diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-chart.yaml b/.github/workflows/publish-chart.yaml
index 0d2b5d2c..bdc796d6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-chart.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-chart.yaml
@@ -5,15 +5,21 @@ name: Publish Helm Chart
 on:
   push:
     branches:
-      - master
+    - master
     paths:
-      - 'charts/**'
-      - '.github/workflows/publish-chart.yaml'
-      - '!charts/actions-runner-controller/docs/**'
-      - '!charts/gha-runner-scale-set-controller/**'
-      - '!charts/gha-runner-scale-set/**'
-      - '!**.md'
+    - 'charts/**'
+    - '.github/workflows/publish-chart.yaml'
+    - '!charts/actions-runner-controller/docs/**'
+    - '!charts/gha-runner-scale-set-controller/**'
+    - '!charts/gha-runner-scale-set/**'
+    - '!**.md'
   workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      force:
+        description: 'Force publish even if the chart version is not bumped'
+        type: boolean
+        required: true
+        default: false
 
 env:
   KUBE_SCORE_VERSION: 1.10.0
@@ -29,91 +35,86 @@ jobs:
     outputs:
       publish-chart: ${{ steps.publish-chart-step.outputs.publish }}
     steps:
-      - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
-        with:
-          fetch-depth: 0
+    - name: Checkout
+      uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      with:
+        fetch-depth: 0
 
-      - name: Set up Helm
-        uses: azure/setup-helm@v3.4
-        with:
-          version: ${{ env.HELM_VERSION }}
+    - name: Set up Helm
+      uses: azure/setup-helm@v3.4
+      with:
+        version: ${{ env.HELM_VERSION }}
 
-      - name: Set up kube-score
-        run: |
-          wget https://github.com/zegl/kube-score/releases/download/v${{ env.KUBE_SCORE_VERSION }}/kube-score_${{ env.KUBE_SCORE_VERSION }}_linux_amd64 -O kube-score
-          chmod 755 kube-score
+    - name: Set up kube-score
+      run: |
+        wget https://github.com/zegl/kube-score/releases/download/v${{ env.KUBE_SCORE_VERSION }}/kube-score_${{ env.KUBE_SCORE_VERSION }}_linux_amd64 -O kube-score
+        chmod 755 kube-score
 
-      - name: Kube-score generated manifests
-        run: helm template  --values charts/.ci/values-kube-score.yaml charts/* | ./kube-score score -
-              --ignore-test pod-networkpolicy
-              --ignore-test deployment-has-poddisruptionbudget
-              --ignore-test deployment-has-host-podantiaffinity
-              --ignore-test container-security-context
-              --ignore-test pod-probes
-              --ignore-test container-image-tag
-              --enable-optional-test container-security-context-privileged
-              --enable-optional-test container-security-context-readonlyrootfilesystem
+    - name: Kube-score generated manifests
+      run: helm template  --values charts/.ci/values-kube-score.yaml charts/* | ./kube-score score - --ignore-test pod-networkpolicy --ignore-test deployment-has-poddisruptionbudget --ignore-test deployment-has-host-podantiaffinity --ignore-test container-security-context --ignore-test pod-probes --ignore-test container-image-tag --enable-optional-test container-security-context-privileged --enable-optional-test container-security-context-readonlyrootfilesystem
 
-      # python is a requirement for the chart-testing action below (supports yamllint among other tests)
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
-        with:
-          python-version: '3.7'
+    # python is a requirement for the chart-testing action below (supports yamllint among other tests)
+    - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+      with:
+        python-version: '3.11'
 
-      - name: Set up chart-testing
-        uses: helm/chart-testing-action@v2.3.1
+    - name: Set up chart-testing
+      uses: helm/chart-testing-action@v2.3.1
 
-      - name: Run chart-testing (list-changed)
-        id: list-changed
-        run: |
-          changed=$(ct list-changed --config charts/.ci/ct-config.yaml)
-          if [[ -n "$changed" ]]; then
-            echo "::set-output name=changed::true"
-          fi
+    - name: Run chart-testing (list-changed)
+      id: list-changed
+      run: |
+        changed=$(ct list-changed --config charts/.ci/ct-config.yaml)
+        if [[ -n "$changed" ]]; then
+          echo "::set-output name=changed::true"
+        fi
 
-      - name: Run chart-testing (lint)
-        run: |
-          ct lint --config charts/.ci/ct-config.yaml
+    - name: Run chart-testing (lint)
+      run: |
+        ct lint --config charts/.ci/ct-config.yaml
 
-      - name: Create kind cluster
-        if: steps.list-changed.outputs.changed == 'true'
-        uses: helm/kind-action@v1.4.0
+    - name: Create kind cluster
+      if: steps.list-changed.outputs.changed == 'true'
+      uses: helm/kind-action@v1.4.0
 
-      # We need cert-manager already installed in the cluster because we assume the CRDs exist
-      - name: Install cert-manager
-        if: steps.list-changed.outputs.changed == 'true'      
-        run: |
-          helm repo add jetstack https://charts.jetstack.io --force-update
-          helm install cert-manager jetstack/cert-manager --set installCRDs=true --wait
+    # We need cert-manager already installed in the cluster because we assume the CRDs exist
+    - name: Install cert-manager
+      if: steps.list-changed.outputs.changed == 'true'
+      run: |
+        helm repo add jetstack https://charts.jetstack.io --force-update
+        helm install cert-manager jetstack/cert-manager --set installCRDs=true --wait
 
-      - name: Run chart-testing (install)
-        if: steps.list-changed.outputs.changed == 'true'
-        run: ct install --config charts/.ci/ct-config.yaml
+    - name: Run chart-testing (install)
+      if: steps.list-changed.outputs.changed == 'true'
+      run: ct install --config charts/.ci/ct-config.yaml
 
-      # WARNING: This relies on the latest release being at the top of the JSON from GitHub and a clean chart.yaml
-      - name: Check if Chart Publish is Needed
-        id: publish-chart-step
-        run: |
-          CHART_TEXT=$(curl -fs https://raw.githubusercontent.com/${{ github.repository }}/master/charts/actions-runner-controller/Chart.yaml)
-          NEW_CHART_VERSION=$(echo "$CHART_TEXT" | grep version: | cut -d ' ' -f 2)
-          RELEASE_LIST=$(curl -fs https://api.github.com/repos/${{ github.repository }}/releases  | jq .[].tag_name | grep actions-runner-controller | cut -d '"' -f 2 | cut -d '-' -f 4)
-          LATEST_RELEASED_CHART_VERSION=$(echo $RELEASE_LIST | cut -d ' ' -f 1)
-          echo "CHART_VERSION_IN_MASTER=$NEW_CHART_VERSION" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-          echo "LATEST_CHART_VERSION=$LATEST_RELEASED_CHART_VERSION" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-          if [[ $NEW_CHART_VERSION != $LATEST_RELEASED_CHART_VERSION ]]; then
-            echo "publish=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          else
-            echo "publish=false" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          fi
+    # WARNING: This relies on the latest release being at the top of the JSON from GitHub and a clean chart.yaml
+    - name: Check if Chart Publish is Needed
+      id: publish-chart-step
+      run: |
+        CHART_TEXT=$(curl -fs https://raw.githubusercontent.com/${{ github.repository }}/master/charts/actions-runner-controller/Chart.yaml)
+        NEW_CHART_VERSION=$(echo "$CHART_TEXT" | grep version: | cut -d ' ' -f 2)
+        RELEASE_LIST=$(curl -fs https://api.github.com/repos/${{ github.repository }}/releases  | jq .[].tag_name | grep actions-runner-controller | cut -d '"' -f 2 | cut -d '-' -f 4)
+        LATEST_RELEASED_CHART_VERSION=$(echo $RELEASE_LIST | cut -d ' ' -f 1)
 
