diff --git a/charts/langsmith/Chart.yaml b/charts/langsmith/Chart.yaml
index 9d7f965..2a4e60f 100644
--- a/charts/langsmith/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/langsmith/Chart.yaml
@@ -5,5 +5,5 @@ maintainers:
     email: ankush@langchain.dev
 description: Helm chart to deploy the langsmith application and all services it depends on.
 type: application
-version: 0.8.3
-appVersion: "0.8.17"
+version: 0.8.4
+appVersion: "0.8.18"
diff --git a/charts/langsmith/README.md b/charts/langsmith/README.md
index cade1d6..25c7c5c 100644
--- a/charts/langsmith/README.md
+++ b/charts/langsmith/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # langsmith
 
-![Version: 0.8.0](https://img.shields.io/badge/Version-0.8.0-informational?style=flat-square) ![Type: application](https://img.shields.io/badge/Type-application-informational?style=flat-square) ![AppVersion: 0.8.12](https://img.shields.io/badge/AppVersion-0.8.12-informational?style=flat-square)
+![Version: 0.8.4](https://img.shields.io/badge/Version-0.8.4-informational?style=flat-square) ![Type: application](https://img.shields.io/badge/Type-application-informational?style=flat-square) ![AppVersion: 0.8.18](https://img.shields.io/badge/AppVersion-0.8.18-informational?style=flat-square)
 
 Helm chart to deploy the langsmith application and all services it depends on.
 
