diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 158e5e9..a47a7de 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ This modules uses Helm to deploy Prometheus to a cluster using the official char
 
 Versions are module variables, but latest versions are intended to be be reflected in the default values.
 
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+
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 <!-- BEGIN_TF_DOCS -->
 ## Requirements
 
@@ -38,7 +41,6 @@ Versions are module variables, but latest versions are intended to be be reflect
 |------|------|
 | [helm_release.prometheus](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/helm/latest/docs/resources/release) | resource |
 | [kubernetes_namespace.ns](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/kubernetes/latest/docs/resources/namespace) | resource |
-| [kubernetes_namespace.existing_ns](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/kubernetes/latest/docs/data-sources/namespace) | data source |
 
 ## Inputs
 
@@ -46,13 +48,12 @@ Versions are module variables, but latest versions are intended to be be reflect
 |------|-------------|------|---------|:--------:|
 | <a name="input_alertmanager_tag"></a> [alertmanager\_tag](#input\_alertmanager\_tag) | The image tag of the alertmanager image. | `string` | `"v0.27.0"` | no |
 | <a name="input_cluster_name"></a> [cluster\_name](#input\_cluster\_name) | The name of the cluster into which prometheus will be installed. | `string` | n/a | yes |
-| <a name="input_create_namespace"></a> [create\_namespace](#input\_create\_namespace) | Indicates whether the `namespace` needs to be created ('true') or already exists (not `true`) | `bool` | `true` | no |
 | <a name="input_kube_state_metrics_tag"></a> [kube\_state\_metrics\_tag](#input\_kube\_state\_metrics\_tag) | The image tag of the kube-state-metrics image. | `string` | `"v2.13.0"` | no |
 | <a name="input_namespace"></a> [namespace](#input\_namespace) | The namespace to install the prometheus components. Defaults to 'prometheus' | `string` | `"prometheus"` | no |
 | <a name="input_node_exporter_tag"></a> [node\_exporter\_tag](#input\_node\_exporter\_tag) | The image tag of the node-exporter image. | `string` | `"v1.8.2"` | no |
 | <a name="input_profile"></a> [profile](#input\_profile) | AWS\_PROFILE to use to apply the terraform script. | `string` | `""` | no |
-| <a name="input_prometheus_chart_version"></a> [prometheus\_chart\_version](#input\_prometheus\_chart\_version) | The version of prometheus to install into the cluster. | `string` | `"25.24.1"` | no |
-| <a name="input_prometheus_config_reloader_tag"></a> [prometheus\_config\_reloader\_tag](#input\_prometheus\_config\_reloader\_tag) | The image tag of the prometheus-config-reloader image. | `string` | `"v0.74.0"` | no |
+| <a name="input_prometheus_chart_version"></a> [prometheus\_chart\_version](#input\_prometheus\_chart\_version) | The version of prometheus to install into the cluster. | `string` | `"25.25.0"` | no |
+| <a name="input_prometheus_config_reloader_tag"></a> [prometheus\_config\_reloader\_tag](#input\_prometheus\_config\_reloader\_tag) | The image tag of the prometheus-config-reloader image. | `string` | `"v0.75.2"` | no |
 | <a name="input_prometheus_server_tag"></a> [prometheus\_server\_tag](#input\_prometheus\_server\_tag) | The image tag of prometheus server to install into the cluster. | `string` | `"v2.53.1"` | no |
 | <a name="input_pushgateway_tag"></a> [pushgateway\_tag](#input\_pushgateway\_tag) | The image tag of the pushgateway image. | `string` | `"v1.9.0"` | no |
 | <a name="input_rwo_storage_class"></a> [rwo\_storage\_class](#input\_rwo\_storage\_class) | Specify the storage class for read/write/once persistent volumes. | `string` | `"gp3-encrypted"` | no |
diff --git a/main.tf b/main.tf
index 9a93623..6f63a0e 100644
--- a/main.tf
+++ b/main.tf
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ locals {
   headless_alertmanager_internal_port_number = 9093
   headless_alertmanager_internal_url         = format("http://%v:%v/", local.alertmanager_internal_hostname, local.alertmanager_internal_port_number)
 
+  # ns = try(kubernetes_namespace.ns[0].metadata[0].name, data.kubernetes_namespace.existing_ns[0].metadata[0].name)
+
   pushgateway_internal_hostname    = format("prometheus-prometheus-pushgateway.%v.svc.cluster.local", local.ns)
   pushgateway_internal_port_number = 9091
   pushgateway_internal_url         = format("http://%v:%v/", local.pushgateway_internal_hostname, local.pushgateway_internal_port_number)
@@ -18,8 +20,6 @@ locals {
 }
 
 resource "kubernetes_namespace" "ns" {
-  count = var.create_namespace == true ? 1 : 0
-
   metadata {
     name = var.namespace
     labels = {
@@ -28,17 +28,6 @@ resource "kubernetes_namespace" "ns" {
   }
 }
 
-data "kubernetes_namespace" "existing_ns" {
-  count = var.create_namespace == true ? 0 : 1
-
-  metadata {
-    name = var.namespace
-  }
-}
-
-locals {
-  ns = try(kubernetes_namespace.ns[0].metadata[0].name, data.kubernetes_namespace.existing_ns[0].metadata[0].name)
-}
 
 resource "helm_release" "prometheus" {
   depends_on = [
@@ -46,7 +35,7 @@ resource "helm_release" "prometheus" {
   ]
   chart      = "prometheus"
   name       = "prometheus"
-  namespace  = local.ns
+  namespace  = kubernetes_namespace.ns[0].metadata[0].name
   version    = var.prometheus_chart_version
   repository = "https://prometheus-community.github.io/helm-charts"
 
diff --git a/variables.tf b/variables.tf
index 37bba80..483b268 100644
--- a/variables.tf
+++ b/variables.tf
@@ -15,18 +15,18 @@ variable "namespace" {
   default     = "prometheus"
 }
 
-variable "create_namespace" {
-  description = "Indicates whether the `namespace` needs to be created ('true') or already exists (not `true`)"
-  type        = bool
-  default     = true
-}
+# variable "create_namespace" {
+#   description = "Indicates whether the `namespace` needs to be created ('true') or already exists (not `true`)"
+#   type        = bool
+#   default     = true
+# }
 
 # helm repo add prometheus-community https://prometheus-community.github.io/helm-charts
 # helm search repo prometheus-community/prometheus | head -2
 variable "prometheus_chart_version" {
   description = "The version of prometheus to install into the cluster."
   type        = string
-  default     = "25.24.1"
+  default     = "25.25.0"
 }
 
 # The `APP VERSION` of the output found while determining the chart version
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ variable "prometheus_server_tag" {
 variable "prometheus_config_reloader_tag" {
   description = "The image tag of the prometheus-config-reloader image."
   type        = string
-  default     = "v0.75.1"
+  default     = "v0.75.2"
 }
 
 # The `APP VERSION` of the output: