diff --git a/deployments/kubernetes/chart/reloader/Chart.yaml b/deployments/kubernetes/chart/reloader/Chart.yaml
index ee8bae06..407e5aab 100644
--- a/deployments/kubernetes/chart/reloader/Chart.yaml
+++ b/deployments/kubernetes/chart/reloader/Chart.yaml
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 apiVersion: v1
 name: reloader
 description: Reloader chart that runs on kubernetes
-version: 2.2.12
-appVersion: v1.4.17
+version: 2.2.14
+appVersion: v1.4.19
 keywords:
   - Reloader
   - kubernetes
diff --git a/deployments/kubernetes/chart/reloader/values.yaml b/deployments/kubernetes/chart/reloader/values.yaml
index 5ec9c497..15a22bcf 100644
--- a/deployments/kubernetes/chart/reloader/values.yaml
+++ b/deployments/kubernetes/chart/reloader/values.yaml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ fullnameOverride: ""
 image:
   name: stakater/reloader
   repository: ghcr.io/stakater/reloader
-  tag: v1.4.17
+  tag: v1.4.19
   # digest: sha256:1234567
   pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
 
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ reloader:
     labels:
       provider: stakater
       group: com.stakater.platform
-      version: v1.4.14
+      version: v1.4.19
     # Support for extra environment variables.
     env:
       # Open supports Key value pair as environment variables.
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 49dad9f8..ae2d860c 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/stakater/Reloader
 
-go 1.26.3
+go 1.26.4
 
 require (
 	github.com/argoproj/argo-rollouts v1.9.0
diff --git a/internal/pkg/cmd/reloader.go b/internal/pkg/cmd/reloader.go
index 8a168568..6f3dbc37 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/cmd/reloader.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/cmd/reloader.go
@@ -117,6 +117,20 @@ func resolveWatchNamespaces(namespaces []string, kubernetesNamespace string) ([]
 	return []string{v1.NamespaceAll}, true
 }
 
+// namespaceWatchScopeMessage returns the startup log message describing the
+// namespace scope Reloader will watch when KUBERNETES_NAMESPACE is unset
+// (global mode). It reflects --namespaces-to-ignore so the log is not
+// misleading when namespace filtering is configured.
+func namespaceWatchScopeMessage(ignoredNamespaces []string) string {
+	if len(ignoredNamespaces) > 0 {
+		return fmt.Sprintf(
+			"KUBERNETES_NAMESPACE is unset, will detect changes in all namespaces except: %s.",
+			strings.Join(ignoredNamespaces, ", "),
+		)
+	}
+	return "KUBERNETES_NAMESPACE is unset, will detect changes in all namespaces."
+}
+
 func startReloader(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 	common.GetCommandLineOptions()
 	err := configureLogging(options.LogFormat, options.LogLevel)
@@ -126,9 +140,7 @@ func startReloader(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 
 	logrus.Info("Starting Reloader")
 	watchNamespaces, isGlobal := resolveWatchNamespaces(options.Namespaces, os.Getenv("KUBERNETES_NAMESPACE"))
-	if isGlobal {
-		logrus.Warnf("KUBERNETES_NAMESPACE is unset, will detect changes in all namespaces.")
-	} else if len(options.Namespaces) > 0 {
+	if !isGlobal && len(options.Namespaces) > 0 {
 		logrus.Infof("Watching scoped namespaces: %s", strings.Join(watchNamespaces, ", "))
 	}
 
@@ -151,6 +163,7 @@ func startReloader(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 
 	if isGlobal {
 		ignoredNamespacesList = options.NamespacesToIgnore
+		logrus.Warn(namespaceWatchScopeMessage(ignoredNamespacesList))
 		namespaceLabelSelector, err = common.GetNamespaceLabelSelector(options.NamespaceSelectors)
 		if err != nil {
 			logrus.Fatal(err)
diff --git a/internal/pkg/cmd/reloader_test.go b/internal/pkg/cmd/reloader_test.go
index b53aae2d..ef9b032e 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/cmd/reloader_test.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/cmd/reloader_test.go
@@ -60,3 +60,40 @@ func TestResolveWatchNamespaces(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func TestNamespaceWatchScopeMessage(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name              string
+		ignoredNamespaces []string
+		want              string
+	}{
+		{
+			name:              "no ignored namespaces - all namespaces",
+			ignoredNamespaces: nil,
+			want:              "KUBERNETES_NAMESPACE is unset, will detect changes in all namespaces.",
+		},
+		{
+			name:              "empty ignored namespaces - all namespaces",
+			ignoredNamespaces: []string{},
+			want:              "KUBERNETES_NAMESPACE is unset, will detect changes in all namespaces.",
+		},
+		{
+			name:              "single ignored namespace",
+			ignoredNamespaces: []string{"kube-system"},
+			want:              "KUBERNETES_NAMESPACE is unset, will detect changes in all namespaces except: kube-system.",
+		},
+		{
+			name:              "multiple ignored namespaces",
+			ignoredNamespaces: []string{"kube-system", "kube-public"},
+			want:              "KUBERNETES_NAMESPACE is unset, will detect changes in all namespaces except: kube-system, kube-public.",
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			if got := namespaceWatchScopeMessage(tt.ignoredNamespaces); got != tt.want {
+				t.Errorf("namespaceWatchScopeMessage(%v) = %q, want %q", tt.ignoredNamespaces, got, tt.want)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/scripts/release.sh b/scripts/release.sh
index 6190971a..e0c80be3 100755
--- a/scripts/release.sh
+++ b/scripts/release.sh
@@ -204,9 +204,10 @@ CHART_FILE="deployments/kubernetes/chart/reloader/Chart.yaml"
 sed -i "s/^version:.*/version: ${CHART_VERSION}/" "$CHART_FILE"
 sed -i "s/^appVersion:.*/appVersion: v${APP_VERSION}/" "$CHART_FILE"
 
-# Bump values.yaml: image.tag
+# Bump values.yaml: image.tag and the deployment version label
 VALUES_FILE="deployments/kubernetes/chart/reloader/values.yaml"
 sed -i "s/^\(  tag:\).*/\1 v${APP_VERSION}/" "$VALUES_FILE"
+sed -i "s/^\(      version:\).*/\1 v${APP_VERSION}/" "$VALUES_FILE"
 
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 info "Changes:"