diff --git a/packages/system/piraeus-operator/charts/piraeus/Chart.yaml b/packages/system/piraeus-operator/charts/piraeus/Chart.yaml
index 9ba10fa3..0a2b853d 100644
--- a/packages/system/piraeus-operator/charts/piraeus/Chart.yaml
+++ b/packages/system/piraeus-operator/charts/piraeus/Chart.yaml
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ name: piraeus
 description: |
   The Piraeus Operator manages software defined storage clusters using LINSTOR in Kubernetes.
 type: application
-version: 2.6.0
-appVersion: "v2.6.0"
+version: 2.7.1
+appVersion: "v2.7.1"
 maintainers:
   - name: Piraeus Datastore
     url: https://piraeus.io
diff --git a/packages/system/piraeus-operator/charts/piraeus/templates/config.yaml b/packages/system/piraeus-operator/charts/piraeus/templates/config.yaml
index da49186e..14b8b9be 100644
--- a/packages/system/piraeus-operator/charts/piraeus/templates/config.yaml
+++ b/packages/system/piraeus-operator/charts/piraeus/templates/config.yaml
@@ -17,20 +17,20 @@ data:
     #   quay.io/piraeusdatastore/piraeus-server:v1.24.2
     components:
       linstor-controller:
-        tag: v1.29.1
+        tag: v1.29.2
         image: piraeus-server
       linstor-satellite:
         # Pin with digest to ensure we pull the version with downgraded thin-send-recv
-        tag: v1.29.1
+        tag: v1.29.2
         image: piraeus-server
       linstor-csi:
-        tag: v1.6.3
+        tag: v1.6.4
         image: piraeus-csi
       drbd-reactor:
-        tag: v1.4.1
+        tag: v1.6.0
         image: drbd-reactor
       ha-controller:
-        tag: v1.2.1
+        tag: v1.2.2
         image: piraeus-ha-controller
       drbd-shutdown-guard:
         tag: v1.0.0
@@ -39,13 +39,13 @@ data:
         tag: v0.11
         image: ktls-utils
       drbd-module-loader:
-        tag: v9.2.11
+        tag: v9.2.12
         # The special "match" attribute is used to select an image based on the node's reported OS.
         # The operator will first check the k8s node's ".status.nodeInfo.osImage" field, and compare it against the list
         # here. If one matches, that specific image name will be used instead of the fallback image.
         image: drbd9-noble # Fallback image: chose a recent kernel, which can hopefully compile whatever config is actually in use
         match:
-          - osImage: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7\.
+          - osImage: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 7\.
             image: drbd9-centos7
           - osImage: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8\.
             image: drbd9-almalinux8
diff --git a/packages/system/piraeus-operator/charts/piraeus/templates/crds.yaml b/packages/system/piraeus-operator/charts/piraeus/templates/crds.yaml
index 2ba8f3ab..9861fcdd 100644
--- a/packages/system/piraeus-operator/charts/piraeus/templates/crds.yaml
+++ b/packages/system/piraeus-operator/charts/piraeus/templates/crds.yaml
@@ -830,6 +830,19 @@ spec:
                       The daemon uses the TLS certificate and key to establish secure connections on behalf of DRBD.
                     type: boolean
                 type: object
+              ipFamilies:
+                description: |-
+                  IPFamilies configures the IP Family (IPv4 or IPv6) to use to connect to the LINSTOR Satellite.
+
+                  If set, the control traffic between LINSTOR Controller and Satellite will use only the given IP Family.
+                  If not set, the Operator will configure all families found in the Satellites Pods' Status.
+                items:
+                  description: IPFamily represents the IP Family (IPv4 or IPv6).
+                  enum:
+                  - IPv4
+                  - IPv6
+                  type: string
+                type: array
               nodeAffinity:
                 description: |-
                   NodeAffinity selects which LinstorSatellite resources this spec should be applied to.
@@ -1426,6 +1439,19 @@ spec:
                       The daemon uses the TLS certificate and key to establish secure connections on behalf of DRBD.
                     type: boolean
                 type: object
+              ipFamilies:
+                description: |-
+                  IPFamilies configures the IP Family (IPv4 or IPv6) to use to connect to the LINSTOR Satellite.
+
+                  If set, the control traffic between LINSTOR Controller and Satellite will use only the given IP Family.
+                  If not set, the Operator will configure all families found in the Satellites Pods' Status.
+                items:
+                  description: IPFamily represents the IP Family (IPv4 or IPv6).
+                  enum:
+                  - IPv4
+                  - IPv6
+                  type: string
+                type: array
               patches:
                 description: |-
                   Patches is a list of kustomize patches to apply.
diff --git a/packages/system/piraeus-operator/charts/piraeus/templates/deployment.yaml b/packages/system/piraeus-operator/charts/piraeus/templates/deployment.yaml
index 84cf2948..b3b9f817 100644
--- a/packages/system/piraeus-operator/charts/piraeus/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/packages/system/piraeus-operator/charts/piraeus/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -93,8 +93,12 @@ spec:
       serviceAccountName: {{ include "piraeus-operator.serviceAccountName" . }}
       terminationGracePeriodSeconds: 10
       priorityClassName: {{ .Values.priorityClassName | default "system-cluster-critical" }}
+      nodeSelector:
+        {{- toYaml .Values.nodeSelector | nindent 8 }}
       tolerations:
         {{- toYaml .Values.tolerations | nindent 8 }}
+      affinity:
+        {{- toYaml .Values.affinity | nindent 8 }}
       volumes:
       - name: cert
         secret: