diff --git a/.github/actions/generate-chart-matrix/action.yml b/.github/actions/generate-chart-matrix/action.yml
index a912a84b4d..dbe95e9f00 100644
--- a/.github/actions/generate-chart-matrix/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/generate-chart-matrix/action.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,13 @@ outputs:
 runs:
   using: composite
   steps:
+    - name: ℹ️ Print workflow inputs ℹ️
+      shell: bash
+      env:
+        GITHUB_CONTEXT: ${{ toJson(inputs) }}
+      run: |
+        echo "Action Inputs:"
+        echo "${GITHUB_CONTEXT}"
     - name: Get changed dirs
       id: changed-files
       uses: tj-actions/changed-files@dcc7a0cba800f454d79fff4b993e8c3555bcc0a8 # v45
@@ -20,15 +27,15 @@ runs:
       shell: bash
       id: set-chart-versions
       env:
-        ALL_CHANGED_FILES: ${{ steps.changed-files.outputs.all_changed_files }}
+        ALL_MODIFIED_FILES: ${{ steps.changed-files.outputs.all_modified_files }}
       run: |
         echo "Setting matrix based on changed files"
         echo "Changed files:"
-        printf "%s\n" ${ALL_CHANGED_FILES}
+        printf "%s\n" ${ALL_MODIFIED_FILES}
         touch matrix_versions.txt
 
         ls -d ${{ inputs.charts-path }} | while read chart_dir; do
-          if [[ $(echo ${ALL_CHANGED_FILES} | grep "${chart_dir}") ]]; then
+          if [[ $(echo ${ALL_MODIFIED_FILES} | grep "${chart_dir}") ]]; then
             camunda_version="$(echo ${chart_dir} | cut -d '-' -f 3)";
             echo "Camunda version: ${camunda_version}"
             echo "${camunda_version}" >> matrix_versions.txt;
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-version-maintenance.yaml b/.github/workflows/test-version-maintenance.yaml
index 87985bb9f8..b46b152c70 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-version-maintenance.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-version-maintenance.yaml
@@ -31,12 +31,12 @@ jobs:
     outputs:
       matrix: ${{ steps.generate-chart-versions.outputs.matrix }}
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4
-    - name: Generate chart versions
-      id: generate-chart-versions
-      uses: ./.github/actions/generate-chart-matrix
-      with:
-        charts-path: "charts/camunda-platform-8*"
+      - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4
+      - name: Generate chart versions
+        id: generate-chart-versions
+        uses: ./.github/actions/generate-chart-matrix
+        with:
+          charts-path: "charts/camunda-platform-8*"
 
   validation:
     if: ${{ needs.init.outputs.matrix != '[]' }}
diff --git a/charts/camunda-platform-8.2/charts/identity/templates/tests/test-connection.yaml b/charts/camunda-platform-8.2/charts/identity/templates/tests/test-connection.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 5b1eef421f..0000000000
--- a/charts/camunda-platform-8.2/charts/identity/templates/tests/test-connection.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-apiVersion: v1
-kind: Pod
-metadata:
-  name: "{{ include "identity.fullname" . }}-test-connection"
-  labels:
-{{ include "identity.labels" . | indent 4 }}
-  annotations:
-    "helm.sh/hook": test-success
-spec:
-  containers:
-    - name: wget
-      image: busybox
-      command: ['wget']
-      args:  ['{{ include "identity.fullname" . }}:{{ .Values.service.port }}']
-  restartPolicy: Never
diff --git a/charts/camunda-platform-8.2/charts/operate/templates/tests/test-connection.yaml b/charts/camunda-platform-8.2/charts/operate/templates/tests/test-connection.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 8d9e02d4c8..0000000000
--- a/charts/camunda-platform-8.2/charts/operate/templates/tests/test-connection.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-apiVersion: v1
-kind: Pod
-metadata:
-  name: "{{ include "operate.fullname" . }}-test-connection"
-  labels:
-{{ include "operate.labels" . | indent 4 }}
-  annotations:
-    "helm.sh/hook": test-success
-spec:
-  containers:
-    - name: wget
-      image: busybox
-      command: ['wget']
-      args:  ['{{ include "operate.fullname" . }}:{{ .Values.service.port }}']
-  restartPolicy: Never