@@ -143,28 +143,28 @@ For information on how to use this chart, up-to-date release notes, and other gu
 | clickhouse.statefulSet.volumeMounts | list | `[]` |  |
 | clickhouse.statefulSet.volumes | list | `[]` |  |
 | commonAnnotations | object | `{}` | Annotations that will be applied to all resources created by the chart |
-| commonEnv | list | `[]` | Common environment variables that will be applied to all deployments/statefulsets created by the chart. Be careful not to override values already specified by the chart. |
+| commonEnv | list | `[]` | Common environment variables that will be applied to all deployments/statefulsets except for the playground/aceBackend services (which are sandboxed). Be careful not to override values already specified by the chart. |
 | commonLabels | object | `{}` | Labels that will be applied to all resources created by the chart |
 | fullnameOverride | string | `""` | String to fully override `"langsmith.fullname"` |
 | images.aceBackendImage.pullPolicy | string | `"IfNotPresent"` |  |
 | images.aceBackendImage.repository | string | `"docker.io/langchain/langsmith-ace-backend"` |  |
-| images.aceBackendImage.tag | string | `"0.8.12"` |  |
+| images.aceBackendImage.tag | string | `"0.8.18"` |  |
 | images.backendImage.pullPolicy | string | `"IfNotPresent"` |  |
 | images.backendImage.repository | string | `"docker.io/langchain/langsmith-backend"` |  |
-| images.backendImage.tag | string | `"0.8.12"` |  |
+| images.backendImage.tag | string | `"0.8.18"` |  |
 | images.clickhouseImage.pullPolicy | string | `"Always"` |  |
 | images.clickhouseImage.repository | string | `"docker.io/clickhouse/clickhouse-server"` |  |
 | images.clickhouseImage.tag | string | `"24.5"` |  |
 | images.frontendImage.pullPolicy | string | `"IfNotPresent"` |  |
 | images.frontendImage.repository | string | `"docker.io/langchain/langsmith-frontend"` |  |
-| images.frontendImage.tag | string | `"0.8.12"` |  |
+| images.frontendImage.tag | string | `"0.8.18"` |  |
 | images.imagePullSecrets | list | `[]` | Secrets with credentials to pull images from a private registry. Specified as name: value. |
 | images.platformBackendImage.pullPolicy | string | `"IfNotPresent"` |  |
 | images.platformBackendImage.repository | string | `"docker.io/langchain/langsmith-go-backend"` |  |
-| images.platformBackendImage.tag | string | `"0.8.12"` |  |
+| images.platformBackendImage.tag | string | `"0.8.18"` |  |
 | images.playgroundImage.pullPolicy | string | `"IfNotPresent"` |  |
 | images.playgroundImage.repository | string | `"docker.io/langchain/langsmith-playground"` |  |
-| images.playgroundImage.tag | string | `"0.8.12"` |  |
+| images.playgroundImage.tag | string | `"0.8.18"` |  |
 | images.postgresImage.pullPolicy | string | `"IfNotPresent"` |  |
 | images.postgresImage.repository | string | `"docker.io/postgres"` |  |
 | images.postgresImage.tag | string | `"14.7"` |  |
diff --git a/charts/langsmith/templates/ace-backend/deployment.yaml b/charts/langsmith/templates/ace-backend/deployment.yaml
index 895b7bf..6112490 100644
--- a/charts/langsmith/templates/ace-backend/deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/langsmith/templates/ace-backend/deployment.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 - name: PORT
   value: {{ .Values.aceBackend.containerPort | quote }}
 {{- end -}}
-{{- $envVars := concat .Values.commonEnv (include "aceBackendEnvVars" . | fromYamlArray) .Values.aceBackend.deployment.extraEnv -}}
+{{- $envVars := concat (include "aceBackendEnvVars" . | fromYamlArray) .Values.aceBackend.deployment.extraEnv -}}
 {{- include "langsmith.detectDuplicates" $envVars -}}
 apiVersion: apps/v1
 kind: Deployment
diff --git a/charts/langsmith/templates/playground/deployment.yaml b/charts/langsmith/templates/playground/deployment.yaml
index 523870e..54fe3f6 100644
--- a/charts/langsmith/templates/playground/deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/langsmith/templates/playground/deployment.yaml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 - name: LOG_LEVEL
   value: {{ .Values.config.logLevel | quote }}
 {{- end -}}
-{{- $envVars := concat .Values.commonEnv (include "playgroundEnvVars" . | fromYamlArray) .Values.playground.deployment.extraEnv -}}
+{{- $envVars := concat (include "playgroundEnvVars" . | fromYamlArray) .Values.playground.deployment.extraEnv -}}
 {{- include "langsmith.detectDuplicates" $envVars -}}
 apiVersion: apps/v1
 kind: Deployment
diff --git a/charts/langsmith/values.yaml b/charts/langsmith/values.yaml
index a8bfbaa..4f15517 100644
--- a/charts/langsmith/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/langsmith/values.yaml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ fullnameOverride: ""
 commonAnnotations: {}
 # -- Labels that will be applied to all resources created by the chart
 commonLabels: {}
-# -- Common environment variables that will be applied to all deployments/statefulsets created by the chart. Be careful not to override values already specified by the chart.
+# -- Common environment variables that will be applied to all deployments/statefulsets except for the playground/aceBackend services (which are sandboxed). Be careful not to override values already specified by the chart.
 commonEnv: []
 
 images:
@@ -17,23 +17,23 @@ images:
   aceBackendImage:
     repository: "docker.io/langchain/langsmith-ace-backend"
     pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
-    tag: "0.8.17"
+    tag: "0.8.18"
   backendImage:
     repository: "docker.io/langchain/langsmith-backend"
     pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
-    tag: "0.8.17"
+    tag: "0.8.18"
   frontendImage:
     repository: "docker.io/langchain/langsmith-frontend"
     pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
-    tag: "0.8.17"
+    tag: "0.8.18"
   platformBackendImage:
     repository: "docker.io/langchain/langsmith-go-backend"
     pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
-    tag: "0.8.17"
+    tag: "0.8.18"
   playgroundImage:
     repository: "docker.io/langchain/langsmith-playground"
     pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
-    tag: "0.8.17"
+    tag: "0.8.18"
   postgresImage:
     repository: "docker.io/postgres"
     pullPolicy: IfNotPresent