diff --git a/release.yaml b/release.yaml
index 35f2c1f2..fcebdeb9 100644
--- a/release.yaml
+++ b/release.yaml
@@ -195,19 +195,19 @@ docker-images:
         tag: v1.4.0
       admission-controller:
         name: europe-docker.pkg.dev/gardener-project/releases/gardener/admission-controller
-        tag: v1.100.2
+        tag: v1.101.3
       api-server:
         name: europe-docker.pkg.dev/gardener-project/releases/gardener/apiserver
-        tag: v1.100.2
+        tag: v1.101.3
       controller-manager:
         name: europe-docker.pkg.dev/gardener-project/releases/gardener/controller-manager
-        tag: v1.100.2
+        tag: v1.101.3
       extension-provider-gcp:
         name: europe-docker.pkg.dev/gardener-project/releases/gardener/extensions/provider-gcp
         tag: v1.37.2
       gardenlet:
         name: europe-docker.pkg.dev/gardener-project/releases/gardener/gardenlet
-        tag: v1.100.2
+        tag: v1.101.3
       metrics-exporter:
         name: europe-docker.pkg.dev/gardener-project/releases/gardener/metrics-exporter
         tag: 0.30.0
@@ -219,10 +219,10 @@ docker-images:
         tag: v1.36.0
       operator:
         name: europe-docker.pkg.dev/gardener-project/releases/gardener/operator
-        tag: v1.100.2
+        tag: v1.101.3
       scheduler:
         name: europe-docker.pkg.dev/gardener-project/releases/gardener/scheduler
-        tag: v1.100.2
+        tag: v1.101.3
       shoot-cert-service:
         name: europe-docker.pkg.dev/gardener-project/releases/gardener/extensions/shoot-cert-service
         tag: v1.44.2
@@ -285,5 +285,5 @@ repositories:
         ref: v0.15.4
         url: https://github.com/gardener/etcd-backup-restore.git
       gardener:
-        ref: v1.100.2
+        ref: v1.101.3
         url: https://github.com/gardener/gardener.git
diff --git a/test/integration/deployment/test/deployment_test.py b/test/integration/deployment/test/deployment_test.py
index faf066fc..bac3df0f 100644
--- a/test/integration/deployment/test/deployment_test.py
+++ b/test/integration/deployment/test/deployment_test.py
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ def garden_namespace_exists():
     try:
         res = v1.read_namespace("garden")
         return True
-    except kubernetes.client.exceptions.ApiException:
+    except client.exceptions.ApiException:
         return False