diff --git a/cmd/flux/create_helmrelease.go b/cmd/flux/create_helmrelease.go
index 70d2b7390a..56c5edb0e6 100644
--- a/cmd/flux/create_helmrelease.go
+++ b/cmd/flux/create_helmrelease.go
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ func createHelmReleaseCmdRun(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			},
 			TargetNamespace: helmReleaseArgs.targetNamespace,
 
-			Chart: helmv2.HelmChartTemplate{
+			Chart: &helmv2.HelmChartTemplate{
 				Spec: helmv2.HelmChartTemplateSpec{
 					Chart:   helmReleaseArgs.chart,
 					Version: helmReleaseArgs.chartVersion,
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 40b4605d82..7eeeae090b 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/distribution/distribution/v3 v3.0.0-alpha.1
 	github.com/fluxcd/cli-utils v0.36.0-flux.7
 	github.com/fluxcd/go-git-providers v0.20.1
-	github.com/fluxcd/helm-controller/api v1.0.0
+	github.com/fluxcd/helm-controller/api v1.0.1
 	github.com/fluxcd/image-automation-controller/api v0.38.0
 	github.com/fluxcd/image-reflector-controller/api v0.32.0
 	github.com/fluxcd/kustomize-controller/api v1.3.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 1fce9e2e5b..a335067734 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -157,8 +157,8 @@ github.com/fluxcd/gitkit v0.6.0 h1:iNg5LTx6ePo+Pl0ZwqHTAkhbUHxGVSY3YCxCdw7VIFg=
 github.com/fluxcd/gitkit v0.6.0/go.mod h1:svOHuKi0fO9HoawdK4HfHAJJseZDHHjk7I3ihnCIqNo=
 github.com/fluxcd/go-git-providers v0.20.1 h1:ER10UUup3y/lAyANvMjgaYI/9av/upetF2PTi3aCqvs=
 github.com/fluxcd/go-git-providers v0.20.1/go.mod h1:FhBThaf3/kyKCBg4v0mKcQqQB2rPDv/L8baH3+nFtHc=
-github.com/fluxcd/helm-controller/api v1.0.0 h1:sn7bNtqBPwn2Y5H4UBBUHFiE2G0tSLfsENVaOipNXpo=
-github.com/fluxcd/helm-controller/api v1.0.0/go.mod h1:/6AD5a2qjo/ttxVM8GR33syLZwqigta60DCLdy8GrME=
+github.com/fluxcd/helm-controller/api v1.0.1 h1:Gn9qEVuif6D5+gHmVwTEZkR4+nmLOcOhKx4Sw2gL2EA=
+github.com/fluxcd/helm-controller/api v1.0.1/go.mod h1:/6AD5a2qjo/ttxVM8GR33syLZwqigta60DCLdy8GrME=
 github.com/fluxcd/image-automation-controller/api v0.38.0 h1:+phX67uf0INGDC4sghsPPNUiE8taVp7AcWgJH8LkiUk=
 github.com/fluxcd/image-automation-controller/api v0.38.0/go.mod h1:FfWWRxG03514+MUNJ+uN6fXzjwdbqsJqCggukIZ1tx8=
 github.com/fluxcd/image-reflector-controller/api v0.32.0 h1:mb/v9JzRHcjLcnGqmgsq0+yCcoOyae/TrOWae9T87PE=
diff --git a/manifests/bases/helm-controller/kustomization.yaml b/manifests/bases/helm-controller/kustomization.yaml
index 0bfb596d1c..5f08e8473a 100644
--- a/manifests/bases/helm-controller/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/manifests/bases/helm-controller/kustomization.yaml
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 apiVersion: kustomize.config.k8s.io/v1beta1
 kind: Kustomization
 resources:
-- https://github.com/fluxcd/helm-controller/releases/download/v1.0.0/helm-controller.crds.yaml
-- https://github.com/fluxcd/helm-controller/releases/download/v1.0.0/helm-controller.deployment.yaml
+- https://github.com/fluxcd/helm-controller/releases/download/v1.0.1/helm-controller.crds.yaml
+- https://github.com/fluxcd/helm-controller/releases/download/v1.0.1/helm-controller.deployment.yaml
 - account.yaml
 transformers:
 - labels.yaml
diff --git a/manifests/crds/kustomization.yaml b/manifests/crds/kustomization.yaml
index c1e5953add..93b2483375 100644
