diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 12bf3474cf9851bcfb24b544d96f4d853ccb8cc0..de3b960a542a19991cde5e7f898da1a2d8cc14d3 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@
 ## chart/templates/tests/*
 - add templates for helm tests
 
+## chart/.helmignore
+- change `scripts/` to `/scripts/` so that the helm test scripts are not ignored
+
 ## fixes for flux helmrelease errors
 - chart/charts/gitlab/charts/geo-logcursor/templates/deployment.yaml #24-25  
   remove duplicate hard coded ```app:``` and ```realm:``` labels
@@ -66,6 +69,9 @@
 
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/), and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [4.12.9-bb.4] - 2021-09-08
+- Fix helmignore issue with scripts/ folder
+
 ## [4.12.9-bb.3] - 2021-08-31
 - VirtualService modifications to optionally allow use of multiple hosts
 
diff --git a/chart/.helmignore b/chart/.helmignore
index 9ee914744731bc3bb7334c43815023bbfece15df..9ae6894b3fe24c70b0f1c4bcd2736fce43731d15 100644
--- a/chart/.helmignore
+++ b/chart/.helmignore
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ doc/
 examples/
 images/
 certs/
-scripts/
+/scripts/
 spec/
 build/
 changelogs/
diff --git a/chart/Chart.yaml b/chart/Chart.yaml
index 41ea083f23c725af2d8dd8d737d5e0b75741c4e6..5cf562e2808edc62a2842818a50c920cb41a068e 100644
--- a/chart/Chart.yaml
+++ b/chart/Chart.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 apiVersion: v1
 name: gitlab
-version: 4.12.9-bb.3
+version: 4.12.9-bb.4
 appVersion: 13.12.9
 description: Web-based Git-repository manager with wiki and issue-tracking features.
 keywords: