diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-chart-lint-and-test.yml b/.github/workflows/pr-chart-lint-and-test.yml
index 797d372..9a89d05 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-chart-lint-and-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-chart-lint-and-test.yml
@@ -47,16 +47,20 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         include:
+          - name: k8s-1.29
+            kindest_image: kindest/node:v1.29.0
+          - name: k8s-1.28
+            kindest_image: kindest/node:v1.28.0
           - name: k8s-1.27
-            kindest_image: kindest/node:v1.27.3@sha256:3966ac761ae0136263ffdb6cfd4db23ef8a83cba8a463690e98317add2c9ba72
+            kindest_image: kindest/node:v1.27.3
           - name: k8s-1.26
-            kindest_image: kindest/node:v1.26.6@sha256:6e2d8b28a5b601defe327b98bd1c2d1930b49e5d8c512e1895099e4504007adb
+            kindest_image: kindest/node:v1.26.6
           - name: k8s-1.25
-            kindest_image: kindest/node:v1.25.11@sha256:227fa11ce74ea76a0474eeefb84cb75d8dad1b08638371ecf0e86259b35be0c8
+            kindest_image: kindest/node:v1.25.11
           - name: k8s-1.24
-            kindest_image: kindest/node:v1.24.15@sha256:7db4f8bea3e14b82d12e044e25e34bd53754b7f2b0e9d56df21774e6f66a70ab
+            kindest_image: kindest/node:v1.24.15
           - name: k8s-1.23
-            kindest_image: kindest/node:v1.23.17@sha256:59c989ff8a517a93127d4a536e7014d28e235fb3529d9fba91b3951d461edfdb
+            kindest_image: kindest/node:v1.23.17
     name: ${{ matrix.name }}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
diff --git a/.github/workflows/scripts/chart-test-prep.sh b/.github/workflows/scripts/chart-test-prep.sh
index a6b2233..0ca8c4f 100755
--- a/.github/workflows/scripts/chart-test-prep.sh
+++ b/.github/workflows/scripts/chart-test-prep.sh
@@ -34,3 +34,6 @@ kubectl create -f https://raw.githubusercontent.com/fluxcd/flagger/main/artifact
 
 # apply chart preconditions
 kubectl apply -f .github/workflows/scripts/chart-test-prep/preconditions.yaml
+
+# install gateway crd
+kubectl apply -f https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/gateway-api/releases/download/v1.0.0/standard-install.yaml
diff --git a/chart-tests/application/ci/test-gateway-api-values.yaml b/chart-tests/application/ci/test-gateway-api-values.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..da2dc1b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/chart-tests/application/ci/test-gateway-api-values.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+resources:
+  requests:
+    cpu: 10m
+    memory: 50Mi
+  limits:
+    cpu: 100m
+    memory: 100Mi
+
+gatewayApi:
+  enabled: true
+  pathPrefix: /examine
+  stripPathPrefix: true
+  gatewayRef:
+    name: http-gateway
+    namespace: default
diff --git a/chart-tests/application/ci/test-gateway-api-with-canary-values.yaml b/chart-tests/application/ci/test-gateway-api-with-canary-values.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3ce51ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/chart-tests/application/ci/test-gateway-api-with-canary-values.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+resources:
+  requests:
+    cpu: 10m
+    memory: 50Mi
+  limits:
+    cpu: 100m
+    memory: 100Mi
+
+gatewayApi:
+  enabled: true
+  pathPrefix: /examine
+  gatewayRef:
+    name: http-gateway
+    namespace: default
+
+canary:
+  enabled: true
diff --git a/chart-tests/application/ci/test-resources-and-label-values.yaml b/chart-tests/application/ci/test-resources-and-label-values.yaml
index bb7c833..8bff881 100644
--- a/chart-tests/application/ci/test-resources-and-label-values.yaml
+++ b/chart-tests/application/ci/test-resources-and-label-values.yaml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ autoscaling:
 
 image:
   repository: quay.io/heubeck/examiner
-  tag: 1.11.24
+  tag: 1.11.26
   pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
 
