diff --git a/helm_chart/HyperPodHelmChart/Chart.yaml b/helm_chart/HyperPodHelmChart/Chart.yaml
index 8361a078..eebee375 100644
--- a/helm_chart/HyperPodHelmChart/Chart.yaml
+++ b/helm_chart/HyperPodHelmChart/Chart.yaml
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ dependencies:
     repository: "file://charts/team-role-and-bindings"
     condition: team-role-and-bindings.enabled
   - name: hyperpod-inference-operator
-    version: "2.2.1"
+    version: "2.2.2"
     repository: "file://charts/inference-operator"
     condition: inferenceOperators.enabled 
   - name: hyperpod-patching
diff --git a/helm_chart/HyperPodHelmChart/charts/inference-operator/Chart.yaml b/helm_chart/HyperPodHelmChart/charts/inference-operator/Chart.yaml
index 7d1225bc..4f3c04d8 100644
--- a/helm_chart/HyperPodHelmChart/charts/inference-operator/Chart.yaml
+++ b/helm_chart/HyperPodHelmChart/charts/inference-operator/Chart.yaml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ type: application
 # This is the chart version. This version number should be incremented each time you make changes
 # to the chart and its templates, including the app version.
 # Versions are expected to follow Semantic Versioning (https://semver.org/)
-version: 2.2.1
+version: 2.2.2
 
 # This is the version number of the application being deployed. Keep this aligned 
 # with operator image MAJOR.MINOR version.
diff --git a/helm_chart/HyperPodHelmChart/charts/inference-operator/config/crd/inference.sagemaker.aws.amazon.com_inferenceendpointconfigs.yaml b/helm_chart/HyperPodHelmChart/charts/inference-operator/config/crd/inference.sagemaker.aws.amazon.com_inferenceendpointconfigs.yaml
index 8b86aeb2..a4903174 100644
--- a/helm_chart/HyperPodHelmChart/charts/inference-operator/config/crd/inference.sagemaker.aws.amazon.com_inferenceendpointconfigs.yaml
+++ b/helm_chart/HyperPodHelmChart/charts/inference-operator/config/crd/inference.sagemaker.aws.amazon.com_inferenceendpointconfigs.yaml
@@ -53,8 +53,9 @@ spec:
             properties:
               InitialReplicaCount:
                 description: |-
-                  Number of desired pods. This is a pointer to distinguish between explicit
-                  zero and not specified. Defaults to 1.
+                  Deprecated: This field has no effect and will be removed in a future release.
+                  Use spec.replicas for initial pod count and spec.autoScalingSpec.minReplicaCount
+                  for the steady-state floor under autoscaling.
                 format: int32
                 type: integer
               autoScalingSpec:
@@ -6794,8 +6795,9 @@ spec:
             properties:
               InitialReplicaCount:
                 description: |-
-                  Number of desired pods. This is a pointer to distinguish between explicit
-                  zero and not specified. Defaults to 1.
+                  Deprecated: This field has no effect and will be removed in a future release.
+                  Use spec.replicas for initial pod count and spec.autoScalingSpec.minReplicaCount
+                  for the steady-state floor under autoscaling.
                 format: int32
                 type: integer
               autoScalingSpec: