Unable to authenticate gitlab agent deployed via helm

Latest helm gitlab-agent deployment (2.9.1 - 17.6.1) unable to connect to 17.6.2 gitlab.

gitlab-agent {"time":"2024-12-19T18:08:18.724283991+03:00","level":"ERROR","msg":"Error handling a connection","mod_name":"agentk2kas_tunnel","error":"rpc error: code = Unauthenticated desc = unauthenticated"}
gitlab-agent {"time":"2024-12-19T18:08:40.51697546+03:00","level":"ERROR","msg":"Failed to register agent pod. Please make sure the agent version matches the server version","mod_name":"agent_registrar","error":"rpc error: code = Unauthenticated desc = unauthenticated"}
gitlab-agent {"time":"2024-12-19T18:10:47.350990779+03:00","level":"ERROR","msg":"Error handling a connection","mod_name":"agentk2kas_tunnel","error":"rpc error: code = Unauthenticated desc = unauthenticated"}
gitlab-agent {"time":"2024-12-19T18:11:04.36890255+03:00","level":"WARN","msg":"GetConfiguration.Recv failed","error":"rpc error: code = Unauthenticated desc = unauthenticated"}
gitlab-agent {"time":"2024-12-19T18:20:52.818373822+03:00","level":"ERROR","msg":"Error handling a connection","mod_name":"agentk2kas_tunnel","error":"rpc error: code = Unauthenticated desc = unauthenticated"}
gitlab-agent {"time":"2024-12-19T18:21:00.838907973+03:00","level":"ERROR","msg":"Error handling a connection","mod_name":"agentk2kas_tunnel","error":"rpc error: code = Unauthenticated desc = unauthenticated"}
Stream closed EOF for gitlab/agent-primary-gitlab-agent-v2-5c9bbf7977-cqt9h (k8tz)

Is 17.6.2 going to fix that issue? Is it coming soon?

If not - how do i resolve my issue?