diff --git a/charts/argo-cd/Chart.yaml b/charts/argo-cd/Chart.yaml
index cb2bed53..5b5f5119 100644
--- a/charts/argo-cd/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/argo-cd/Chart.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ appVersion: v2.12.4
 kubeVersion: ">=1.25.0-0"
 description: A Helm chart for Argo CD, a declarative, GitOps continuous delivery tool for Kubernetes.
 name: argo-cd
-version: 7.6.9
+version: 7.6.10
 home: https://github.com/argoproj/argo-helm
 icon: https://argo-cd.readthedocs.io/en/stable/assets/logo.png
 sources:
@@ -27,4 +27,4 @@ annotations:
     url: https://argoproj.github.io/argo-helm/pgp_keys.asc
   artifacthub.io/changes: |
     - kind: fixed
-      description: added missing events create for run actions
+      description: fixed shard value in cluster credentials Secret to be string
diff --git a/charts/argo-cd/templates/argocd-configs/cluster-secrets.yaml b/charts/argo-cd/templates/argocd-configs/cluster-secrets.yaml
index 0b4b1e11..d317eac2 100644
--- a/charts/argo-cd/templates/argocd-configs/cluster-secrets.yaml
+++ b/charts/argo-cd/templates/argocd-configs/cluster-secrets.yaml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ metadata:
 type: Opaque
 stringData:
   {{- if $cluster_value.shard }}
-  shard: {{ $cluster_value.shard }}
+  shard: {{ $cluster_value.shard | quote }}
   {{- end }}
   name: {{ required "A valid .Values.configs.clusterCredentials.CLUSTERNAME.name entry is required!" $cluster_key }}
   server: {{ required "A valid .Values.configs.clusterCredentials.CLUSTERNAME.server entry is required!" $cluster_value.server }}