During a focused month of work, John Ehlert enhanced deployment stability for the cvat-ai/cvat repository by addressing a critical issue in its Helm chart. He refactored the deployment configuration to replace immutable matchLabels with selectorLabels, resolving failures that previously disrupted Kubernetes rollouts. This change streamlined the CI/CD process and reduced the risk of deployment errors. Working primarily with YAML and leveraging his expertise in DevOps, Helm, and Kubernetes, John’s contribution improved the reliability of automated deployments. While the scope was targeted to a single bug fix, the solution demonstrated a clear understanding of Kubernetes best practices and deployment workflows.