diff --git a/Jenkinsfile b/Jenkinsfile
index 6ea5a1b391001c078f77b15b1d459b812c742db0..0ccffe358397583edcda8499c639937a956117c9 100644
--- a/Jenkinsfile
+++ b/Jenkinsfile
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ tools { go 'go-1.22.0' }
                 
                    sh "docker build -t docker.ozg-sh.de/fachstellen-proxy:${env.APP_VERSION} ."
 
-                    IMAGE_TAG = generateImageTag()
+                    IMAGE_TAG = buildVersionName()
 
                     tagAndPushDockerImage('fachstellen-proxy', IMAGE_TAG)
 
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ tools { go 'go-1.22.0' }
             steps {
                 script {
                     FAILED_STAGE=env.STAGE_NAME
-                    HELM_CHART_VERSION = generateHelmChartVersion()
+                    HELM_CHART_VERSION = buildVersionName()
 
                     dir('src/main/helm') {
                         sh "helm lint -f ../../test/helm-linter-values.yaml"
@@ -195,12 +195,6 @@ String getHelmRepository(){
     return 'ozg-base-apps-snapshot';
 }
 
-String generateImageTag() {
-    return "${env.APP_VERSION}-${env.BRANCH_NAME}"
-}
-
-
-
 String getBuildProfile() {
     if (isMasterBranch()) {
         return "-P master"
@@ -315,17 +309,22 @@ Boolean isReleaseBranch() {
     return env.BRANCH_NAME == 'release'
 }
 
-String generateHelmChartVersion() {
-    def chartVersion = "${env.APP_VERSION}" 
-
-    if (isMasterBranch()) {
-        chartVersion += "-${env.GIT_COMMIT.take(7)}"
-    }
-    else if (!isReleaseBranch()) {
-        chartVersion += "-${env.BRANCH_NAME}"
+String validateBranchName(branchName) {
+    int maxLength = 30
+    if (branchName.length() > maxLength) {
+        String originalBranchName = branchName
+        branchName = branchName.substring(0, maxLength)
+        echo "WARNING: Branch name '${originalBranchName}' exceeded ${maxLength} characters. " +
+             "It has been truncated to '${branchName}' for deployment purposes."
     }
+    return branchName
+}
 
-    return chartVersion.replaceAll("_", "-")
+String buildVersionName() {
+    if (isReleaseBranch()) {
+        return env.APP_VERSION
+    }
+    return "${env.APP_VERSION}-${validateBranchName(env.BRANCH_NAME)}-${env.GIT_COMMIT.take(7)}".replaceAll("_", "-")
 }
 Void tagAndPushDockerImage(String imageName, String newTag){
     withCredentials([usernamePassword(credentialsId: 'jenkins-nexus-login', usernameVariable: 'USER', passwordVariable: 'PASSWORD')]) {