diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3219e71..da9bfe8 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
 # Changelog
 
-## [1.6.2] - 2026-05-14
+## [1.6.3] - 2026-05-14
 
 ### Added
-- Moved GatewayAPI rendering to be initiated from renderIngress helper if enabled
+- `renderIngress` now automatically renders all Gateway API resources (HTTPRoute, BackendTrafficPolicy, ClientTrafficPolicy, SecurityPolicy) when `global.gatewayAPI.enabled` is true
+- `parentRef.namespace` defaults to `.Release.Namespace` when not explicitly set
+
+### Fixed
+- Nil pointer error when consuming charts don't define `global.gatewayAPI` in their values
 
 ## [1.5.2] - 2026-04-02
 
diff --git a/ci/test-chart/Chart.lock b/ci/test-chart/Chart.lock
index 2640b14..40351f6 100644
--- a/ci/test-chart/Chart.lock
+++ b/ci/test-chart/Chart.lock
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 dependencies:
 - name: harness-common
   repository: file://../../src/common
-  version: 1.6.2
-digest: sha256:506c6c2051e001ccd5ed3cf0e9ae55382bd4bfde10b7eeba1fc5762f0f469f9d
-generated: "2026-05-14T12:15:44.474601-06:00"
+  version: 1.6.3
+digest: sha256:b5bf10bcf60184437a0b08ff170b4c7d67630c7239571f18af13824a64250253
+generated: "2026-05-14T13:46:18.921158-06:00"
diff --git a/src/common/Chart.yaml b/src/common/Chart.yaml
index 95cb2d7..00e1632 100644
--- a/src/common/Chart.yaml
+++ b/src/common/Chart.yaml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ type: library
 # 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: 1.6.2
+version: 1.6.3
 
 
 # This is the version number of the application being deployed. This version number should be
diff --git a/src/common/templates/_ingress.tpl b/src/common/templates/_ingress.tpl
index e1eac05..70f4c85 100644
--- a/src/common/templates/_ingress.tpl
+++ b/src/common/templates/_ingress.tpl
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ spec:
 ---
 {{- end }}
 {{- end }}
-{{- if .ctx.Values.global.gatewayAPI.enabled }}
+{{- if and (hasKey .ctx.Values.global "gatewayAPI") (dig "gatewayAPI" "enabled" false .ctx.Values.global) }}
 # Gateway API resources (rendered by harnesscommon.v1.renderIngress)
 {{- include "harnesscommon.v2.renderHTTPRoute" . }}
 {{- include "harnesscommon.v2.renderBackendTrafficPolicy" . }}