diff --git a/.github/workflows/github-actions.yml b/.github/workflows/github-actions.yml
index f8769ad..05de22b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/github-actions.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/github-actions.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
     needs: [lint]
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        k8s: [ 1.21, 1.23, 1.24, 1.25 ]
+        k8s: [ 1.29, 1.31, 1.32, 1.33, 1.34 ]
 
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
diff --git a/helm-chart-sources/k8s-metrics-collector/values.yaml b/helm-chart-sources/k8s-metrics-collector/values.yaml
index e37ffdf..9f3969f 100644
--- a/helm-chart-sources/k8s-metrics-collector/values.yaml
+++ b/helm-chart-sources/k8s-metrics-collector/values.yaml
@@ -31,6 +31,14 @@ environment:
   # by the Prometheus server URL as generated by the installation.
   PROMETHEUS_URL: 'http://prometheus-kube-prometheus-prometheus:9090'
 
+  # When enabled, the agent will exit with a failure status if no metrics are collected during a run. This helps detect collection issues early in monitoring pipelines.
+  FAIL_ON_EMPTY_METRICS: 'true'
+
+  # Sends monitoring metrics to UmbrellaCost CloudWatch account using Embedded Metric Format.
+  # Only operational metrics are transmitted. No sensitive data is included.
+  MONITORING: 'cloudwatch-emf'
+
+
   # The following settings are relevant only in some cases. Set them when it applies to your case according to the
   # description. Do not set them when they are not required.