diff --git a/charts/hono/Chart.yaml b/charts/hono/Chart.yaml
index 2c02b0f9..59a22881 100755
--- a/charts/hono/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/hono/Chart.yaml
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ name: hono
 description: |
   Eclipse Hono™ provides remote service interfaces for connecting large numbers of IoT devices to a back end and
   interacting with them in a uniform way regardless of the device communication protocol.
-version: 2.6.1
+version: 2.6.2
 # Version of Hono being deployed by the chart
-appVersion: 2.5.1
+appVersion: 2.6.0
 keywords:
 - iot-chart
 - IoT
@@ -31,8 +31,6 @@ icon: https://eclipse.dev/hono/img/hono-logo_image.svg
 maintainers:
 - name: dejanb
   email: dbosanac@redhat.com
-- name: ctron
-  email: jreimann@redhat.com
 - name: sophokles73
   email: kai.hudalla@bosch.io
 dependencies:
diff --git a/charts/hono/README.md b/charts/hono/README.md
index 023f0c7c..1edf4791 100644
--- a/charts/hono/README.md
+++ b/charts/hono/README.md
@@ -101,6 +101,10 @@ The command removes all the Kubernetes components associated with the chart and
 
 ## Release Notes
 
+### 2.6.2
+
+* Use Hono 2.6.0 container images.
+
 ### 2.6.1
 
 * Use Hono 2.5.1 container images.