diff --git a/charts/cert-manager/README.md b/charts/cert-manager/README.md
index 2796cae..a8d06fe 100644
--- a/charts/cert-manager/README.md
+++ b/charts/cert-manager/README.md
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 This is performed in a separate step to allow you to easily uninstall and reinstall cert-manager without deleting your installed custom resources.
 
 ```bash
-$ kubectl apply -f https://github.com/cert-manager/cert-manager/releases/download/v1.17.4/cert-manager.crds.yaml
+$ kubectl apply -f https://github.com/cert-manager/cert-manager/releases/download/v1.18.6/cert-manager.crds.yaml
 ```
 
 To install the chart with the release name `cert-manager`:
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 $ helm repo add jetstack https://charts.jetstack.io --force-update
 
 ## Install the cert-manager helm chart
-$ helm install cert-manager --namespace cert-manager --version v1.17.4 jetstack/cert-manager
+$ helm install cert-manager --namespace cert-manager --version v1.18.6 jetstack/cert-manager
 ```
 
 In order to begin issuing certificates, you will need to set up a ClusterIssuer
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
 delete the previously installed CustomResourceDefinition resources:
 
 ```console
-$ kubectl delete -f https://github.com/cert-manager/cert-manager/releases/download/v1.17.4/cert-manager.crds.yaml
+$ kubectl delete -f https://github.com/cert-manager/cert-manager/releases/download/v1.18.6/cert-manager.crds.yaml
 ```
 
 ## Configuration
@@ -230,13 +230,13 @@
 Pod is currently running.
 #### **podDisruptionBudget.minAvailable** ~ `unknown`
 
-This configures the minimum available pods for disruptions. It can either be set to an integer (e.g. 1) or a percentage value (e.g. 25%).  
+This configures the minimum available pods for disruptions. It can either be set to an integer (e.g., 1) or a percentage value (e.g., 25%).  
 It cannot be used if `maxUnavailable` is set.
 
 
 #### **podDisruptionBudget.maxUnavailable** ~ `unknown`
 
-This configures the maximum unavailable pods for disruptions. It can either be set to an integer (e.g. 1) or a percentage value (e.g. 25%). it cannot be used if `minAvailable` is set.
+This configures the maximum unavailable pods for disruptions. It can either be set to an integer (e.g., 1) or a percentage value (e.g., 25%). it cannot be used if `minAvailable` is set.
 
 
 #### **featureGates** ~ `string`
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@
 
 #### **nameOverride** ~ `string`
 
-Override the "cert-manager.name" value, which is used to annotate some of the resources that are created by this Chart (using "app.kubernetes.io/name"). NOTE: There are some inconsistencies in the Helm chart when it comes to these annotations (some resources use eg. "cainjector.name" which resolves to the value "cainjector").
+Override the "cert-manager.name" value, which is used to annotate some of the resources that are created by this Chart (using "app.kubernetes.io/name"). NOTE: There are some inconsistencies in the Helm chart when it comes to these annotations (some resources use, e.g., "cainjector.name" which resolves to the value "cainjector").
 
 #### **serviceAccount.create** ~ `bool`
 > Default value:
@@ -371,10 +371,10 @@
   kubernetesAPIBurst: 9000
   numberOfConcurrentWorkers: 200
   enableGatewayAPI: true
-  # Feature gates as of v1.17.0. Listed with their default values.
+  # Feature gates as of v1.18.1. Listed with their default values.
   # See https://cert-manager.io/docs/cli/controller/
   featureGates:
-    AdditionalCertificateOutputFormats: true # BETA - default=true
+    AdditionalCertificateOutputFormats: true # GA - default=true
     AllAlpha: false # ALPHA - default=false
     AllBeta: false # BETA - default=false
     ExperimentalCertificateSigningRequestControllers: false # ALPHA - default=false
@@ -386,8 +386,10 @@
     ServerSideApply: false # ALPHA - default=false
     StableCertificateRequestName: true # BETA - default=true
     UseCertificateRequestBasicConstraints: false # ALPHA - default=false
-    UseDomainQualifiedFinalizer: true # BETA - default=false
+    UseDomainQualifiedFinalizer: true # GA - default=true
     ValidateCAA: false # ALPHA - default=false
+    DefaultPrivateKeyRotationPolicyAlways: true # BETA - default=true
+    ACMEHTTP01IngressPathTypeExact: true # BETA - default=true
   # Configure the metrics server for TLS
   # See https://cert-manager.io/docs/devops-tips/prometheus-metrics/#tls
   metricsTLSConfig:
@@ -425,7 +427,7 @@
 > - clusterissuers.cert-manager.io/*
 > ```
 
-List of signer names that cert-manager will approve by default. CertificateRequests referencing these signer names will be auto-approved by cert-manager. Defaults to just approving the cert-manager.io Issuer and ClusterIssuer issuers. When set to an empty array, ALL issuers will be auto-approved by cert-manager. To disable the auto-approval, because eg. you are using approver-policy, you can enable 'disableAutoApproval'.  
+List of signer names that cert-manager will approve by default. CertificateRequests referencing these signer names will be auto-approved by cert-manager. Defaults to just approving the cert-manager.io Issuer and ClusterIssuer issuers. When set to an empty array, ALL issuers will be auto-approved by cert-manager. To disable the auto-approval, because, e.g., you are using approver-policy, you can enable 'disableAutoApproval'.  
 ref: https://cert-manager.io/docs/concepts/certificaterequest/#approval
 
 #### **extraArgs** ~ `array`
@@ -684,7 +686,7 @@
 
 Enable Prometheus monitoring for the cert-manager controller and webhook. If you use the Prometheus Operator, set prometheus.podmonitor.enabled or prometheus.servicemonitor.enabled, to create a PodMonitor or a  
 ServiceMonitor resource.  
-Otherwise, 'prometheus.io' annotations are added to the cert-manager and cert-manager-webhook Deployments. Note that you can not enable both PodMonitor and ServiceMonitor as they are mutually exclusive. Enabling both will result in an error.
+Otherwise, 'prometheus.io' annotations are added to the cert-manager and cert-manager-webhook Deployments. Note that you cannot enable both PodMonitor and ServiceMonitor as they are mutually exclusive. Enabling both will result in an error.
 #### **prometheus.servicemonitor.enabled** ~ `bool`
 > Default value:
 > ```yaml
@@ -703,13 +705,14 @@
 > ```
 
 Specifies the `prometheus` label on the created ServiceMonitor. This is used when different Prometheus instances have label selectors matching different ServiceMonitors.
-#### **prometheus.servicemonitor.targetPort** ~ `number`
+#### **prometheus.servicemonitor.targetPort** ~ `string,integer`
 > Default value:
 > ```yaml
-> 9402
+> http-metrics
 > ```
 
 The target port to set on the ServiceMonitor. This must match the port that the cert-manager controller is listening on for metrics.
+
 #### **prometheus.servicemonitor.path** ~ `string`
 > Default value:
 > ```yaml
@@ -969,13 +972,13 @@
 Pod is currently running.
 #### **webhook.podDisruptionBudget.minAvailable** ~ `unknown`
 
-This property configures the minimum available pods for disruptions. Can either be set to an integer (e.g. 1) or a percentage value (e.g. 25%).  
+This property configures the minimum available pods for disruptions. Can either be set to an integer (e.g., 1) or a percentage value (e.g., 25%).  
 It cannot be used if `maxUnavailable` is set.
 
 
 #### **webhook.podDisruptionBudget.maxUnavailable** ~ `unknown`
 
-This property configures the maximum unavailable pods for disruptions. Can either be set to an integer (e.g. 1) or a percentage value (e.g. 25%).  
+This property configures the maximum unavailable pods for disruptions. Can either be set to an integer (e.g., 1) or a percentage value (e.g., 25%).  
 It cannot be used if `minAvailable` is set.
 
 
@@ -1442,14 +1445,14 @@
 #### **cainjector.podDisruptionBudget.minAvailable** ~ `unknown`
 
 `minAvailable` configures the minimum available pods for disruptions. It can either be set to  
-an integer (e.g. 1) or a percentage value (e.g. 25%).  
+an integer (e.g., 1) or a percentage value (e.g., 25%).  
 Cannot be used if `maxUnavailable` is set.
 
 
 #### **cainjector.podDisruptionBudget.maxUnavailable** ~ `unknown`
 
 `maxUnavailable` configures the maximum unavailable pods for disruptions. It can either be set to  
-an integer (e.g. 1) or a percentage value (e.g. 25%).  
+an integer (e.g., 1) or a percentage value (e.g., 25%).  
 Cannot be used if `minAvailable` is set.