diff --git a/helm/template/Chart.yaml b/helm/template/Chart.yaml
index cfba1b3..aae1e62 100644
--- a/helm/template/Chart.yaml
+++ b/helm/template/Chart.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ apiVersion: v2
 name: template
 description: A Helm library chart containing common templates, keeping application templates short
 type: library
-version: 0.1.5
+version: 0.1.6
 maintainers:
   - name: Jim Martens
     url: https://2martens.de
diff --git a/helm/template/templates/_secret.yaml b/helm/template/templates/_secret.yaml
index 7f2356f..04e9364 100644
--- a/helm/template/templates/_secret.yaml
+++ b/helm/template/templates/_secret.yaml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ metadata:
     {{- include "template.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
 data:
   {{- with .Values.secrets }}
-  {{- toYaml . | nindent 2 }}
+  {{- toYaml . | b64enc | nindent 2 }}
   {{- end}}
 {{- end }}
 {{- end }}