diff --git a/release.yaml b/release.yaml
index 636019db..6a15c4b4 100644
--- a/release.yaml
+++ b/release.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ ansible-roles:
     version: v0.2.9
   metal-roles:
     repository: https://github.com/metal-stack/metal-roles
-    version: v0.14.2
+    version: v0.14.4
 binaries:
   metal-stack:
     kernel:
@@ -16,17 +16,17 @@ binaries:
       version: 6.6.58-47
     metal-hammer:
       repository: https://github.com/metal-stack/metal-hammer
-      url: https://github.com/metal-stack/metal-hammer/releases/download/v0.13.9/metal-hammer-initrd.img.lz4
-      version: v0.13.9
+      url: https://github.com/metal-stack/metal-hammer/releases/download/v0.13.10/metal-hammer-initrd.img.lz4
+      version: v0.13.10
     metalctl:
       darwin:
-        url: https://github.com/metal-stack/metalctl/releases/download/v0.17.1/metalctl-darwin-amd64
+        url: https://github.com/metal-stack/metalctl/releases/download/v0.17.5/metalctl-darwin-amd64
       linux:
-        url: https://github.com/metal-stack/metalctl/releases/download/v0.17.1/metalctl-linux-amd64
+        url: https://github.com/metal-stack/metalctl/releases/download/v0.17.5/metalctl-linux-amd64
       repository: https://github.com/metal-stack/metalctl
-      version: v0.17.1
+      version: v0.17.5
       windows:
-        url: https://github.com/metal-stack/metalctl/releases/download/v0.17.1/metalctl-windows-amd64
+        url: https://github.com/metal-stack/metalctl/releases/download/v0.17.5/metalctl-windows-amd64
 docker-images:
   metal-stack:
     control-plane:
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ docker-images:
       metalctl:
         name: ghcr.io/metal-stack/metalctl
         repository: https://github.com/metal-stack/metalctl
-        tag: v0.17.1
+        tag: v0.17.5
       rethinkdb-exporter:
         name: ghcr.io/metal-stack/rethinkdb-exporter
         repository: https://github.com/metal-stack/rethinkdb-exporter
@@ -183,40 +183,40 @@ docker-images:
         tag: v1.4.0
       admission-controller:
         name: europe-docker.pkg.dev/gardener-project/releases/gardener/admission-controller
-        tag: v1.98.6
+        tag: v1.99.4
       api-server:
         name: europe-docker.pkg.dev/gardener-project/releases/gardener/apiserver
-        tag: v1.98.6
+        tag: v1.99.4
       controller-manager:
         name: europe-docker.pkg.dev/gardener-project/releases/gardener/controller-manager
-        tag: v1.98.6
+        tag: v1.99.4
       extension-provider-gcp:
         name: europe-docker.pkg.dev/gardener-project/releases/gardener/extensions/provider-gcp
         tag: v1.37.2
       gardenlet:
         name: europe-docker.pkg.dev/gardener-project/releases/gardener/gardenlet
-        tag: v1.98.6
+        tag: v1.99.4
       metrics-exporter:
         name: europe-docker.pkg.dev/gardener-project/releases/gardener/metrics-exporter
         tag: 0.30.0
       networking-calico:
         name: europe-docker.pkg.dev/gardener-project/releases/gardener/extensions/networking-calico
-        tag: v1.39.1
+        tag: v1.40.0
       networking-cilium:
         name: europe-docker.pkg.dev/gardener-project/releases/gardener/extensions/networking-cilium
         tag: v1.36.0
       operator:
         name: europe-docker.pkg.dev/gardener-project/releases/gardener/operator
-        tag: v1.98.6
+        tag: v1.99.4
       scheduler:
         name: europe-docker.pkg.dev/gardener-project/releases/gardener/scheduler
-        tag: v1.98.6
+        tag: v1.99.4
       shoot-cert-service:
         name: europe-docker.pkg.dev/gardener-project/releases/gardener/extensions/shoot-cert-service
         tag: v1.44.2
       shoot-dns-service:
         name: europe-docker.pkg.dev/gardener-project/public/gardener/extensions/shoot-dns-service
-        tag: v1.48.0
+        tag: v1.50.0
       virtual-apiserver:
         name: registry.k8s.io/kube-apiserver
         tag: v1.29.8
@@ -273,5 +273,5 @@ repositories:
         ref: v0.15.4
         url: https://github.com/gardener/etcd-backup-restore.git
       gardener:
-        ref: v1.98.6
+        ref: v1.99.4
         url: https://github.com/gardener/gardener.git