diff --git a/docs/release_notes/0.189.0.md b/docs/release_notes/0.189.0.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3e86418441
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/release_notes/0.189.0.md
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+# Release v0.189.0
+
+## 🐛 Bug Fixes
+
+- Skip creating OIDC manager for Outposts clusters (#7934)
+- Fixes segfault when VPC CNI is disabled (#7927)
+- Fix SSM unit tests (#7935)
+
+## Acknowledgments
+
+The eksctl maintainers would like to sincerely thank @EmmEff.
+
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index cc36aad6f9..5db12ca8ad 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/distribution/reference v0.6.0 // indirect
 	github.com/docker/cli v25.0.1+incompatible // indirect
 	github.com/docker/distribution v2.8.3+incompatible // indirect
-	github.com/docker/docker v26.1.4+incompatible // indirect
+	github.com/docker/docker v26.1.5+incompatible // indirect
 	github.com/docker/docker-credential-helpers v0.8.0 // indirect
 	github.com/docker/go-connections v0.5.0 // indirect
 	github.com/docker/go-metrics v0.0.1 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index cf0f988197..00367f1ba1 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -917,8 +917,8 @@ github.com/docker/cli v25.0.1+incompatible h1:mFpqnrS6Hsm3v1k7Wa/BO23oz0k121MTbT
 github.com/docker/cli v25.0.1+incompatible/go.mod h1:JLrzqnKDaYBop7H2jaqPtU4hHvMKP+vjCwu2uszcLI8=
 github.com/docker/distribution v2.8.3+incompatible h1:AtKxIZ36LoNK51+Z6RpzLpddBirtxJnzDrHLEKxTAYk=
 github.com/docker/distribution v2.8.3+incompatible/go.mod h1:J2gT2udsDAN96Uj4KfcMRqY0/ypR+oyYUYmja8H+y+w=
-github.com/docker/docker v26.1.4+incompatible h1:vuTpXDuoga+Z38m1OZHzl7NKisKWaWlhjQk7IDPSLsU=
-github.com/docker/docker v26.1.4+incompatible/go.mod h1:eEKB0N0r5NX/I1kEveEz05bcu8tLC/8azJZsviup8Sk=
+github.com/docker/docker v26.1.5+incompatible h1:NEAxTwEjxV6VbBMBoGG3zPqbiJosIApZjxlbrG9q3/g=
+github.com/docker/docker v26.1.5+incompatible/go.mod h1:eEKB0N0r5NX/I1kEveEz05bcu8tLC/8azJZsviup8Sk=
 github.com/docker/docker-credential-helpers v0.8.0 h1:YQFtbBQb4VrpoPxhFuzEBPQ9E16qz5SpHLS+uswaCp8=
 github.com/docker/docker-credential-helpers v0.8.0/go.mod h1:UGFXcuoQ5TxPiB54nHOZ32AWRqQdECoh/Mg0AlEYb40=
 github.com/docker/go-connections v0.5.0 h1:USnMq7hx7gwdVZq1L49hLXaFtUdTADjXGp+uj1Br63c=
diff --git a/pkg/actions/addon/tasks.go b/pkg/actions/addon/tasks.go
index 7fafd2ab77..f4478c8620 100644
--- a/pkg/actions/addon/tasks.go
+++ b/pkg/actions/addon/tasks.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 
 	api "github.com/weaveworks/eksctl/pkg/apis/eksctl.io/v1alpha5"
 	"github.com/weaveworks/eksctl/pkg/eks"
+	iamoidc "github.com/weaveworks/eksctl/pkg/iam/oidc"
 	"github.com/weaveworks/eksctl/pkg/utils/tasks"
 )
 
@@ -183,14 +184,20 @@ func (t *createAddonTask) Do(errorCh chan error) error {
 }
 
 func createAddonManager(ctx context.Context, clusterProvider *eks.ClusterProvider, cfg *api.ClusterConfig) (*Manager, error) {
-	oidc, err := clusterProvider.NewOpenIDConnectManager(ctx, cfg)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	oidcProviderExists, err := oidc.CheckProviderExists(ctx)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+	var (
+		oidc               *iamoidc.OpenIDConnectManager
+		oidcProviderExists bool
+	)
+	if api.IsEnabled(cfg.IAM.WithOIDC) {
+		var err error
+		oidc, err = clusterProvider.NewOpenIDConnectManager(ctx, cfg)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		oidcProviderExists, err = oidc.CheckProviderExists(ctx)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
 	}
 
 	stackManager := clusterProvider.NewStackManager(cfg)
diff --git a/pkg/ami/ssm_resolver_test.go b/pkg/ami/ssm_resolver_test.go
index 7ae0084b42..ffb23cdabf 100644
--- a/pkg/ami/ssm_resolver_test.go
+++ b/pkg/ami/ssm_resolver_test.go
@@ -601,7 +601,9 @@ var _ = Describe("AMI Auto Resolution", func() {
 		It("should support SSM parameter generation for all AMI types but Windows", func() {
 			var eksAMIType ekstypes.AMITypes
 			for _, amiType := range eksAMIType.Values() {
-				if amiType == ekstypes.AMITypesCustom || strings.HasPrefix(string(amiType), "WINDOWS_") {
+				if amiType == ekstypes.AMITypesCustom || strings.HasPrefix(string(amiType), "WINDOWS_") ||
+					// TODO: remove this condition after adding support for AL2023 Nvidia and Neuron AMI types.
+					amiType == ekstypes.AMITypesAl2023X8664Nvidia || amiType == ekstypes.AMITypesAl2023X8664Neuron {
 					continue
 				}
 				ssmParameterName := MakeManagedSSMParameterName(api.LatestVersion, amiType)
diff --git a/pkg/ctl/cmdutils/configfile.go b/pkg/ctl/cmdutils/configfile.go
index 91161953c9..5e08c50440 100644
--- a/pkg/ctl/cmdutils/configfile.go
+++ b/pkg/ctl/cmdutils/configfile.go
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ func validateBareCluster(clusterConfig *api.ClusterConfig) error {
 		return nil
 	}
 	if clusterConfig.HasNodes() || clusterConfig.IsFargateEnabled() || clusterConfig.Karpenter != nil || clusterConfig.HasGitOpsFluxConfigured() ||
-		(clusterConfig.IAM != nil && (len(clusterConfig.IAM.ServiceAccounts) > 0) || len(clusterConfig.IAM.PodIdentityAssociations) > 0) {
+		(clusterConfig.IAM != nil && ((len(clusterConfig.IAM.ServiceAccounts) > 0) || len(clusterConfig.IAM.PodIdentityAssociations) > 0)) {
 		return errors.New("fields nodeGroups, managedNodeGroups, fargateProfiles, karpenter, gitops, iam.serviceAccounts, " +
 			"and iam.podIdentityAssociations are not supported during cluster creation in a cluster without VPC CNI; please remove these fields " +
 			"and add them back after cluster creation is successful")
diff --git a/pkg/version/release.go b/pkg/version/release.go
index df134fa310..46298477dd 100644
--- a/pkg/version/release.go
+++ b/pkg/version/release.go
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ package version
 // This file was generated by release_generate.go; DO NOT EDIT.
 
 // Version is the version number in semver format X.Y.Z
-var Version = "0.189.0"
+var Version = "0.190.0"
 
 // PreReleaseID can be empty for releases, "rc.X" for release candidates and "dev" for snapshots
 var PreReleaseID = "dev"