diff --git a/charts/ceph-operations/Chart.yaml b/charts/ceph-operations/Chart.yaml
index 99cd070..36cc5d8 100644
--- a/charts/ceph-operations/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/ceph-operations/Chart.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ apiVersion: v2
 name: ceph-operations
 description: Ceph operations bundle
 type: application
-version: 1.8.17
+version: 1.8.18
 maintainers:
   - name: sumitarora2786
   - name: richardtief
diff --git a/charts/ceph-operations/alerts/healthchecks.yaml b/charts/ceph-operations/alerts/healthchecks.yaml
index 2d92c67..6ea615d 100644
--- a/charts/ceph-operations/alerts/healthchecks.yaml
+++ b/charts/ceph-operations/alerts/healthchecks.yaml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ groups:
     expr: ceph_daemon_health_metrics{type="SLOW_OPS"} > 0
     labels:
       service: ceph
-      severity: warning
+      severity: critical
       type: ceph_default
       {{- include "cloud-storage-operations.additionalRuleLabels" . | nindent 6 }}
     annotations: