diff --git a/charts/opentelemetry-kube-stack/Chart.yaml b/charts/opentelemetry-kube-stack/Chart.yaml
index 55786916a7..517ac853cc 100644
--- a/charts/opentelemetry-kube-stack/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/opentelemetry-kube-stack/Chart.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 apiVersion: v2
 name: opentelemetry-kube-stack
-version: 0.15.0
+version: 0.15.1
 description: |
   OpenTelemetry Quickstart chart for Kubernetes.
   Installs an operator and collector for an easy way to get started with Kubernetes observability.
diff --git a/charts/opentelemetry-kube-stack/ci/daemonset-ta-no-scrape-config-file.yaml b/charts/opentelemetry-kube-stack/ci/daemonset-ta-no-scrape-config-file.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ff99479b4e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/charts/opentelemetry-kube-stack/ci/daemonset-ta-no-scrape-config-file.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+collectors:
+  daemon:
+    # no prometheus scrape config file
+    scrape_configs_file: ""
+    presets:
+      kubeletMetrics:
+        enabled: true
+      hostMetrics:
+        enabled: true
+      kubernetesAttributes:
+        enabled: true
+      clusterMetrics:
+        enabled: true
+    # target allocator configuration to discover ServiceMonitor resources and distribute scrape targets across the DaemonSet pods
+    targetAllocator:
+      enabled: true
+      allocationStrategy: per-node
+      prometheusCR:
+        enabled: true
+        serviceMonitorSelector: {}
diff --git a/charts/opentelemetry-kube-stack/examples/cloud-demo/rendered/bridge.yaml b/charts/opentelemetry-kube-stack/examples/cloud-demo/rendered/bridge.yaml
index caea42608a..a386b70f95 100644
--- a/charts/opentelemetry-kube-stack/examples/cloud-demo/rendered/bridge.yaml
+++ b/charts/opentelemetry-kube-stack/examples/cloud-demo/rendered/bridge.yaml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ kind: OpAMPBridge
 metadata:
   name: example
   labels:
-    helm.sh/chart: opentelemetry-kube-stack-0.15.0
+    helm.sh/chart: opentelemetry-kube-stack-0.15.1
     app.kubernetes.io/version: "0.151.0"
     app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: Helm
     release: "example"    
diff --git a/charts/opentelemetry-kube-stack/examples/cloud-demo/rendered/collector.yaml b/charts/opentelemetry-kube-stack/examples/cloud-demo/rendered/collector.yaml
index 2c992a1436..37c8c0858b 100644
--- a/charts/opentelemetry-kube-stack/examples/cloud-demo/rendered/collector.yaml
+++ b/charts/opentelemetry-kube-stack/examples/cloud-demo/rendered/collector.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ metadata:
   name: example-daemon
   namespace: default
   labels:
-    helm.sh/chart: opentelemetry-kube-stack-0.15.0
+    helm.sh/chart: opentelemetry-kube-stack-0.15.1
     app.kubernetes.io/version: "0.151.0"
     app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: Helm
     release: "example"        
diff --git a/charts/opentelemetry-kube-stack/examples/cloud-demo/rendered/hooks.yaml b/charts/opentelemetry-kube-stack/examples/cloud-demo/rendered/hooks.yaml
index 3225d6dcc8..7abcc3a667 100644
--- a/charts/opentelemetry-kube-stack/examples/cloud-demo/rendered/hooks.yaml
+++ b/charts/opentelemetry-kube-stack/examples/cloud-demo/rendered/hooks.yaml
@@ -61,4 +61,4 @@ spec:
           - "delete"
           - "instrumentations,opampbridges,opentelemetrycollectors"
           - "-l"
-          - "helm.sh/chart=opentelemetry-kube-stack-0.15.0"
+          - "helm.sh/chart=opentelemetry-kube-stack-0.15.1"