-      - name: Job summary
-        run: |
-          echo "Chart linting has been completed." >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
-          echo "" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
-          echo "**Status:**" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
-          echo "- chart version in master: ${{ env.CHART_VERSION_IN_MASTER }}" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
-          echo "- latest chart version: ${{ env.LATEST_CHART_VERSION }}" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
-          echo "- publish new chart: ${{ steps.publish-chart-step.outputs.publish }}" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+        echo "CHART_VERSION_IN_MASTER=$NEW_CHART_VERSION" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+        echo "LATEST_CHART_VERSION=$LATEST_RELEASED_CHART_VERSION" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+        # Always publish if force is true
+        if [[ $NEW_CHART_VERSION != $LATEST_RELEASED_CHART_VERSION || "${{ inputs.force }}" == "true" ]]; then
+          echo "publish=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        else
+          echo "publish=false" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        fi
+
+    - name: Job summary
+      run: |
+        echo "Chart linting has been completed." >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+        echo "" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+        echo "**Status:**" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+        echo "- chart version in master: ${{ env.CHART_VERSION_IN_MASTER }}" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+        echo "- latest chart version: ${{ env.LATEST_CHART_VERSION }}" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+        echo "- publish new chart: ${{ steps.publish-chart-step.outputs.publish }}" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
 
   publish-chart:
     if: needs.lint-chart.outputs.publish-chart == 'true'
@@ -121,105 +122,86 @@ jobs:
     name: Publish Chart
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions:
-      contents: write  # for helm/chart-releaser-action to push chart release and create a release
+      contents: write # for helm/chart-releaser-action to push chart release and create a release
     env:
       CHART_TARGET_ORG: actions-runner-controller
       CHART_TARGET_REPO: actions-runner-controller.github.io
       CHART_TARGET_BRANCH: master
-    
+
     steps:
-      - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
-        with:
-          fetch-depth: 0
+    - name: Checkout
+      uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      with:
+        fetch-depth: 0
 
-      - name: Configure Git
-        run: |
-          git config user.name "$GITHUB_ACTOR"
-          git config user.email "$GITHUB_ACTOR@users.noreply.github.com"
+    - name: Configure Git
+      run: |
+        git config user.name "$GITHUB_ACTOR"
+        git config user.email "$GITHUB_ACTOR@users.noreply.github.com"
 
-      - name: Get Token
-        id: get_workflow_token
-        uses: peter-murray/workflow-application-token-action@8e1ba3bf1619726336414f1014e37f17fbadf1db
-        with:
-          application_id: ${{ secrets.ACTIONS_ACCESS_APP_ID }}
-          application_private_key: ${{ secrets.ACTIONS_ACCESS_PK }}
-          organization: ${{ env.CHART_TARGET_ORG }}
+    - name: Get Token
+      id: get_workflow_token
+      uses: peter-murray/workflow-application-token-action@8e1ba3bf1619726336414f1014e37f17fbadf1db
+      with:
+        application_id: ${{ secrets.ACTIONS_ACCESS_APP_ID }}
+        application_private_key: ${{ secrets.ACTIONS_ACCESS_PK }}
+        organization: ${{ env.CHART_TARGET_ORG }}
 
-      - name: Install chart-releaser
-        uses: helm/chart-releaser-action@v1.4.1
-        with:
-          install_only: true
-          install_dir: ${{ github.workspace }}/bin
+    - name: Install chart-releaser
+      uses: helm/chart-releaser-action@v1.4.1
+      with:
+        install_only: true
+        install_dir: ${{ github.workspace }}/bin
 
-      - name: Package and upload release assets
-        run: |
-          cr package \
-            ${{ github.workspace }}/charts/actions-runner-controller/ \
-            --package-path .cr-release-packages
+    - name: Package and upload release assets
+      run: |
+        cr package \
+          ${{ github.workspace }}/charts/actions-runner-controller/ \
+          --package-path .cr-release-packages
 
-          cr upload \
-            --owner "$(echo ${{ github.repository }} | cut -d '/' -f 1)" \
-            --git-repo "$(echo ${{ github.repository }} | cut -d '/' -f 2)" \
-            --package-path .cr-release-packages \
-            --token ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        cr upload \
+          --owner "$(echo ${{ github.repository }} | cut -d '/' -f 1)" \
+          --git-repo "$(echo ${{ github.repository }} | cut -d '/' -f 2)" \
+          --package-path .cr-release-packages \
+          --token ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
-      - name: Generate updated index.yaml
-        run: |
-          cr index \
-            --owner "$(echo ${{ github.repository }} | cut -d '/' -f 1)" \
-            --git-repo "$(echo ${{ github.repository }} | cut -d '/' -f 2)" \
-            --index-path ${{ github.workspace }}/index.yaml \
-            --pages-branch 'gh-pages' \
-            --pages-index-path 'index.yaml'
+    - name: Generate updated index.yaml
+      run: |
+        cr index \
+          --owner "$(echo ${{ github.repository }} | cut -d '/' -f 1)" \
+          --git-repo "$(echo ${{ github.repository }} | cut -d '/' -f 2)" \
+          --index-path ${{ github.workspace }}/index.yaml \
+          --push \
+          --pages-branch 'gh-pages' \
+          --pages-index-path 'index.yaml'
 
