diff --git a/helm/Chart.yaml b/helm/Chart.yaml
index 04b37d5..5d75a74 100644
--- a/helm/Chart.yaml
+++ b/helm/Chart.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 apiVersion: v2
 name: wallarm-sidecar
-version: 4.10.2
-appVersion: 4.10.2-1
+version: 4.10.4
+appVersion: 4.10.4-1
 description: Sidecar controller for Kubernetes. Injects sidecar proxy based on NGINX with Wallarm module and helper services.
 home: https://github.com/wallarm/sidecar
 icon: https://static.wallarm.com/wallarm-logo.svg
diff --git a/helm/values.yaml b/helm/values.yaml
index 88f2df3..035f56e 100644
--- a/helm/values.yaml
+++ b/helm/values.yaml
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ config:
     image:
       registry: docker.io
       image: wallarm/sidecar
-      tag: "4.10.2-1"
+      tag: "4.10.4-rc1"
       pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
     ### Shared security context for all (init and regular) containers in sidecar schema except `iptables` container.
     ### For `iptables` container it is described in `sidecar.initContainers.iptables.securityContext` value
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ helper:
   image:
     registry: "docker.io"
     image: "wallarm/node-helpers"
-    tag: "4.10.2-2"
+    tag: "4.10.4-1"
     pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
 
 ### Configuration for post-analytics module
diff --git a/test/smoke/run.sh b/test/smoke/run.sh
index dd21dce..9c3752a 100755
--- a/test/smoke/run.sh
+++ b/test/smoke/run.sh
@@ -174,6 +174,9 @@ EOF
 
 kubectl wait --for=condition=Ready pods --all --timeout=120s || get_logs_and_fail
 
+# Workaround - sometimes sidecar container is not injected right after controller deployment
+sleep 10
+
 echo "[test-env] deploying test workload ..."
 kubectl apply -f "${DIR}"/workload.yaml --wait
 kubectl wait --for=condition=Ready pods --all --timeout=140s