diff --git a/charts/opentelemetry-kube-stack/examples/cloud-demo/rendered/instrumentation.yaml b/charts/opentelemetry-kube-stack/examples/cloud-demo/rendered/instrumentation.yaml
index 9fadae5cd1..7e3fe28f80 100644
--- a/charts/opentelemetry-kube-stack/examples/cloud-demo/rendered/instrumentation.yaml
+++ b/charts/opentelemetry-kube-stack/examples/cloud-demo/rendered/instrumentation.yaml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ kind: Instrumentation
 metadata:
   name: example
   labels:
-    helm.sh/chart: opentelemetry-kube-stack-0.15.0
+    helm.sh/chart: opentelemetry-kube-stack-0.15.1
     app.kubernetes.io/version: "0.151.0"
     app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: Helm
     release: "example"    
diff --git a/charts/opentelemetry-kube-stack/examples/daemonset-annotation-discovery-logs/rendered/collector.yaml b/charts/opentelemetry-kube-stack/examples/daemonset-annotation-discovery-logs/rendered/collector.yaml
index 9c641e9cd6..c150e452ec 100644
--- a/charts/opentelemetry-kube-stack/examples/daemonset-annotation-discovery-logs/rendered/collector.yaml
+++ b/charts/opentelemetry-kube-stack/examples/daemonset-annotation-discovery-logs/rendered/collector.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ metadata:
   name: example-daemon
   namespace: default
   labels:
-    helm.sh/chart: opentelemetry-kube-stack-0.15.0
+    helm.sh/chart: opentelemetry-kube-stack-0.15.1
     app.kubernetes.io/version: "0.151.0"
     app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: Helm
     release: "example"        
diff --git a/charts/opentelemetry-kube-stack/examples/daemonset-annotation-discovery-logs/rendered/hooks.yaml b/charts/opentelemetry-kube-stack/examples/daemonset-annotation-discovery-logs/rendered/hooks.yaml
index 3225d6dcc8..7abcc3a667 100644
--- a/charts/opentelemetry-kube-stack/examples/daemonset-annotation-discovery-logs/rendered/hooks.yaml
+++ b/charts/opentelemetry-kube-stack/examples/daemonset-annotation-discovery-logs/rendered/hooks.yaml
@@ -61,4 +61,4 @@ spec:
           - "delete"
           - "instrumentations,opampbridges,opentelemetrycollectors"
           - "-l"
-          - "helm.sh/chart=opentelemetry-kube-stack-0.15.0"
+          - "helm.sh/chart=opentelemetry-kube-stack-0.15.1"
diff --git a/charts/opentelemetry-kube-stack/examples/daemonset-annotation-discovery-metrics/rendered/collector.yaml b/charts/opentelemetry-kube-stack/examples/daemonset-annotation-discovery-metrics/rendered/collector.yaml
index a5b49b4375..c4a6342bd2 100644
--- a/charts/opentelemetry-kube-stack/examples/daemonset-annotation-discovery-metrics/rendered/collector.yaml
+++ b/charts/opentelemetry-kube-stack/examples/daemonset-annotation-discovery-metrics/rendered/collector.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ metadata:
   name: example-daemon
   namespace: default
   labels:
-    helm.sh/chart: opentelemetry-kube-stack-0.15.0
+    helm.sh/chart: opentelemetry-kube-stack-0.15.1
     app.kubernetes.io/version: "0.151.0"
     app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: Helm
     release: "example"        
diff --git a/charts/opentelemetry-kube-stack/examples/daemonset-annotation-discovery-metrics/rendered/hooks.yaml b/charts/opentelemetry-kube-stack/examples/daemonset-annotation-discovery-metrics/rendered/hooks.yaml
index 3225d6dcc8..7abcc3a667 100644
--- a/charts/opentelemetry-kube-stack/examples/daemonset-annotation-discovery-metrics/rendered/hooks.yaml
+++ b/charts/opentelemetry-kube-stack/examples/daemonset-annotation-discovery-metrics/rendered/hooks.yaml
@@ -61,4 +61,4 @@ spec:
           - "delete"
           - "instrumentations,opampbridges,opentelemetrycollectors"
           - "-l"
-          - "helm.sh/chart=opentelemetry-kube-stack-0.15.0"
+          - "helm.sh/chart=opentelemetry-kube-stack-0.15.1"
diff --git a/charts/opentelemetry-kube-stack/examples/daemonset-annotation-discovery/rendered/collector.yaml b/charts/opentelemetry-kube-stack/examples/daemonset-annotation-discovery/rendered/collector.yaml
index dee759c407..e6f55a5385 100644
--- a/charts/opentelemetry-kube-stack/examples/daemonset-annotation-discovery/rendered/collector.yaml
+++ b/charts/opentelemetry-kube-stack/examples/daemonset-annotation-discovery/rendered/collector.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ metadata:
   name: example-daemon
   namespace: default
   labels:
-    helm.sh/chart: opentelemetry-kube-stack-0.15.0
+    helm.sh/chart: opentelemetry-kube-stack-0.15.1
     app.kubernetes.io/version: "0.151.0"
     app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: Helm
     release: "example"        
diff --git a/charts/opentelemetry-kube-stack/examples/daemonset-annotation-discovery/rendered/hooks.yaml b/charts/opentelemetry-kube-stack/examples/daemonset-annotation-discovery/rendered/hooks.yaml
index 3225d6dcc8..7abcc3a667 100644
--- a/charts/opentelemetry-kube-stack/examples/daemonset-annotation-discovery/rendered/hooks.yaml
+++ b/charts/opentelemetry-kube-stack/examples/daemonset-annotation-discovery/rendered/hooks.yaml
@@ -61,4 +61,4 @@ spec:
           - "delete"
           - "instrumentations,opampbridges,opentelemetrycollectors"
           - "-l"
-          - "helm.sh/chart=opentelemetry-kube-stack-0.15.0"
+          - "helm.sh/chart=opentelemetry-kube-stack-0.15.1"
diff --git a/charts/opentelemetry-kube-stack/examples/default/rendered/collector.yaml b/charts/opentelemetry-kube-stack/examples/default/rendered/collector.yaml
index 3f4e144bc1..a030f9c8c0 100644
--- a/charts/opentelemetry-kube-stack/examples/default/rendered/collector.yaml
+++ b/charts/opentelemetry-kube-stack/examples/default/rendered/collector.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ metadata:
   name: example-daemon
   namespace: default
   labels:
-    helm.sh/chart: opentelemetry-kube-stack-0.15.0
+    helm.sh/chart: opentelemetry-kube-stack-0.15.1
     app.kubernetes.io/version: "0.151.0"
     app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: Helm
     release: "example"        
diff --git a/charts/opentelemetry-kube-stack/examples/default/rendered/hooks.yaml b/charts/opentelemetry-kube-stack/examples/default/rendered/hooks.yaml
index 3225d6dcc8..7abcc3a667 100644
--- a/charts/opentelemetry-kube-stack/examples/default/rendered/hooks.yaml
+++ b/charts/opentelemetry-kube-stack/examples/default/rendered/hooks.yaml
@@ -61,4 +61,4 @@ spec:
           - "delete"
           - "instrumentations,opampbridges,opentelemetrycollectors"
           - "-l"
-          - "helm.sh/chart=opentelemetry-kube-stack-0.15.0"
+          - "helm.sh/chart=opentelemetry-kube-stack-0.15.1"
diff --git a/charts/opentelemetry-kube-stack/examples/isolated-multicollector-deployment/rendered/collector.yaml b/charts/opentelemetry-kube-stack/examples/isolated-multicollector-deployment/rendered/collector.yaml
index 96ca449389..beab5c2734 100644
--- a/charts/opentelemetry-kube-stack/examples/isolated-multicollector-deployment/rendered/collector.yaml
+++ b/charts/opentelemetry-kube-stack/examples/isolated-multicollector-deployment/rendered/collector.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ metadata:
   name: agent
   namespace: default
   labels:
-    helm.sh/chart: opentelemetry-kube-stack-0.15.0
+    helm.sh/chart: opentelemetry-kube-stack-0.15.1
     app.kubernetes.io/version: "0.151.0"
     app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: Helm
     release: "example"        
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ metadata:
   name: gateway
   namespace: default
   labels:
-    helm.sh/chart: opentelemetry-kube-stack-0.15.0
+    helm.sh/chart: opentelemetry-kube-stack-0.15.1
     app.kubernetes.io/version: "0.151.0"
     app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: Helm
     release: "example"        
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ metadata:
   name: ingress
   namespace: default
   labels:
-    helm.sh/chart: opentelemetry-kube-stack-0.15.0
+    helm.sh/chart: opentelemetry-kube-stack-0.15.1
     app.kubernetes.io/version: "0.151.0"
     app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: Helm
     release: "example"        
diff --git a/charts/opentelemetry-kube-stack/examples/isolated-multicollector-deployment/rendered/hooks.yaml b/charts/opentelemetry-kube-stack/examples/isolated-multicollector-deployment/rendered/hooks.yaml
index 3225d6dcc8..7abcc3a667 100644
--- a/charts/opentelemetry-kube-stack/examples/isolated-multicollector-deployment/rendered/hooks.yaml
+++ b/charts/opentelemetry-kube-stack/examples/isolated-multicollector-deployment/rendered/hooks.yaml
@@ -61,4 +61,4 @@ spec:
           - "delete"
           - "instrumentations,opampbridges,opentelemetrycollectors"
           - "-l"
-          - "helm.sh/chart=opentelemetry-kube-stack-0.15.0"
+          - "helm.sh/chart=opentelemetry-kube-stack-0.15.1"
diff --git a/charts/opentelemetry-kube-stack/examples/no-leader-election-extension/rendered/collector.yaml b/charts/opentelemetry-kube-stack/examples/no-leader-election-extension/rendered/collector.yaml
index 1959a15b97..48a7957699 100644
--- a/charts/opentelemetry-kube-stack/examples/no-leader-election-extension/rendered/collector.yaml
+++ b/charts/opentelemetry-kube-stack/examples/no-leader-election-extension/rendered/collector.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ metadata:
   name: example-cluster-stats
   namespace: default
   labels:
-    helm.sh/chart: opentelemetry-kube-stack-0.15.0
+    helm.sh/chart: opentelemetry-kube-stack-0.15.1
     app.kubernetes.io/version: "0.151.0"
     app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: Helm
     release: "example"        
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ metadata:
   name: example-daemon
   namespace: default
   labels:
-    helm.sh/chart: opentelemetry-kube-stack-0.15.0
+    helm.sh/chart: opentelemetry-kube-stack-0.15.1
     app.kubernetes.io/version: "0.151.0"
     app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: Helm
     release: "example"        
diff --git a/charts/opentelemetry-kube-stack/examples/no-leader-election-extension/rendered/hooks.yaml b/charts/opentelemetry-kube-stack/examples/no-leader-election-extension/rendered/hooks.yaml
index 3225d6dcc8..7abcc3a667 100644
--- a/charts/opentelemetry-kube-stack/examples/no-leader-election-extension/rendered/hooks.yaml
+++ b/charts/opentelemetry-kube-stack/examples/no-leader-election-extension/rendered/hooks.yaml
@@ -61,4 +61,4 @@ spec:
           - "delete"
           - "instrumentations,opampbridges,opentelemetrycollectors"
           - "-l"
-          - "helm.sh/chart=opentelemetry-kube-stack-0.15.0"
+          - "helm.sh/chart=opentelemetry-kube-stack-0.15.1"
diff --git a/charts/opentelemetry-kube-stack/examples/prometheus-otel/rendered/collector.yaml b/charts/opentelemetry-kube-stack/examples/prometheus-otel/rendered/collector.yaml
index ab2c31b2db..8bb4a114e5 100644
--- a/charts/opentelemetry-kube-stack/examples/prometheus-otel/rendered/collector.yaml
+++ b/charts/opentelemetry-kube-stack/examples/prometheus-otel/rendered/collector.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ metadata:
   name: example-daemon
   namespace: default
   labels:
-    helm.sh/chart: opentelemetry-kube-stack-0.15.0
+    helm.sh/chart: opentelemetry-kube-stack-0.15.1
     app.kubernetes.io/version: "0.151.0"
     app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: Helm
     release: "example"    
diff --git a/charts/opentelemetry-kube-stack/examples/prometheus-otel/rendered/exporters/kube-api-server/servicemonitor.yaml b/charts/opentelemetry-kube-stack/examples/prometheus-otel/rendered/exporters/kube-api-server/servicemonitor.yaml
index 44bcb6fcfc..92ec8433d5 100644
--- a/charts/opentelemetry-kube-stack/examples/prometheus-otel/rendered/exporters/kube-api-server/servicemonitor.yaml
+++ b/charts/opentelemetry-kube-stack/examples/prometheus-otel/rendered/exporters/kube-api-server/servicemonitor.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ metadata:
   namespace: default
   labels:
     app: opentelemetry-kube-stack-apiserver
-    helm.sh/chart: opentelemetry-kube-stack-0.15.0
+    helm.sh/chart: opentelemetry-kube-stack-0.15.1
     app.kubernetes.io/version: "0.151.0"
     app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: Helm
     release: "example"
diff --git a/charts/opentelemetry-kube-stack/examples/prometheus-otel/rendered/exporters/kube-controller-manager/service.yaml b/charts/opentelemetry-kube-stack/examples/prometheus-otel/rendered/exporters/kube-controller-manager/service.yaml
index 989ef9b379..57ea57c54b 100644
--- a/charts/opentelemetry-kube-stack/examples/prometheus-otel/rendered/exporters/kube-controller-manager/service.yaml
+++ b/charts/opentelemetry-kube-stack/examples/prometheus-otel/rendered/exporters/kube-controller-manager/service.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ metadata:
   labels:
     app: opentelemetry-kube-stack-kube-controller-manager
     jobLabel: kube-controller-manager
-    helm.sh/chart: opentelemetry-kube-stack-0.15.0
+    helm.sh/chart: opentelemetry-kube-stack-0.15.1
     app.kubernetes.io/version: "0.151.0"
     app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: Helm
     release: "example"
diff --git a/charts/opentelemetry-kube-stack/examples/prometheus-otel/rendered/exporters/kube-controller-manager/servicemonitor.yaml b/charts/opentelemetry-kube-stack/examples/prometheus-otel/rendered/exporters/kube-controller-manager/servicemonitor.yaml
index 6c6924552f..3aa23b21fe 100644
--- a/charts/opentelemetry-kube-stack/examples/prometheus-otel/rendered/exporters/kube-controller-manager/servicemonitor.yaml
+++ b/charts/opentelemetry-kube-stack/examples/prometheus-otel/rendered/exporters/kube-controller-manager/servicemonitor.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ metadata:
   namespace: default
   labels:
     app: opentelemetry-kube-stack-kube-controller-manager
-    helm.sh/chart: opentelemetry-kube-stack-0.15.0
+    helm.sh/chart: opentelemetry-kube-stack-0.15.1
     app.kubernetes.io/version: "0.151.0"
     app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: Helm
     release: "example"
diff --git a/charts/opentelemetry-kube-stack/examples/prometheus-otel/rendered/exporters/kube-dns/service.yaml b/charts/opentelemetry-kube-stack/examples/prometheus-otel/rendered/exporters/kube-dns/service.yaml
index 79087a01e6..f67bf12190 100644
--- a/charts/opentelemetry-kube-stack/examples/prometheus-otel/rendered/exporters/kube-dns/service.yaml
+++ b/charts/opentelemetry-kube-stack/examples/prometheus-otel/rendered/exporters/kube-dns/service.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ metadata:
   labels:
     app: opentelemetry-kube-stack-kube-dns
     jobLabel: kube-dns
-    helm.sh/chart: opentelemetry-kube-stack-0.15.0
+    helm.sh/chart: opentelemetry-kube-stack-0.15.1
     app.kubernetes.io/version: "0.151.0"
     app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: Helm
     release: "example"
diff --git a/charts/opentelemetry-kube-stack/examples/prometheus-otel/rendered/exporters/kube-dns/servicemonitor.yaml b/charts/opentelemetry-kube-stack/examples/prometheus-otel/rendered/exporters/kube-dns/servicemonitor.yaml
index 6beb82db36..db82ca36d5 100644
--- a/charts/opentelemetry-kube-stack/examples/prometheus-otel/rendered/exporters/kube-dns/servicemonitor.yaml
+++ b/charts/opentelemetry-kube-stack/examples/prometheus-otel/rendered/exporters/kube-dns/servicemonitor.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ metadata:
   namespace: default
   labels:
     app: opentelemetry-kube-stack-kube-dns
-    helm.sh/chart: opentelemetry-kube-stack-0.15.0
+    helm.sh/chart: opentelemetry-kube-stack-0.15.1
     app.kubernetes.io/version: "0.151.0"
     app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: Helm
     release: "example"
diff --git a/charts/opentelemetry-kube-stack/examples/prometheus-otel/rendered/exporters/kube-etcd/service.yaml b/charts/opentelemetry-kube-stack/examples/prometheus-otel/rendered/exporters/kube-etcd/service.yaml
index fa816280b1..9f634d2070 100644
--- a/charts/opentelemetry-kube-stack/examples/prometheus-otel/rendered/exporters/kube-etcd/service.yaml
+++ b/charts/opentelemetry-kube-stack/examples/prometheus-otel/rendered/exporters/kube-etcd/service.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ metadata:
   labels:
     app: opentelemetry-kube-stack-kube-etcd
     jobLabel: kube-etcd
-    helm.sh/chart: opentelemetry-kube-stack-0.15.0
+    helm.sh/chart: opentelemetry-kube-stack-0.15.1
     app.kubernetes.io/version: "0.151.0"
     app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: Helm
     release: "example"
diff --git a/charts/opentelemetry-kube-stack/examples/prometheus-otel/rendered/exporters/kube-etcd/servicemonitor.yaml b/charts/opentelemetry-kube-stack/examples/prometheus-otel/rendered/exporters/kube-etcd/servicemonitor.yaml
index 368c7ceca4..3164220072 100644
--- a/charts/opentelemetry-kube-stack/examples/prometheus-otel/rendered/exporters/kube-etcd/servicemonitor.yaml
+++ b/charts/opentelemetry-kube-stack/examples/prometheus-otel/rendered/exporters/kube-etcd/servicemonitor.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ metadata:
   namespace: default
   labels:
     app: opentelemetry-kube-stack-kube-etcd
-    helm.sh/chart: opentelemetry-kube-stack-0.15.0
+    helm.sh/chart: opentelemetry-kube-stack-0.15.1
     app.kubernetes.io/version: "0.151.0"
     app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: Helm
     release: "example"
diff --git a/charts/opentelemetry-kube-stack/examples/prometheus-otel/rendered/exporters/kube-proxy/service.yaml b/charts/opentelemetry-kube-stack/examples/prometheus-otel/rendered/exporters/kube-proxy/service.yaml
index 38e5142e12..53791f83e4 100644
--- a/charts/opentelemetry-kube-stack/examples/prometheus-otel/rendered/exporters/kube-proxy/service.yaml
