diff --git a/.github/workflows/prod-release.yml b/.github/workflows/prod-release.yml
index d67f37df3..b5ac42431 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/prod-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/prod-release.yml
@@ -86,11 +86,28 @@ jobs:
           persist-credentials: false # otherwise, the token used is the GITHUB_TOKEN, instead of your personal token
           fetch-depth: 0 # otherwise, you will failed to push refs to dest repo
 
-      - name: Update appVersion in seqr Chart file
+      - name: Get latest pipeline-runner version
         uses: mikefarah/yq@v4.22.1
+        id: current
         with:
           cmd: >
-            yq -i '.appVersion = "${{ github.event.workflow_run.head_sha }}"' charts/pipeline-runner/Chart.yaml
+            yq -r '.version' charts/pipeline-runner/Chart.yaml
+
+      - name: Bump version
+        id: bump
+        uses: cbrgm/semver-bump-action@main
+        with:
+          current-version: ${{ steps.current.outputs.result }}
+          bump-level: minor
+
+      - name: Update appVersion and version in pipeline-runner Chart file
+        uses: mikefarah/yq@v4.22.1
+        with:
+          cmd: >
+            yq -i '
+            .appVersion = "${{ github.event.workflow_run.head_sha }}" |
+            .version = "${{ steps.bump.outputs.new_version }}"
+            ' charts/pipeline-runner/Chart.yaml
 
       - name: Commit and Push changes
         uses: Andro999b/push@v1.3
diff --git a/v03_pipeline/api/model.py b/v03_pipeline/api/model.py
index 4e2f1cd71..b8a942e61 100644
--- a/v03_pipeline/api/model.py
+++ b/v03_pipeline/api/model.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ class LoadingPipelineRequest(BaseModel):
     dataset_type: DatasetType
     ignore_missing_samples_when_remapping: bool = False
     skip_validation: bool = False
+    skip_check_sex_and_relatedness: bool = False
 
     @field_validator('callset_path')
     @classmethod