-      # This step is required to not throw away changes made to the index.yaml on every new chart release.
-      #
-      # We update the index.yaml in the actions-runner-controller.github.io repo
-      # by appending the new chart version to the index.yaml saved in actions-runner-controller repo
-      # and copying and commiting the updated index.yaml to the github.io one.
-      # See below for more context:
-      # - https://github.com/actions-runner-controller/actions-runner-controller.github.io/pull/2
-      # - https://github.com/actions/actions-runner-controller/pull/2452
-      - name: Commit and push to actions/actions-runner-controller
-        run: |
-          git stash
-          git checkout gh-pages
-          git stash pop
-          git config user.name "$GITHUB_ACTOR"
-          git config user.email "$GITHUB_ACTOR@users.noreply.github.com"
-          git add .
-          git commit -m "Update index.yaml"
-          git push
-        working-directory: ${{ github.workspace }}
+    # Chart Release was never intended to publish to a different repo
+    # this workaround is intended to move the index.yaml to the target repo
+    # where the github pages are hosted
+    - name: Checkout target repository
+      uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      with:
+        repository: ${{ env.CHART_TARGET_ORG }}/${{ env.CHART_TARGET_REPO }}
+        path: ${{ env.CHART_TARGET_REPO }}
+        ref: ${{ env.CHART_TARGET_BRANCH }}
+        token: ${{ steps.get_workflow_token.outputs.token }}
 
-      # Chart Release was never intended to publish to a different repo
-      # this workaround is intended to move the index.yaml to the target repo
-      # where the github pages are hosted
-      - name: Checkout target repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
-        with:
-          repository: ${{ env.CHART_TARGET_ORG }}/${{ env.CHART_TARGET_REPO }}
-          path: ${{ env.CHART_TARGET_REPO }}
-          ref: ${{ env.CHART_TARGET_BRANCH }}
-          token: ${{ steps.get_workflow_token.outputs.token }}
+    - name: Copy index.yaml
+      run: |
+        cp ${{ github.workspace }}/index.yaml ${{ env.CHART_TARGET_REPO }}/actions-runner-controller/index.yaml
 
-      - name: Copy index.yaml
-        run: |
-          cp ${{ github.workspace }}/index.yaml ${{ env.CHART_TARGET_REPO }}/actions-runner-controller/index.yaml
-      
-      - name: Commit and push to target repository
-        run: |
-          git config user.name "$GITHUB_ACTOR"
-          git config user.email "$GITHUB_ACTOR@users.noreply.github.com"
-          git add .
-          git commit -m "Update index.yaml"
-          git push
-        working-directory: ${{ github.workspace }}/${{ env.CHART_TARGET_REPO }}
+    - name: Commit and push to target repository
+      run: |
+        git config user.name "$GITHUB_ACTOR"
+        git config user.email "$GITHUB_ACTOR@users.noreply.github.com"
+        git add .
+        git commit -m "Update index.yaml"
+        git push
+      working-directory: ${{ github.workspace }}/${{ env.CHART_TARGET_REPO }}
 
-      - name: Job summary
-        run: |
-          echo "New helm chart has been published" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
-          echo "" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
-          echo "**Status:**" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
-          echo "- New [index.yaml](https://github.com/${{ env.CHART_TARGET_ORG }}/${{ env.CHART_TARGET_REPO }}/tree/main/actions-runner-controller) pushed" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+    - name: Job summary
+      run: |
+        echo "New helm chart has been published" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+        echo "" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+        echo "**Status:**" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+        echo "- New [index.yaml](https://github.com/${{ env.CHART_TARGET_ORG }}/${{ env.CHART_TARGET_REPO }}/tree/main/actions-runner-controller) pushed" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY