diff --git a/library/common-test/tests/certificate/validation_test.yaml b/library/common-test/tests/certificate/validation_test.yaml
index 99cc8c7c..b8d9d475 100644
--- a/library/common-test/tests/certificate/validation_test.yaml
+++ b/library/common-test/tests/certificate/validation_test.yaml
@@ -5,15 +5,15 @@ release:
   name: test-release-name
   namespace: test-release-namespace
 tests:
-  - it: should fail with name longer than 63 characters
+  - it: should fail with name longer than 253 characters
     set:
       scaleCertificate:
-        my-certificate-super-long-name-that-is-longer-than-63-characters:
+        my-certificate-super-long-name-that-is-longer-than-253-characters-my-certificate-super-long-name-that-is-longer-than-253-characters-my-certificate-super-long-name-that-is-longer-than-253-characters-my-certificate-super-long-long-long-long-long-long-name:
           enabled: true
           id: 1
     asserts:
       - failedTemplate:
-          errorMessage: Name [test-release-name-common-test-my-certificate-super-long-name-that-is-longer-than-63-characters] is not valid. Must start and end with an alphanumeric lowercase character. It can contain '-'. And must be at most 63 characters.
+          errorMessage: Name [test-release-name-common-test-my-certificate-super-long-name-that-is-longer-than-253-characters-my-certificate-super-long-name-that-is-longer-than-253-characters-my-certificate-super-long-name-that-is-longer-than-253-characters-my-certificate-super-long-long-long-long-long-long-name] is not valid. Must start and end with an alphanumeric lowercase character. It can contain '-'. And must be at most 253 characters.
 
   - it: should fail with name starting with underscore
     set:
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ tests:
           id: 1
     asserts:
       - failedTemplate:
-          errorMessage: Name [test-release-name-common-test-_my-cert] is not valid. Must start and end with an alphanumeric lowercase character. It can contain '-'. And must be at most 63 characters.
+          errorMessage: Name [test-release-name-common-test-_my-cert] is not valid. Must start and end with an alphanumeric lowercase character. It can contain '-'. And must be at most 253 characters.
 
   - it: should fail with labels not a dict
     set:
diff --git a/library/common-test/tests/configmap/validation_test.yaml b/library/common-test/tests/configmap/validation_test.yaml
index 07190ff9..0026cf6a 100644
--- a/library/common-test/tests/configmap/validation_test.yaml
+++ b/library/common-test/tests/configmap/validation_test.yaml
@@ -5,16 +5,16 @@ release:
   name: test-release-name
   namespace: test-release-namespace
 tests:
-  - it: should fail with name longer than 63 characters
+  - it: should fail with name longer than 253 characters
     set:
       configmap:
-        my-configmap-super-long-name-that-is-longer-than-63-characters:
+        my-configmap-super-long-name-that-is-longer-than-253-characters-my-configmap-super-long-name-that-is-longer-than-253-characters-my-configmap-super-long-name-that-is-longer-than-253-characters-my-configmap-super-long-long-long-long-long-long-long-long-name:
           enabled: true
           data:
             foo: bar
     asserts:
       - failedTemplate:
-          errorMessage: Name [test-release-name-common-test-my-configmap-super-long-name-that-is-longer-than-63-characters] is not valid. Must start and end with an alphanumeric lowercase character. It can contain '-'. And must be at most 63 characters.
+          errorMessage: Name [test-release-name-common-test-my-configmap-super-long-name-that-is-longer-than-253-characters-my-configmap-super-long-name-that-is-longer-than-253-characters-my-configmap-super-long-name-that-is-longer-than-253-characters-my-configmap-super-long-long-long-long-long-long-long-long-name] is not valid. Must start and end with an alphanumeric lowercase character. It can contain '-'. And must be at most 253 characters.
 
   - it: should fail with name starting with underscore
     set:
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ tests:
             foo: bar
     asserts:
       - failedTemplate:
-          errorMessage: Name [test-release-name-common-test-_my-configmap] is not valid. Must start and end with an alphanumeric lowercase character. It can contain '-'. And must be at most 63 characters.
+          errorMessage: Name [test-release-name-common-test-_my-configmap] is not valid. Must start and end with an alphanumeric lowercase character. It can contain '-'. And must be at most 253 characters.
 
   - it: should fail with namespace longer than 63 characters
     set:
diff --git a/library/common-test/tests/imagePullSecret/validation_test.yaml b/library/common-test/tests/imagePullSecret/validation_test.yaml
index 4e963dcb..2a318afc 100644
--- a/library/common-test/tests/imagePullSecret/validation_test.yaml
+++ b/library/common-test/tests/imagePullSecret/validation_test.yaml
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@ release:
   name: test-release-name
   namespace: test-release-namespace
 tests:
-  - it: should fail with name longer than 63 characters
+  - it: should fail with name longer than 253 characters
     set:
       imagePullSecret:
-        my-pull-secret-super-long-name-that-is-longer-than-63-characters:
+        my-pull-secret-super-long-name-that-is-longer-than-253-characters-my-pull-secret-super-long-name-that-is-longer-than-253-characters-my-pull-secret-super-long-name-that-is-longer-than-253-characters-my-pull-secret-super-long-long-long-long-long-long-name:
           enabled: true
           data: &data
             registry: reg
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ tests:
             email: mail
     asserts:
       - failedTemplate:
-          errorMessage: Name [test-release-name-common-test-my-pull-secret-super-long-name-that-is-longer-than-63-characters] is not valid. Must start and end with an alphanumeric lowercase character. It can contain '-'. And must be at most 63 characters.
+          errorMessage: Name [test-release-name-common-test-my-pull-secret-super-long-name-that-is-longer-than-253-characters-my-pull-secret-super-long-name-that-is-longer-than-253-characters-my-pull-secret-super-long-name-that-is-longer-than-253-characters-my-pull-secret-super-long-long-long-long-long-long-name] is not valid. Must start and end with an alphanumeric lowercase character. It can contain '-'. And must be at most 253 characters.
 
   - it: should fail with name starting with underscore
     set:
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ tests:
           data: *data
     asserts:
       - failedTemplate:
-          errorMessage: Name [test-release-name-common-test-_my-pull-secret] is not valid. Must start and end with an alphanumeric lowercase character. It can contain '-'. And must be at most 63 characters.
+          errorMessage: Name [test-release-name-common-test-_my-pull-secret] is not valid. Must start and end with an alphanumeric lowercase character. It can contain '-'. And must be at most 253 characters.
 
   - it: should fail with labels not a dict
     set:
diff --git a/library/common-test/tests/secret/validation_test.yaml b/library/common-test/tests/secret/validation_test.yaml
index 1e4b3122..26140629 100644
--- a/library/common-test/tests/secret/validation_test.yaml
+++ b/library/common-test/tests/secret/validation_test.yaml
@@ -5,16 +5,16 @@ release:
   name: test-release-name
   namespace: test-release-namespace
 tests:
-  - it: should fail with name longer than 63 characters
+  - it: should fail with name longer than 253 characters
     set:
       secret:
-        my-secret-super-long-name-that-is-longer-than-63-characters:
+        my-secret-super-long-name-that-is-longer-than-253-characters-my-secret-super-long-name-that-is-longer-than-253-characters-my-secret-super-long-name-that-is-longer-than-253-characters-my-secret-super-long-long-long-long-long-long-long-long-long-long-name:
           enabled: true
           data:
             foo: bar
     asserts:
       - failedTemplate:
-          errorMessage: Name [test-release-name-common-test-my-secret-super-long-name-that-is-longer-than-63-characters] is not valid. Must start and end with an alphanumeric lowercase character. It can contain '-'. And must be at most 63 characters.
+          errorMessage: Name [test-release-name-common-test-my-secret-super-long-name-that-is-longer-than-253-characters-my-secret-super-long-name-that-is-longer-than-253-characters-my-secret-super-long-name-that-is-longer-than-253-characters-my-secret-super-long-long-long-long-long-long-long-long-long-long-name] is not valid. Must start and end with an alphanumeric lowercase character. It can contain '-'. And must be at most 253 characters.
 
   - it: should fail with name starting with underscore
     set:
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ tests:
             foo: bar
     asserts:
       - failedTemplate:
-          errorMessage: Name [test-release-name-common-test-_my-secret] is not valid. Must start and end with an alphanumeric lowercase character. It can contain '-'. And must be at most 63 characters.
+          errorMessage: Name [test-release-name-common-test-_my-secret] is not valid. Must start and end with an alphanumeric lowercase character. It can contain '-'. And must be at most 253 characters.
 
   - it: should fail with labels not a dict
     set:
diff --git a/library/common/Chart.yaml b/library/common/Chart.yaml
index 8fca2241..4577f418 100644
--- a/library/common/Chart.yaml
+++ b/library/common/Chart.yaml
@@ -15,4 +15,4 @@ maintainers:
 name: common
 sources: null
 type: library
-version: 14.0.7
+version: 14.0.8
diff --git a/library/common/templates/lib/chart/_names.tpl b/library/common/templates/lib/chart/_names.tpl
index 9241b0ca..56e2efc2 100644
--- a/library/common/templates/lib/chart/_names.tpl
+++ b/library/common/templates/lib/chart/_names.tpl
@@ -33,9 +33,13 @@
 {{- define "tc.v1.common.lib.chart.names.validation" -}}
 
   {{- $name := .name -}}
+  {{- $length := .length -}}
+  {{- if not $length -}}
+    {{- $length = 63 -}}
+  {{- end -}}
 
-  {{- if not (and (mustRegexMatch "^[a-z0-9](-?[a-z0-9]-?)+[a-z0-9]$" $name) (le (len $name) 63)) -}}
-    {{- fail (printf "Name [%s] is not valid. Must start and end with an alphanumeric lowercase character. It can contain '-'. And must be at most 63 characters." $name) -}}
+  {{- if not (and (mustRegexMatch "^[a-z0-9](-?[a-z0-9]-?)+[a-z0-9]$" $name) (le (len $name) $length)) -}}
+    {{- fail (printf "Name [%s] is not valid. Must start and end with an alphanumeric lowercase character. It can contain '-'. And must be at most %v characters." $name $length) -}}
   {{- end -}}
 
 {{- end -}}
diff --git a/library/common/templates/spawner/_configmap.tpl b/library/common/templates/spawner/_configmap.tpl
index b55ac15c..8ed2eef6 100644
--- a/library/common/templates/spawner/_configmap.tpl
+++ b/library/common/templates/spawner/_configmap.tpl
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@
         {{- end -}}
       {{- end -}}
 
-      {{/* Perform validations */}}
-      {{- include "tc.v1.common.lib.chart.names.validation" (dict "name" $objectName) -}}
+      {{/* Perform validations */}} {{/* Configmaps have a max name length of 253 */}}
+      {{- include "tc.v1.common.lib.chart.names.validation" (dict "name" $objectName "length" 253) -}}
       {{- include "tc.v1.common.lib.configmap.validation" (dict "objectData" $objectData) -}}
       {{- include "tc.v1.common.lib.metadata.validation" (dict "objectData" $objectData "caller" "ConfigMap") -}}
 
diff --git a/library/common/templates/spawner/_imagePullSecret.tpl b/library/common/templates/spawner/_imagePullSecret.tpl
index 0cce5a7a..30c4cc2d 100644
--- a/library/common/templates/spawner/_imagePullSecret.tpl
+++ b/library/common/templates/spawner/_imagePullSecret.tpl
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@
 
