diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index b191f9dd..da33c207 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/pkg/errors v0.9.1
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.11.1
 	github.com/tidwall/gjson v1.19.0
-	github.com/werf/nelm v1.27.2
+	github.com/werf/nelm v1.28.0
 	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.36.11
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1
 	helm.sh/helm/v3 v3.19.5
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 2c4f5efc..e0ccdc29 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -548,8 +548,8 @@ github.com/werf/lockgate v0.1.1 h1:S400JFYjtWfE4i4LY9FA8zx0fMdfui9DPrBiTciCrx4=
 github.com/werf/lockgate v0.1.1/go.mod h1:0yIFSLq9ausy6ejNxF5uUBf/Ib6daMAfXuCaTMZJzIE=
 github.com/werf/logboek v0.6.1 h1:oEe6FkmlKg0z0n80oZjLplj6sXcBeLleCkjfOOZEL2g=
 github.com/werf/logboek v0.6.1/go.mod h1:Gez5J4bxekyr6MxTmIJyId1F61rpO+0/V4vjCIEIZmk=
-github.com/werf/nelm v1.27.2 h1:I75+k8zzEWYMU6yZClyzjQeJkDuIMrkOeTXix0vUcUg=
-github.com/werf/nelm v1.27.2/go.mod h1:D3uU5e1dSBc0l0oo/iB6SjM2sLaXICqRDSWXAYF+vpk=
+github.com/werf/nelm v1.28.0 h1:pJcf2M+7grLS2CxIubu0JciFjAt+Lz7tLY3YmYBjZ6U=
+github.com/werf/nelm v1.28.0/go.mod h1:D3uU5e1dSBc0l0oo/iB6SjM2sLaXICqRDSWXAYF+vpk=
 github.com/x448/float16 v0.8.4 h1:qLwI1I70+NjRFUR3zs1JPUCgaCXSh3SW62uAKT1mSBM=
 github.com/x448/float16 v0.8.4/go.mod h1:14CWIYCyZA/cWjXOioeEpHeN/83MdbZDRQHoFcYsOfg=
 github.com/xeipuuv/gojsonpointer v0.0.0-20180127040702-4e3ac2762d5f/go.mod h1:N2zxlSyiKSe5eX1tZViRH5QA0qijqEDrYZiPEAiq3wU=
diff --git a/pkg/helm/nelm/nelm.go b/pkg/helm/nelm/nelm.go
index e60c0fad..bbec9925 100644
--- a/pkg/helm/nelm/nelm.go
+++ b/pkg/helm/nelm/nelm.go
@@ -633,6 +633,14 @@ func (c *NelmClient) Render(releaseName, modulePath string, valuesPaths, setValu
 	var result strings.Builder
 
 	for _, resource := range chartRenderResult.Resources {
+		// Keep only regular release resources to match helm3 Render output.
+		// Hooks and standalone CRDs may legitimately be absent from the
+		// cluster, so they must not reach the release checksum and the
+		// absent-resources monitor.
+		if resource.StoreAs != common.StoreAsRegular {
+			continue
+		}
+
 		b, err := yaml.Marshal(resource.Unstruct)
 		if err != nil {
 			return "", fmt.Errorf("marshal resource: %w", err)
diff --git a/pkg/helm/nelm/nelm_test.go b/pkg/helm/nelm/nelm_test.go
index 8b1f2ad5..a149a9cd 100644
--- a/pkg/helm/nelm/nelm_test.go
+++ b/pkg/helm/nelm/nelm_test.go
@@ -4,11 +4,16 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
+	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/deckhouse/deckhouse/pkg/log"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/werf/nelm/pkg/action"
+	"github.com/werf/nelm/pkg/common"
 	nelmLog "github.com/werf/nelm/pkg/log"
+	"github.com/werf/nelm/pkg/resource/spec"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1/unstructured"
 
 	"github.com/flant/addon-operator/pkg"
 )
@@ -44,3 +49,62 @@ func Test_NelmLogger_ModuleFromContext(t *testing.T) {
 	_, hasModule := neutral[pkg.LogKeyModule]
 	assert.False(t, hasModule, "module must be absent when context has no module")
 }
+
+func Test_NelmClient_Render_KeepsOnlyRegularResources(t *testing.T) {
+	cl := NewNelmClient(&CommonOptions{}, log.NewNop().Named("nelm"), nil)
+	cl.actions = &fakeNelmActions{
+		chartRenderResult: &action.ChartRenderResultV2{
+			Resources: []*spec.ResourceSpec{
+				renderedResource("apps/v1", "Deployment", "regular-deployment", common.StoreAsRegular),
+				renderedResource("batch/v1", "Job", "pre-delete-hook", common.StoreAsHook),
+				renderedResource("apps/v1", "Deployment", "another-regular-deployment", common.StoreAsRegular),
+				renderedResource("apiextensions.k8s.io/v1", "CustomResourceDefinition", "standalone-crd", common.StoreAsNone),
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	rendered, err := cl.Render("test-release", "/some/chart", nil, nil, nil, "test-ns", false)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+	assert.Contains(t, rendered, "regular-deployment")
+	assert.Contains(t, rendered, "another-regular-deployment")
+	assert.NotContains(t, rendered, "pre-delete-hook", "helm hooks must not be rendered")
+	assert.NotContains(t, rendered, "standalone-crd", "standalone CRDs must not be rendered")
+	assert.Equal(t, 1, strings.Count(rendered, "---"), "two regular resources must be joined by a single separator")
+}
+
+func renderedResource(apiVersion, kind, name string, storeAs common.StoreAs) *spec.ResourceSpec {
+	return &spec.ResourceSpec{
+		Unstruct: &unstructured.Unstructured{Object: map[string]any{
+			"apiVersion": apiVersion,
+			"kind":       kind,
+			"metadata":   map[string]any{"name": name},
+		}},
+		StoreAs: storeAs,
+	}
+}
+
+// fakeNelmActions stubs nelm calls in tests; only ChartRender returns data.
+type fakeNelmActions struct {
+	chartRenderResult *action.ChartRenderResultV2
+}
+
+func (f *fakeNelmActions) ReleaseGet(_ context.Context, _, _ string, _ action.ReleaseGetOptions) (*action.ReleaseGetResultV1, error) {
+	return nil, nil
+}
+
+func (f *fakeNelmActions) ReleaseInstall(_ context.Context, _, _ string, _ action.ReleaseInstallOptions) error {
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (f *fakeNelmActions) ReleaseUninstall(_ context.Context, _, _ string, _ action.ReleaseUninstallOptions) error {
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (f *fakeNelmActions) ReleaseList(_ context.Context, _ action.ReleaseListOptions) (*action.ReleaseListResultV1, error) {
+	return nil, nil
+}
+
+func (f *fakeNelmActions) ChartRender(_ context.Context, _ action.ChartRenderOptions) (*action.ChartRenderResultV2, error) {
+	return f.chartRenderResult, nil
+}