--- a/manifests/crds/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/manifests/crds/kustomization.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ kind: Kustomization
 resources:
 - https://github.com/fluxcd/source-controller/releases/download/v1.3.0/source-controller.crds.yaml
 - https://github.com/fluxcd/kustomize-controller/releases/download/v1.3.0/kustomize-controller.crds.yaml
-- https://github.com/fluxcd/helm-controller/releases/download/v1.0.0/helm-controller.crds.yaml
+- https://github.com/fluxcd/helm-controller/releases/download/v1.0.1/helm-controller.crds.yaml
 - https://github.com/fluxcd/notification-controller/releases/download/v1.3.0/notification-controller.crds.yaml
 - https://github.com/fluxcd/image-reflector-controller/releases/download/v0.32.0/image-reflector-controller.crds.yaml
 - https://github.com/fluxcd/image-automation-controller/releases/download/v0.38.0/image-automation-controller.crds.yaml
diff --git a/tests/integration/go.mod b/tests/integration/go.mod
index 893d91ce30..1873221306 100644
--- a/tests/integration/go.mod
+++ b/tests/integration/go.mod
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ require (
 	cloud.google.com/go/pubsub v1.38.0
 	github.com/Azure/azure-event-hubs-go/v3 v3.6.2
 	github.com/chainguard-dev/git-urls v1.0.2
-	github.com/fluxcd/helm-controller/api v1.0.0
+	github.com/fluxcd/helm-controller/api v1.0.1
 	github.com/fluxcd/image-automation-controller/api v0.38.0
 	github.com/fluxcd/image-reflector-controller/api v0.32.0
 	github.com/fluxcd/kustomize-controller/api v1.3.0
diff --git a/tests/integration/go.sum b/tests/integration/go.sum
index c730ef67ab..180de21633 100644
--- a/tests/integration/go.sum
+++ b/tests/integration/go.sum
@@ -112,8 +112,8 @@ github.com/felixge/httpsnoop v1.0.4 h1:NFTV2Zj1bL4mc9sqWACXbQFVBBg2W3GPvqp8/ESS2
 github.com/felixge/httpsnoop v1.0.4/go.mod h1:m8KPJKqk1gH5J9DgRY2ASl2lWCfGKXixSwevea8zH2U=
 github.com/fluxcd/gitkit v0.6.0 h1:iNg5LTx6ePo+Pl0ZwqHTAkhbUHxGVSY3YCxCdw7VIFg=
 github.com/fluxcd/gitkit v0.6.0/go.mod h1:svOHuKi0fO9HoawdK4HfHAJJseZDHHjk7I3ihnCIqNo=
-github.com/fluxcd/helm-controller/api v1.0.0 h1:sn7bNtqBPwn2Y5H4UBBUHFiE2G0tSLfsENVaOipNXpo=
-github.com/fluxcd/helm-controller/api v1.0.0/go.mod h1:/6AD5a2qjo/ttxVM8GR33syLZwqigta60DCLdy8GrME=
+github.com/fluxcd/helm-controller/api v1.0.1 h1:Gn9qEVuif6D5+gHmVwTEZkR4+nmLOcOhKx4Sw2gL2EA=
+github.com/fluxcd/helm-controller/api v1.0.1/go.mod h1:/6AD5a2qjo/ttxVM8GR33syLZwqigta60DCLdy8GrME=
 github.com/fluxcd/image-automation-controller/api v0.38.0 h1:+phX67uf0INGDC4sghsPPNUiE8taVp7AcWgJH8LkiUk=
 github.com/fluxcd/image-automation-controller/api v0.38.0/go.mod h1:FfWWRxG03514+MUNJ+uN6fXzjwdbqsJqCggukIZ1tx8=
 github.com/fluxcd/image-reflector-controller/api v0.32.0 h1:mb/v9JzRHcjLcnGqmgsq0+yCcoOyae/TrOWae9T87PE=
diff --git a/tests/integration/oci_test.go b/tests/integration/oci_test.go
index d50b69a683..cfacbfc062 100644
--- a/tests/integration/oci_test.go
+++ b/tests/integration/oci_test.go
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ func TestOCIHelmRelease(t *testing.T) {
 	helmRelease := helmv2.HelmRelease{
 		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: testID, Namespace: testID},
 		Spec: helmv2.HelmReleaseSpec{
-			Chart: helmv2.HelmChartTemplate{
+			Chart: &helmv2.HelmChartTemplate{
 				Spec: helmv2.HelmChartTemplateSpec{
 					Interval: &metav1.Duration{
 						Duration: 10 * time.Minute,