diff --git a/velero/external-secret.yaml b/velero/external-secret.yaml
index 87d4e5c..4757081 100644
--- a/velero/external-secret.yaml
+++ b/velero/external-secret.yaml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ spec:
         cloud: |
           [default]
           aws_access_key_id={{ .minioAccessKey }}
-          aws_secret_access_key={{ .minioSecretKey }}
+          aws_secret_access_key="{{ .minioSecretKey }}"
 
   data:
     - secretKey: minioAccessKey
diff --git a/velero/helm-values/velero.yaml b/velero/helm-values/velero.yaml
index 49c0f69..0a664ae 100644
--- a/velero/helm-values/velero.yaml
+++ b/velero/helm-values/velero.yaml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # Image configuration
 image:
   repository: velero/velero
-  tag: v1.15.0
+  tag: v1.17.1
   pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
 
 # Resource requests
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ resources:
 initContainers:
   # AWS plugin for S3-compatible storage (Minio)
   - name: velero-plugin-for-aws
-    image: velero/velero-plugin-for-aws:v1.11.0
+    image: velero/velero-plugin-for-aws:v1.13.1
     volumeMounts:
       - mountPath: /target
         name: plugins
@@ -72,20 +72,6 @@ schedules:
         - kube-node-lease
       snapshotVolumes: true
 
-  # Hourly backup for critical namespaces
-  hourly-critical-backup:
-    disabled: false
-    schedule: "0 * * * *"  # Every hour
-    template:
-      ttl: 168h  # 7 days
-      includedNamespaces:
-        - postgresql
-        - postgresql-dev
-        - vault
-        - gitea
-        - harbor
-      snapshotVolumes: true
-
 # Metrics
 metrics:
   enabled: true