+++ b/charts/opentelemetry-kube-stack/examples/prometheus-otel/rendered/exporters/kube-proxy/service.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ metadata:
   labels:
     app: opentelemetry-kube-stack-kube-proxy
     jobLabel: kube-proxy
-    helm.sh/chart: opentelemetry-kube-stack-0.15.0
+    helm.sh/chart: opentelemetry-kube-stack-0.15.1
     app.kubernetes.io/version: "0.151.0"
     app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: Helm
     release: "example"
diff --git a/charts/opentelemetry-kube-stack/examples/prometheus-otel/rendered/exporters/kube-proxy/servicemonitor.yaml b/charts/opentelemetry-kube-stack/examples/prometheus-otel/rendered/exporters/kube-proxy/servicemonitor.yaml
index 91252ef6fc..c09529280b 100644
--- a/charts/opentelemetry-kube-stack/examples/prometheus-otel/rendered/exporters/kube-proxy/servicemonitor.yaml
+++ b/charts/opentelemetry-kube-stack/examples/prometheus-otel/rendered/exporters/kube-proxy/servicemonitor.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ metadata:
   namespace: default
   labels:
     app: opentelemetry-kube-stack-kube-proxy
-    helm.sh/chart: opentelemetry-kube-stack-0.15.0
+    helm.sh/chart: opentelemetry-kube-stack-0.15.1
     app.kubernetes.io/version: "0.151.0"
     app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: Helm
     release: "example"
diff --git a/charts/opentelemetry-kube-stack/examples/prometheus-otel/rendered/exporters/kube-scheduler/service.yaml b/charts/opentelemetry-kube-stack/examples/prometheus-otel/rendered/exporters/kube-scheduler/service.yaml
index f55b75cba9..fd20a57162 100644
--- a/charts/opentelemetry-kube-stack/examples/prometheus-otel/rendered/exporters/kube-scheduler/service.yaml
+++ b/charts/opentelemetry-kube-stack/examples/prometheus-otel/rendered/exporters/kube-scheduler/service.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ metadata:
   labels:
     app: opentelemetry-kube-stack-kube-scheduler
     jobLabel: kube-scheduler
-    helm.sh/chart: opentelemetry-kube-stack-0.15.0
+    helm.sh/chart: opentelemetry-kube-stack-0.15.1
     app.kubernetes.io/version: "0.151.0"
     app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: Helm
     release: "example"
diff --git a/charts/opentelemetry-kube-stack/examples/prometheus-otel/rendered/exporters/kube-scheduler/servicemonitor.yaml b/charts/opentelemetry-kube-stack/examples/prometheus-otel/rendered/exporters/kube-scheduler/servicemonitor.yaml
index 3616241b59..987620442d 100644
--- a/charts/opentelemetry-kube-stack/examples/prometheus-otel/rendered/exporters/kube-scheduler/servicemonitor.yaml
+++ b/charts/opentelemetry-kube-stack/examples/prometheus-otel/rendered/exporters/kube-scheduler/servicemonitor.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ metadata:
   namespace: default
   labels:
     app: opentelemetry-kube-stack-kube-scheduler
-    helm.sh/chart: opentelemetry-kube-stack-0.15.0
+    helm.sh/chart: opentelemetry-kube-stack-0.15.1
     app.kubernetes.io/version: "0.151.0"
     app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: Helm
     release: "example"
diff --git a/charts/opentelemetry-kube-stack/examples/prometheus-otel/rendered/hooks.yaml b/charts/opentelemetry-kube-stack/examples/prometheus-otel/rendered/hooks.yaml
index 3225d6dcc8..7abcc3a667 100644
--- a/charts/opentelemetry-kube-stack/examples/prometheus-otel/rendered/hooks.yaml
+++ b/charts/opentelemetry-kube-stack/examples/prometheus-otel/rendered/hooks.yaml
@@ -61,4 +61,4 @@ spec:
           - "delete"
           - "instrumentations,opampbridges,opentelemetrycollectors"
           - "-l"
