to access all images above.    Should be used in case of private registry that requires authentication |
 | globalPluginTolerations | list | `[{"effect":"NoSchedule","key":"node-role.kubernetes.io/master","operator":"Exists"}]` | Tolerations for all CSI driver components |
 | controllerPluginTolerations | list | `[{"effect":"NoSchedule","key":"node-role.kubernetes.io/master","operator":"Exists"}]` | Tolerations for CSI controller component only (by default same as global) |
diff --git a/charts/csi-wekafsplugin/values.yaml b/charts/csi-wekafsplugin/values.yaml
index f25e5eed..a81435cf 100644
--- a/charts/csi-wekafsplugin/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/csi-wekafsplugin/values.yaml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ dynamicProvisionPath: "csi-volumes"
 # -- Name of the driver (and provisioner)
 csiDriverName: "csi.weka.io"
 # -- CSI driver version
-csiDriverVersion: &csiDriverVersion 2.6.0-SNAPSHOT.76.1bf2221
+csiDriverVersion: &csiDriverVersion 2.6.0-SNAPSHOT.79.9698a4b
 images:
   # -- CSI liveness probe sidecar image URL
   livenessprobesidecar: registry.k8s.io/sig-storage/livenessprobe:v2.15.0
diff --git a/tests/csi-sanity/ga-Dockerfile b/tests/csi-sanity/ga-Dockerfile
index 15efa979..0321af5e 100644
--- a/tests/csi-sanity/ga-Dockerfile
+++ b/tests/csi-sanity/ga-Dockerfile
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ RUN go install -v github.com/kubernetes-csi/csi-test/v5/cmd/csi-sanity@v5.3.1
 COPY cmd cmd
 COPY pkg pkg
 
-RUN CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS="linux" GOARCH="amd64" go build -a -ldflags '-X main.version='$VERSION' -extldflags "-static"' -o wekafsplugin ./cmd/wekafsplugin/main.go
+RUN CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS="linux" GOARCH="amd64" go build -a -ldflags "-X main.version=$VERSION -extldflags '-static'" -o wekafsplugin ./cmd/wekafsplugin/main.go
 
 
 FROM golang:1.23-alpine