   # ImagePolicy and check period for automated updates
diff --git a/chart-tests/application/ci/test-sidecar-values.yaml b/chart-tests/application/ci/test-sidecar-values.yaml
index 5eea774..1f4e4a6 100644
--- a/chart-tests/application/ci/test-sidecar-values.yaml
+++ b/chart-tests/application/ci/test-sidecar-values.yaml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ sidecars:
   - name: sidekick
     image:
       repository: quay.io/heubeck/examiner
-      tag: 1.11.24
+      tag: 1.11.26
     env:
       ECHO_VALUE: yehaaa
       QUARKUS_HTTP_PORT: 9090
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ sidecars:
   - name: kickback
     image:
       repository: quay.io/heubeck/examiner
-      tag: 1.11.24
+      tag: 1.11.26
     env:
       ECHO_VALUE: wohooo
       QUARKUS_HTTP_PORT: 7070
diff --git a/charts/application/Chart.yaml b/charts/application/Chart.yaml
index f11c790..8988c4b 100644
--- a/charts/application/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/application/Chart.yaml
@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@ maintainers:
   - name: MediaMarktSaturn
     url: https://github.com/MediaMarktSaturn
 appVersion: 1.0.0
-version: 1.10.0
+version: 1.11.0
diff --git a/charts/application/README.md b/charts/application/README.md
index 4dc28c3..242d985 100644
--- a/charts/application/README.md
+++ b/charts/application/README.md
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ Generic application chart with common requirements of a typical workload.
 | readinessProbe.failureThreshold | int | `3` |  |
 | readinessProbe.timeoutSeconds | int | `5` |  |
 | image.repository | string | `"quay.io/heubeck/examiner"` |  |
-| image.tag | string | `"1.11.24"` |  |
+| image.tag | string | `"1.11.26"` |  |
 | image.pullPolicy | string | `"IfNotPresent"` |  |
 | image.tagSemverRange | string | `nil` |  |
 | image.tagNumerical | string | `nil` |  |
diff --git a/charts/application/templates/flagger-canary.yaml b/charts/application/templates/flagger-canary.yaml
index f9da4d8..0e708f7 100644
--- a/charts/application/templates/flagger-canary.yaml
+++ b/charts/application/templates/flagger-canary.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{{- if and .Values.canary.enabled (or .Values.istio.enabled .Values.linkerd.enabled ) }}
+{{- if and .Values.canary.enabled (or .Values.istio.enabled .Values.linkerd.enabled .Values.gatewayApi.enabled ) }}
 apiVersion: flagger.app/v1beta1
 kind: Canary
 metadata:
@@ -11,6 +11,12 @@ spec:
   provider: istio
   {{- else if .Values.linkerd.enabled }}
   provider: linkerd
+  {{- else if .Values.gatewayApi.enabled }}
+  {{- if .Capabilities.APIVersions.Has "gateway.networking.k8s.io/v1" }}
+  provider: gatewayapi:v1
+  {{- else }}
+  provider: gatewayapi:v1beta1
+  {{- end }}
   {{- end }}
   targetRef:
     apiVersion: apps/v1
@@ -45,6 +51,26 @@ spec:
       tls:
         mode: {{ .Values.istio.tlsMode }}
     {{- end }}
+    {{- if .Values.gatewayApi.enabled }}
+    {{- if .Values.gatewayApi.host }}
+    hosts:
+      - {{ .Values.gatewayApi.host | quote }}
+    {{- end }}
+    {{- if .Values.gatewayApi.pathPrefix }}
+    match:
+      - uri:
+          prefix: {{ .Values.gatewayApi.pathPrefix | quote }}
+    {{- if .Values.gatewayApi.stripPathPrefix }}
+    rewrite:
+      uri: /
+    {{- end }}
+    {{- end }}
+    gatewayRefs:
+      - name: {{ .Values.gatewayApi.gatewayRef.name }}
+        {{- if .Values.gatewayApi.gatewayRef.namespace }}
+        namespace: {{ .Values.gatewayApi.gatewayRef.namespace }}
+        {{- end }}
+    {{- end }}
   skipAnalysis: {{ .Values.canary.analysis.skip }}
   analysis:
     interval: {{ .Values.canary.analysis.interval }}
diff --git a/charts/application/templates/k8s-http-route.yaml b/charts/application/templates/k8s-http-route.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..509268b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/charts/application/templates/k8s-http-route.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+{{- if and (not .Values.canary.enabled) .Values.gatewayApi.enabled }}
+{{- if .Capabilities.APIVersions.Has "gateway.networking.k8s.io/v1" }}
+apiVersion: gateway.networking.k8s.io/v1
+{{- else }}
+apiVersion: gateway.networking.k8s.io/v1beta1
+{{- end }}
+kind: HTTPRoute
+metadata:
+  name: {{ .Release.Name }}
+  namespace: {{ .Release.Namespace }}
+  labels:
+    {{- include "labels" . | nindent 4 }}
+spec:
+  parentRefs:
+    - name: {{ .Values.gatewayApi.gatewayRef.name }}
+      {{- if .Values.gatewayApi.gatewayRef.namespace }}
+      namespace: {{ .Values.gatewayApi.gatewayRef.namespace }}
+      {{- end }}
+      {{- if .Values.gatewayApi.gatewayRef.sectionName }}
+      sectionName: {{ .Values.gatewayApi.gatewayRef.sectionName }}
+      {{- end }}
+  {{- if .Values.gatewayApi.host }}
+  hostnames:
+    - {{ .Values.gatewayApi.host | quote }}
+  {{- end }}
+  rules:
+    - backendRefs:
+      - name: {{ .Release.Name }}
+        kind: Service
+        port: {{ .Values.service.port }}
+      {{- if .Values.gatewayApi.pathPrefix }}
+      matches:
+      - path:
+          type: PathPrefix
+          value: {{ .Values.gatewayApi.pathPrefix | quote }}
+      {{- if .Values.gatewayApi.stripPathPrefix }}
+      filters:
+        - type: URLRewrite
+          urlRewrite:
+            path:
+              replaceFullPath: /
+              type: ReplaceFullPath
+      {{- end }}
+      {{- end }}
+{{- end }}
diff --git a/charts/application/values.yaml b/charts/application/values.yaml
index ccef6a6..9e4224f 100644
--- a/charts/application/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/application/values.yaml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ readinessProbe:
 
 image:
   repository: quay.io/heubeck/examiner
-  tag: 1.11.24
+  tag: 1.11.26
   pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
 
   # ImagePolicy options:
@@ -157,6 +157,16 @@ linkerd:
     config.linkerd.io/proxy-cpu-request: "0.2"
     config.linkerd.io/proxy-memory-request: 128Mi
 
+gatewayApi:
+  enabled: false
+  host:
+  pathPrefix:
+  stripPathPrefix: false
+  gatewayRef:
+    name:
+    namespace:
+    sectionName:
+
 monitoring:
   serviceMonitor: false
   namespace: monitoring
@@ -266,7 +276,7 @@ sidecars: []
 # - name: sqlproxy
 #   image:
 #     repository: quay.io/heubeck/examiner
-#     tag: 1.11.24
+#     tag: 1.11.26
 #   args: []
 #   env: {}
 #   configEnvFrom: []