       {{- $objectName := (printf "%s-%s" $fullname $name) -}}
 
-      {{/* Perform validations */}}
-      {{- include "tc.v1.common.lib.chart.names.validation" (dict "name" $objectName) -}}
+      {{/* Perform validations */}} {{/* Secrets have a max name length of 253 */}}
+      {{- include "tc.v1.common.lib.chart.names.validation" (dict "name" $objectName "length" 253) -}}
       {{- include "tc.v1.common.lib.imagePullSecret.validation" (dict "objectData" $objectData) -}}
       {{- include "tc.v1.common.lib.metadata.validation" (dict "objectData" $objectData "caller" "Image Pull Secret") -}}
       {{- $data := include "tc.v1.common.lib.imagePullSecret.createData" (dict "rootCtx" $ "objectData" $objectData) -}}
diff --git a/library/common/templates/spawner/_portal.tpl b/library/common/templates/spawner/_portal.tpl
index fd141b7c..e7e58e31 100644
--- a/library/common/templates/spawner/_portal.tpl
+++ b/library/common/templates/spawner/_portal.tpl
@@ -151,8 +151,8 @@
         {{- $objectName := ( printf "tcportal-%s" $name ) -}}
         {{- $configMap := dict "enabled" true "name" $objectName "shortName" $objectName "data" $portalData -}}
 
-        {{/* Perform validations */}}
-        {{- include "tc.v1.common.lib.chart.names.validation" (dict "name" $objectName) -}}
+        {{/* Perform validations */}} {{/* Configmaps have a max name length of 253 */}}
+        {{- include "tc.v1.common.lib.chart.names.validation" (dict "name" $objectName "length" 253) -}}
         {{- include "tc.v1.common.lib.configmap.validation" (dict "objectData" $configMap) -}}
         {{- include "tc.v1.common.lib.metadata.validation" (dict "objectData" $configMap "caller" "ConfigMap") -}}
 
diff --git a/library/common/templates/spawner/_scaleCertificate.tpl b/library/common/templates/spawner/_scaleCertificate.tpl
index d69c703d..62859591 100644
--- a/library/common/templates/spawner/_scaleCertificate.tpl
+++ b/library/common/templates/spawner/_scaleCertificate.tpl
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@
       {{- $objectData := (mustDeepCopy $certificate) -}}
 
       {{- $objectName := (printf "%s-%s" $fullname $name) -}}
-      {{/* Perform validations */}}
-      {{- include "tc.v1.common.lib.chart.names.validation" (dict "name" $objectName) -}}
+      {{/* Perform validations */}} {{/* Secrets have a max name length of 253 */}}
+      {{- include "tc.v1.common.lib.chart.names.validation" (dict "name" $objectName "length" 253) -}}
       {{- include "tc.v1.common.lib.scaleCertificate.validation" (dict "objectData" $objectData) -}}
       {{- include "tc.v1.common.lib.metadata.validation" (dict "objectData" $objectData "caller" "Certificate") -}}
 
diff --git a/library/common/templates/spawner/_secret.tpl b/library/common/templates/spawner/_secret.tpl
index 5b62d0c6..4d2f401e 100644
--- a/library/common/templates/spawner/_secret.tpl
+++ b/library/common/templates/spawner/_secret.tpl
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@
         {{- end -}}
       {{- end -}}
 
-      {{/* Perform validations */}}
-      {{- include "tc.v1.common.lib.chart.names.validation" (dict "name" $objectName) -}}
+      {{/* Perform validations */}} {{/* Secrets have a max name length of 253 */}}
+      {{- include "tc.v1.common.lib.chart.names.validation" (dict "name" $objectName "length" 253) -}}
       {{- include "tc.v1.common.lib.secret.validation" (dict "objectData" $objectData) -}}
       {{- include "tc.v1.common.lib.metadata.validation" (dict "objectData" $objectData "caller" "Secret") -}}