diff --git a/lib/modules/manager/helmsman/__fixtures__/validHelmsfile.yaml b/lib/modules/manager/helmsman/__fixtures__/validHelmsfile.yaml
index 6bb8d4ee90bb97..02ab9005a3df95 100644
--- a/lib/modules/manager/helmsman/__fixtures__/validHelmsfile.yaml
+++ b/lib/modules/manager/helmsman/__fixtures__/validHelmsfile.yaml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ namespaces:
   redis-operator:
   strimzi:
   monitoring:
+  test-apps:
 
 helmRepos:
   ot-helm: "https://ot-container-kit.github.io/helm-charts/"
@@ -11,14 +12,14 @@ helmRepos:
   prometheus-community: https://prometheus-community.github.io/helm-charts
 
 apps:
-# valid apps
+  # valid apps
   kube-prometheus:
     enabled: true
     namespace: monitoring
     chart: prometheus-community/kube-prometheus-stack
     version: 19.0.3
     valuesFiles:
-      -  ./kube-prometheus/values.yaml
+      - ./kube-prometheus/values.yaml
     priority: -90
   loki:
     enabled: true
@@ -44,14 +45,19 @@ apps:
     namespace: strimzi
     chart: strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator
     version: 0.25.0
+  podinfo:
+    enabled: true
+    namespace: test-apps
+    chart: oci://ghcr.io/stefanprodan/charts/podinfo
+    version: 6.4.0
 
-# missing version
+  # missing version
   strimzi-operator-missing-version:
     enabled: true
     namespace: strimzi
     chart: strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator
 
-# malformed  chart
+  # malformed  chart
   loki-no-registry-ref:
     enabled: true
     namespace: monitoring
@@ -68,7 +74,7 @@ apps:
     chart: prometheus-community/
     version: 19.0.3
     valuesFiles:
-      -  ./kube-prometheus/values.yaml
+      - ./kube-prometheus/values.yaml
     priority: -90
   otlp-collector-no-chart:
     enabled: true
diff --git a/lib/modules/manager/helmsman/__snapshots__/extract.spec.ts.snap b/lib/modules/manager/helmsman/__snapshots__/extract.spec.ts.snap
index 8fe89cff087513..1aa37de040d7fc 100644
--- a/lib/modules/manager/helmsman/__snapshots__/extract.spec.ts.snap
+++ b/lib/modules/manager/helmsman/__snapshots__/extract.spec.ts.snap
@@ -48,6 +48,12 @@ exports[`modules/manager/helmsman/extract extractPackageFile() extract deps 1`]
         "https://strimzi.io/charts/",
       ],
     },
+    {
+      "currentValue": "6.4.0",
+      "datasource": "docker",
+      "depName": "podinfo",
+      "packageName": "ghcr.io/stefanprodan/charts/podinfo",
+    },
     {
       "datasource": "helm",
       "depName": "strimzi-operator-missing-version",
diff --git a/lib/modules/manager/helmsman/extract.spec.ts b/lib/modules/manager/helmsman/extract.spec.ts
index 6350530ce5046c..ff8c429cb5063d 100644
--- a/lib/modules/manager/helmsman/extract.spec.ts
+++ b/lib/modules/manager/helmsman/extract.spec.ts
@@ -20,11 +20,17 @@ describe('modules/manager/helmsman/extract', () => {
       expect(result).toBeNull();
     });
 
+    it('returns null if apps not defined', () => {
+      const fileName = 'incorrect.yaml';
+      const result = extractPackageFile('incorrect', fileName, {});
+      expect(result).toBeNull();
+    });
+
     it('extract deps', () => {
       const fileName = 'helmsman.yaml';
       const result = extractPackageFile(multiDepFile, fileName, {});
       expect(result).not.toBeNull();
-      expect(result?.deps).toHaveLength(10);
+      expect(result?.deps).toHaveLength(11);
       expect(result?.deps.filter((value) => value.skipReason)).toHaveLength(5);
       expect(result).toMatchSnapshot();
     });
diff --git a/lib/modules/manager/helmsman/extract.ts b/lib/modules/manager/helmsman/extract.ts
index 531c49a84e9272..c6419ab49bb659 100644
--- a/lib/modules/manager/helmsman/extract.ts
+++ b/lib/modules/manager/helmsman/extract.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import is from '@sindresorhus/is';
 import { load } from 'js-yaml';
 import { logger } from '../../../logger';
 import { regEx } from '../../../util/regex';
+import { DockerDatasource } from '../../datasource/docker';
 import { HelmDatasource } from '../../datasource/helm';
 import type {
   ExtractConfig,
@@ -31,6 +32,14 @@ function createDep(
   }
   dep.currentValue = anApp.version;
 
+  // in case of OCI repository, we need a PackageDependency with a DockerDatasource and a packageName
+  const isOci = anApp.chart?.startsWith('oci://');
+  if (isOci) {
+    dep.datasource = DockerDatasource.id;
+    dep.packageName = anApp.chart!.replace('oci://', '');
+    return dep;
+  }
+
   const regexResult = anApp.chart ? chartRegex.exec(anApp.chart) : null;
   if (!regexResult?.groups) {
     dep.skipReason = 'invalid-url';
@@ -63,8 +72,8 @@ export function extractPackageFile(
     const doc = load(content, {
       json: true,
     }) as HelmsmanDocument;
-    if (!(doc?.helmRepos && doc.apps)) {
-      logger.debug({ packageFile }, `Missing helmRepos and/or apps keys`);
+    if (!doc.apps) {
+      logger.debug({ packageFile }, `Missing apps keys`);
       return null;
     }
 
diff --git a/lib/modules/manager/helmsman/index.ts b/lib/modules/manager/helmsman/index.ts
index 6a6b47e8238904..16e49a64515ba6 100644
--- a/lib/modules/manager/helmsman/index.ts
+++ b/lib/modules/manager/helmsman/index.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import type { Category } from '../../../constants';
+import { DockerDatasource } from '../../datasource/docker';
 import { HelmDatasource } from '../../datasource/helm';
 export { extractPackageFile } from './extract';
 
@@ -8,4 +9,4 @@ export const defaultConfig = {
 
 export const categories: Category[] = ['cd', 'helm', 'kubernetes'];
 
-export const supportedDatasources = [HelmDatasource.id];
+export const supportedDatasources = [HelmDatasource.id, DockerDatasource.id];