diff --git a/charts/camunda-platform-8.2/charts/optimize/templates/tests/test-connection.yaml b/charts/camunda-platform-8.2/charts/optimize/templates/tests/test-connection.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index eae2d45ad7..0000000000
--- a/charts/camunda-platform-8.2/charts/optimize/templates/tests/test-connection.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-apiVersion: v1
-kind: Pod
-metadata:
-  name: "{{ include "optimize.fullname" . }}-test-connection"
-  labels:
-{{ include "optimize.labels" . | indent 4 }}
-  annotations:
-    "helm.sh/hook": test-success
-spec:
-  containers:
-    - name: wget
-      image: busybox
-      command: ['wget']
-      args:  ['{{ include "optimize.fullname" . }}:{{ .Values.service.port }}']
-  restartPolicy: Never
diff --git a/charts/camunda-platform-8.2/charts/tasklist/templates/tests/test-connection.yaml b/charts/camunda-platform-8.2/charts/tasklist/templates/tests/test-connection.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index cd7508afb9..0000000000
--- a/charts/camunda-platform-8.2/charts/tasklist/templates/tests/test-connection.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-apiVersion: v1
-kind: Pod
-metadata:
-  name: "{{ include "tasklist.fullname" . }}-test-connection"
-  labels:
-{{ include "tasklist.labels" . | indent 4 }}
-  annotations:
-    "helm.sh/hook": test-success
-spec:
-  containers:
-    - name: wget
-      image: busybox
-      command: ['wget']
-      args:  ['{{ include "tasklist.fullname" . }}:{{ .Values.service.port }}']
-  restartPolicy: Never
diff --git a/charts/camunda-platform-8.2/charts/zeebe/templates/tests/test-connection.yaml b/charts/camunda-platform-8.2/charts/zeebe/templates/tests/test-connection.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index bcf8d3e13f..0000000000
--- a/charts/camunda-platform-8.2/charts/zeebe/templates/tests/test-connection.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-apiVersion: v1
-kind: Pod
-metadata:
-  name: "{{ tpl .Values.global.zeebeClusterName . }}-test-connection"
-  labels: {{ include "zeebe.labels.broker" . | nindent 4 }}
-  annotations:
-    "helm.sh/hook": test-success
-spec:
-  containers:
-    - name: wget
-      image: busybox
-      command: ['wget']
-      args:  ['{{ tpl .Values.global.zeebeClusterName . }}:{{ .Values.service.httpPort }}']
-  restartPolicy: Never
diff --git a/charts/camunda-platform-8.2/templates/web-modeler/tests/test-connection.yaml b/charts/camunda-platform-8.2/templates/web-modeler/tests/test-connection.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 83aa539345..0000000000
--- a/charts/camunda-platform-8.2/templates/web-modeler/tests/test-connection.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-{{- if .Values.webModeler.enabled -}}
-apiVersion: v1
-kind: Pod
-metadata:
-  name: "{{ include "webModeler.fullname" . }}-test-connection"
-  labels:
-{{ include "webModeler.labels" . | indent 4 }}
-  annotations:
-    "helm.sh/hook": test-success
-spec:
-  containers:
-    - name: wget
-      image: busybox
-      command: ['wget']
-      args: ['{{ include "webModeler.webapp.fullname" . }}:{{ .Values.webModeler.webapp.service.port }}']
-  restartPolicy: Never
-{{- end }}
diff --git a/charts/camunda-platform-8.3/charts/identity/templates/tests/test-connection.yaml b/charts/camunda-platform-8.3/charts/identity/templates/tests/test-connection.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 5b1eef421f..0000000000
--- a/charts/camunda-platform-8.3/charts/identity/templates/tests/test-connection.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-apiVersion: v1
-kind: Pod
-metadata:
-  name: "{{ include "identity.fullname" . }}-test-connection"
-  labels:
-{{ include "identity.labels" . | indent 4 }}
-  annotations:
-    "helm.sh/hook": test-success
-spec:
-  containers:
-    - name: wget
-      image: busybox
-      command: ['wget']
-      args:  ['{{ include "identity.fullname" . }}:{{ .Values.service.port }}']
-  restartPolicy: Never
diff --git a/charts/camunda-platform-8.3/templates/operate/tests/test-connection.yaml b/charts/camunda-platform-8.3/templates/operate/tests/test-connection.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 69155714d0..0000000000
--- a/charts/camunda-platform-8.3/templates/operate/tests/test-connection.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-apiVersion: v1
-kind: Pod
-metadata:
-  name: "{{ include "operate.fullname" . }}-test-connection"
-  labels:
-{{ include "operate.labels" . | indent 4 }}
-  annotations:
-    "helm.sh/hook": test-success
-spec:
-  containers:
-    - name: wget
-      image: busybox
-      command: ['wget']
-      args:  ['{{ include "operate.fullname" . }}:{{ .Values.operate.service.port }}']
-  restartPolicy: Never
diff --git a/charts/camunda-platform-8.3/templates/web-modeler/tests/test-connection.yaml b/charts/camunda-platform-8.3/templates/web-modeler/tests/test-connection.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 83aa539345..0000000000
--- a/charts/camunda-platform-8.3/templates/web-modeler/tests/test-connection.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-{{- if .Values.webModeler.enabled -}}
-apiVersion: v1
-kind: Pod
-metadata:
-  name: "{{ include "webModeler.fullname" . }}-test-connection"
-  labels:
-{{ include "webModeler.labels" . | indent 4 }}
-  annotations:
-    "helm.sh/hook": test-success
-spec:
-  containers:
-    - name: wget
-      image: busybox
-      command: ['wget']
-      args: ['{{ include "webModeler.webapp.fullname" . }}:{{ .Values.webModeler.webapp.service.port }}']
-  restartPolicy: Never
-{{- end }}
diff --git a/charts/camunda-platform-8.4/charts/identity/templates/tests/test-connection.yaml b/charts/camunda-platform-8.4/charts/identity/templates/tests/test-connection.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 5b1eef421f..0000000000
--- a/charts/camunda-platform-8.4/charts/identity/templates/tests/test-connection.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-apiVersion: v1
-kind: Pod
-metadata:
-  name: "{{ include "identity.fullname" . }}-test-connection"
-  labels:
-{{ include "identity.labels" . | indent 4 }}
-  annotations:
-    "helm.sh/hook": test-success
-spec:
-  containers:
-    - name: wget
-      image: busybox
-      command: ['wget']
-      args:  ['{{ include "identity.fullname" . }}:{{ .Values.service.port }}']
-  restartPolicy: Never
diff --git a/charts/camunda-platform-8.4/templates/operate/tests/test-connection.yaml b/charts/camunda-platform-8.4/templates/operate/tests/test-connection.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 69155714d0..0000000000
--- a/charts/camunda-platform-8.4/templates/operate/tests/test-connection.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-apiVersion: v1
-kind: Pod
-metadata:
-  name: "{{ include "operate.fullname" . }}-test-connection"
-  labels:
-{{ include "operate.labels" . | indent 4 }}
-  annotations:
-    "helm.sh/hook": test-success
-spec:
-  containers:
-    - name: wget
-      image: busybox
-      command: ['wget']
-      args:  ['{{ include "operate.fullname" . }}:{{ .Values.operate.service.port }}']
-  restartPolicy: Never
diff --git a/charts/camunda-platform-8.4/templates/web-modeler/tests/test-connection.yaml b/charts/camunda-platform-8.4/templates/web-modeler/tests/test-connection.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 83aa539345..0000000000
--- a/charts/camunda-platform-8.4/templates/web-modeler/tests/test-connection.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-{{- if .Values.webModeler.enabled -}}
-apiVersion: v1
-kind: Pod
-metadata:
-  name: "{{ include "webModeler.fullname" . }}-test-connection"
-  labels:
-{{ include "webModeler.labels" . | indent 4 }}
-  annotations:
-    "helm.sh/hook": test-success
-spec:
-  containers:
-    - name: wget
-      image: busybox
-      command: ['wget']
-      args: ['{{ include "webModeler.webapp.fullname" . }}:{{ .Values.webModeler.webapp.service.port }}']
-  restartPolicy: Never
-{{- end }}
diff --git a/charts/camunda-platform-8.5/templates/identity/tests/test-connection.yaml b/charts/camunda-platform-8.5/templates/identity/tests/test-connection.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 31f9805974..0000000000
--- a/charts/camunda-platform-8.5/templates/identity/tests/test-connection.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-{{- if .Values.identity.enabled -}}
-apiVersion: v1
-kind: Pod
-metadata:
-  name: "{{ include "identity.fullname" . }}-test-connection"
-  labels:
-{{ include "identity.labels" . | indent 4 }}
-  annotations:
-    "helm.sh/hook": test-success
-spec:
-  containers:
-    - name: wget
-      image: busybox
-      command: ['wget']
-      args:  ['{{ include "identity.fullname" . }}:{{ .Values.identity.service.port }}']
-  restartPolicy: Never
-{{- end }}
diff --git a/charts/camunda-platform-8.5/templates/operate/tests/test-connection.yaml b/charts/camunda-platform-8.5/templates/operate/tests/test-connection.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 69155714d0..0000000000
--- a/charts/camunda-platform-8.5/templates/operate/tests/test-connection.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-apiVersion: v1
-kind: Pod
-metadata:
-  name: "{{ include "operate.fullname" . }}-test-connection"
-  labels:
-{{ include "operate.labels" . | indent 4 }}
-  annotations:
-    "helm.sh/hook": test-success
-spec:
-  containers:
-    - name: wget
-      image: busybox
-      command: ['wget']
-      args:  ['{{ include "operate.fullname" . }}:{{ .Values.operate.service.port }}']
-  restartPolicy: Never
diff --git a/charts/camunda-platform-8.5/templates/web-modeler/tests/test-connection.yaml b/charts/camunda-platform-8.5/templates/web-modeler/tests/test-connection.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 83aa539345..0000000000
--- a/charts/camunda-platform-8.5/templates/web-modeler/tests/test-connection.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-{{- if .Values.webModeler.enabled -}}
-apiVersion: v1
-kind: Pod
-metadata:
-  name: "{{ include "webModeler.fullname" . }}-test-connection"
-  labels:
-{{ include "webModeler.labels" . | indent 4 }}
-  annotations:
-    "helm.sh/hook": test-success
-spec:
-  containers:
-    - name: wget
-      image: busybox
-      command: ['wget']
-      args: ['{{ include "webModeler.webapp.fullname" . }}:{{ .Values.webModeler.webapp.service.port }}']
-  restartPolicy: Never
-{{- end }}
diff --git a/charts/camunda-platform-8.6/templates/identity/tests/test-connection.yaml b/charts/camunda-platform-8.6/templates/identity/tests/test-connection.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 31f9805974..0000000000
--- a/charts/camunda-platform-8.6/templates/identity/tests/test-connection.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-{{- if .Values.identity.enabled -}}
-apiVersion: v1
-kind: Pod
-metadata:
-  name: "{{ include "identity.fullname" . }}-test-connection"
-  labels:
-{{ include "identity.labels" . | indent 4 }}
-  annotations:
-    "helm.sh/hook": test-success
-spec:
-  containers:
-    - name: wget
-      image: busybox
-      command: ['wget']
-      args:  ['{{ include "identity.fullname" . }}:{{ .Values.identity.service.port }}']
-  restartPolicy: Never
-{{- end }}
diff --git a/charts/camunda-platform-8.6/templates/operate/tests/test-connection.yaml b/charts/camunda-platform-8.6/templates/operate/tests/test-connection.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 69155714d0..0000000000
--- a/charts/camunda-platform-8.6/templates/operate/tests/test-connection.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-apiVersion: v1
-kind: Pod
-metadata:
-  name: "{{ include "operate.fullname" . }}-test-connection"
-  labels:
-{{ include "operate.labels" . | indent 4 }}
-  annotations:
-    "helm.sh/hook": test-success
-spec:
-  containers:
-    - name: wget
-      image: busybox
-      command: ['wget']
-      args:  ['{{ include "operate.fullname" . }}:{{ .Values.operate.service.port }}']
-  restartPolicy: Never
diff --git a/charts/camunda-platform-8.6/templates/web-modeler/tests/test-connection.yaml b/charts/camunda-platform-8.6/templates/web-modeler/tests/test-connection.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 83aa539345..0000000000
--- a/charts/camunda-platform-8.6/templates/web-modeler/tests/test-connection.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-{{- if .Values.webModeler.enabled -}}
-apiVersion: v1
-kind: Pod
-metadata:
-  name: "{{ include "webModeler.fullname" . }}-test-connection"
-  labels:
-{{ include "webModeler.labels" . | indent 4 }}
-  annotations:
-    "helm.sh/hook": test-success
-spec:
-  containers:
-    - name: wget
-      image: busybox
-      command: ['wget']
-      args: ['{{ include "webModeler.webapp.fullname" . }}:{{ .Values.webModeler.webapp.service.port }}']
-  restartPolicy: Never
-{{- end }}
diff --git a/charts/camunda-platform-alpha-8.8/templates/identity/tests/test-connection.yaml b/charts/camunda-platform-alpha-8.8/templates/identity/tests/test-connection.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 31f9805974..0000000000
--- a/charts/camunda-platform-alpha-8.8/templates/identity/tests/test-connection.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-{{- if .Values.identity.enabled -}}
-apiVersion: v1
-kind: Pod
-metadata:
-  name: "{{ include "identity.fullname" . }}-test-connection"
-  labels:
-{{ include "identity.labels" . | indent 4 }}
-  annotations:
-    "helm.sh/hook": test-success
-spec:
-  containers:
-    - name: wget
-      image: busybox
-      command: ['wget']
-      args:  ['{{ include "identity.fullname" . }}:{{ .Values.identity.service.port }}']
-  restartPolicy: Never
-{{- end }}
diff --git a/charts/camunda-platform-alpha-8.8/templates/web-modeler/tests/test-connection.yaml b/charts/camunda-platform-alpha-8.8/templates/web-modeler/tests/test-connection.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 83aa539345..0000000000
--- a/charts/camunda-platform-alpha-8.8/templates/web-modeler/tests/test-connection.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-{{- if .Values.webModeler.enabled -}}
-apiVersion: v1
-kind: Pod
-metadata:
-  name: "{{ include "webModeler.fullname" . }}-test-connection"
-  labels:
-{{ include "webModeler.labels" . | indent 4 }}
-  annotations:
-    "helm.sh/hook": test-success
-spec:
-  containers:
-    - name: wget
-      image: busybox
-      command: ['wget']
-      args: ['{{ include "webModeler.webapp.fullname" . }}:{{ .Values.webModeler.webapp.service.port }}']
-  restartPolicy: Never
-{{- end }}
diff --git a/charts/camunda-platform-alpha/templates/identity/tests/test-connection.yaml b/charts/camunda-platform-alpha/templates/identity/tests/test-connection.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 31f9805974..0000000000
--- a/charts/camunda-platform-alpha/templates/identity/tests/test-connection.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-{{- if .Values.identity.enabled -}}
-apiVersion: v1
-kind: Pod
-metadata:
-  name: "{{ include "identity.fullname" . }}-test-connection"
-  labels:
-{{ include "identity.labels" . | indent 4 }}
-  annotations:
-    "helm.sh/hook": test-success
-spec:
-  containers:
-    - name: wget
-      image: busybox
-      command: ['wget']
-      args:  ['{{ include "identity.fullname" . }}:{{ .Values.identity.service.port }}']
-  restartPolicy: Never
-{{- end }}
diff --git a/charts/camunda-platform-alpha/templates/operate/tests/test-connection.yaml b/charts/camunda-platform-alpha/templates/operate/tests/test-connection.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 69155714d0..0000000000
--- a/charts/camunda-platform-alpha/templates/operate/tests/test-connection.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-apiVersion: v1
-kind: Pod
-metadata:
-  name: "{{ include "operate.fullname" . }}-test-connection"
-  labels:
-{{ include "operate.labels" . | indent 4 }}
-  annotations:
-    "helm.sh/hook": test-success
-spec:
-  containers:
-    - name: wget
-      image: busybox
-      command: ['wget']
-      args:  ['{{ include "operate.fullname" . }}:{{ .Values.operate.service.port }}']
-  restartPolicy: Never
diff --git a/charts/camunda-platform-alpha/templates/web-modeler/tests/test-connection.yaml b/charts/camunda-platform-alpha/templates/web-modeler/tests/test-connection.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 83aa539345..0000000000
--- a/charts/camunda-platform-alpha/templates/web-modeler/tests/test-connection.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-{{- if .Values.webModeler.enabled -}}
-apiVersion: v1
-kind: Pod
-metadata:
-  name: "{{ include "webModeler.fullname" . }}-test-connection"
-  labels:
-{{ include "webModeler.labels" . | indent 4 }}
-  annotations:
-    "helm.sh/hook": test-success
-spec:
-  containers:
-    - name: wget
-      image: busybox
-      command: ['wget']
-      args: ['{{ include "webModeler.webapp.fullname" . }}:{{ .Values.webModeler.webapp.service.port }}']
-  restartPolicy: Never
-{{- end }}