diff --git a/charts/kong/CHANGELOG.md b/charts/kong/CHANGELOG.md
index 64bfc56c8..eb4d98567 100644
--- a/charts/kong/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/charts/kong/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 2.17.1
+
+### Fixed
+
+* The `-redhat` suffix on official KIC images is no longer considered part of
+  the semver string for version checks.
+  [#779](https://github.com/Kong/charts/pull/779)
+
 ## 2.17.0
 
 ### Improvements
diff --git a/charts/kong/Chart.yaml b/charts/kong/Chart.yaml
index d67f6d4e2..e1f58a8ea 100644
--- a/charts/kong/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/kong/Chart.yaml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ maintainers:
 name: kong
 sources:
 - https://github.com/Kong/charts/tree/main/charts/kong
-version: 2.17.0
+version: 2.17.1
 appVersion: "3.2"
 dependencies:
 - name: postgresql
diff --git a/charts/kong/templates/_helpers.tpl b/charts/kong/templates/_helpers.tpl
index 705b47df6..faf7024de 100644
--- a/charts/kong/templates/_helpers.tpl
+++ b/charts/kong/templates/_helpers.tpl
@@ -704,7 +704,7 @@ The name of the service used for the ingress controller's validation webhook
 {{- if .effectiveSemver -}}
 {{- .effectiveSemver -}}
 {{- else -}}
-{{- .tag -}}
+{{- (trimSuffix "-redhat" .tag) -}}
 {{- end -}}
 {{- end -}}