-          - "helm.sh/chart=opentelemetry-kube-stack-0.15.0"
+          - "helm.sh/chart=opentelemetry-kube-stack-0.15.1"
diff --git a/charts/opentelemetry-kube-stack/examples/secrets-csi-driver/rendered/collector.yaml b/charts/opentelemetry-kube-stack/examples/secrets-csi-driver/rendered/collector.yaml
index cd27ca7d2d..21bc431781 100644
--- a/charts/opentelemetry-kube-stack/examples/secrets-csi-driver/rendered/collector.yaml
+++ b/charts/opentelemetry-kube-stack/examples/secrets-csi-driver/rendered/collector.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ metadata:
   name: example-daemon
   namespace: default
   labels:
-    helm.sh/chart: opentelemetry-kube-stack-0.15.0
+    helm.sh/chart: opentelemetry-kube-stack-0.15.1
     app.kubernetes.io/version: "0.151.0"
     app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: Helm
     release: "example"        
diff --git a/charts/opentelemetry-kube-stack/examples/secrets-csi-driver/rendered/hooks.yaml b/charts/opentelemetry-kube-stack/examples/secrets-csi-driver/rendered/hooks.yaml
index 3225d6dcc8..7abcc3a667 100644
--- a/charts/opentelemetry-kube-stack/examples/secrets-csi-driver/rendered/hooks.yaml
+++ b/charts/opentelemetry-kube-stack/examples/secrets-csi-driver/rendered/hooks.yaml
@@ -61,4 +61,4 @@ spec:
           - "delete"
           - "instrumentations,opampbridges,opentelemetrycollectors"
           - "-l"
-          - "helm.sh/chart=opentelemetry-kube-stack-0.15.0"
+          - "helm.sh/chart=opentelemetry-kube-stack-0.15.1"
diff --git a/charts/opentelemetry-kube-stack/templates/_config.tpl b/charts/opentelemetry-kube-stack/templates/_config.tpl
index e05e20c07b..0cb39498ca 100644
--- a/charts/opentelemetry-kube-stack/templates/_config.tpl
+++ b/charts/opentelemetry-kube-stack/templates/_config.tpl
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ Constructs the final config for the given collector
 This allows a user to supply a scrape_configs_file. This file is templated and loaded as a yaml array.
 If a user has already supplied a prometheus receiver config, the file's config is appended. Finally,
 the config is written as YAML.
+
+When no scrape_configs_file is supplied but the targetAllocator is enabled, a minimal prometheus
+receiver (with an empty scrape_configs list) is injected if one isn't already defined, so the
+target allocator has a receiver to populate.
 */}}
 {{- define "opentelemetry-kube-stack.config" -}}
 {{- $collector := .collector }}
@@ -11,6 +15,15 @@ the config is written as YAML.
 {{- if .collector.scrape_configs_file }}
 {{- $config = (include "opentelemetry-kube-stack.collector.appendPrometheusScrapeFile" . | fromYaml) }}
 {{- $_ := set $collector "config" $config }}
+{{- else if (dig "targetAllocator" "enabled" false .collector) }}
+{{- $receivers := (dig "receivers" dict $config) }}
+{{- if not (hasKey $receivers "prometheus") }}
+{{- $config = (mustMergeOverwrite $config (dict "receivers" (dict "prometheus" (dict "config" (dict "scrape_configs" list))))) }}
+{{- $_ := set $collector "config" $config }}
+{{- end }}
+{{- if and (dig "service" "pipelines" "metrics" false $config) (not (has "prometheus" (dig "service" "pipelines" "metrics" "receivers" list $config))) }}
+{{- $_ := set $config.service.pipelines.metrics "receivers" (append ($config.service.pipelines.metrics.receivers | default list) "prometheus" | uniq) }}
+{{- end }}
 {{- end }}
 {{- if .collector.presets.logsCollection.enabled }}
 {{- $_ := set $collector "exclude" (list (printf "/var/log/pods/%s_%s*_*/otc-container/*.log" .namespace (include "opentelemetry-kube-stack.collectorFullname" .))) }}