diff --git a/.github/workflows/helm-charts-release.yaml b/.github/workflows/helm-charts-release.yaml
index c75ddd22cf..0e73a8e667 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/helm-charts-release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/helm-charts-release.yaml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ jobs:
           RELEASE_VERSION="${RELEASE_VERSION//v}"
           # Publish all helm charts in all folders containing a `Chart.yaml` file
           # https://github.com/koalaman/shellcheck/wiki/SC2044
-          find . -type f -name Chart.yaml -print0 | while IFS= read -r -d '' chart; do
+          find . -type f -name Chart.yaml -not -path "./.templates/*" -print0 | while IFS= read -r -d '' chart; do
           (
             dir="$(dirname "${chart}")"
             cd "${dir}" || exit
diff --git a/operator/.helmignore b/operator/.helmignore
index ea43987c6a..e8a5a7210a 100644
--- a/operator/.helmignore
+++ b/operator/.helmignore
@@ -42,3 +42,6 @@ PROJECT
 README.md.gotmpl
 docs/
 *.tar
+cover.out
+testbin/
+*.license
\ No newline at end of file