diff --git a/internal/chart/v3/lint/rules/template.go b/internal/chart/v3/lint/rules/template.go
index e019fc397..a8ae910eb 100644
--- a/internal/chart/v3/lint/rules/template.go
+++ b/internal/chart/v3/lint/rules/template.go
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ func TemplatesWithSkipSchemaValidation(linter *support.Linter, values map[string
 
 	// lint ignores import-values
 	// See https://github.com/helm/helm/issues/9658
-	if err := chartutil.ProcessDependencies(chart, values, nil); err != nil {
+	if err := chartutil.ProcessDependencies(chart, values); err != nil {
 		return
 	}
 
diff --git a/internal/chart/v3/lint/rules/values.go b/internal/chart/v3/lint/rules/values.go
index b681c75f1..b4a2edb0c 100644
--- a/internal/chart/v3/lint/rules/values.go
+++ b/internal/chart/v3/lint/rules/values.go
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ func validateValuesFile(valuesPath string, overrides map[string]any, skipSchemaV
 	}
 
 	if !skipSchemaValidation {
-		return util.ValidateAgainstSingleSchema(coalescedValues, schema, nil)
+		return util.ValidateAgainstSingleSchema(coalescedValues, schema)
 	}
 
 	return nil
diff --git a/pkg/action/action.go b/pkg/action/action.go
index 835860132..a7907d2aa 100644
--- a/pkg/action/action.go
+++ b/pkg/action/action.go
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ func (cfg *Configuration) renderResources(ch *chart.Chart, values common.Values,
 			// that is also declared in the chart's regular templates). For
 			// "nohooks", hooks skip the post-renderer entirely, matching the
 			// Helm 3 behavior.
-			sortedHooks, sortedManifests, err := releaseutil.SortManifests(files, nil, releaseutil.InstallOrder)
+			sortedHooks, sortedManifests, err := releaseutil.SortManifests(files, nil, releaseutil.InstallOrder, cfg.Logger())
 			if err != nil {
 				for name, content := range files {
 					if strings.TrimSpace(content) == "" {
diff --git a/pkg/action/upgrade.go b/pkg/action/upgrade.go
index 1806386d0..00939ffa6 100644
--- a/pkg/action/upgrade.go
+++ b/pkg/action/upgrade.go
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ func (u *Upgrade) prepareUpgrade(name string, chart *chartv2.Chart, vals map[str
 		return nil, nil, false, err
 	}
 
-	if err := chartutil.ProcessDependencies(chart, vals, nil); err != nil {
+	if err := chartutil.ProcessDependencies(chart, vals); err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, false, err
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/chart/common/util/jsonschema_test.go b/pkg/chart/common/util/jsonschema_test.go
index 87f7c98fa..838d152a1 100644
--- a/pkg/chart/common/util/jsonschema_test.go
+++ b/pkg/chart/common/util/jsonschema_test.go
@@ -235,13 +235,8 @@ func TestValidateAgainstSchema2020Negative(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	var errString string
-<<<<<<< HEAD
 	if err := ValidateAgainstSchema(chrt, vals); err == nil {
 		t.Fatal("Expected an error, but got nil")
-=======
-	if err := ValidateAgainstSchema(chrt, vals, nil); err == nil {
-		t.Fatalf("Expected an error, but got nil")
->>>>>>> 6f8673662 (fix(logging): replace global slog usage with dependency-injected loggers)
 	} else {
 		errString = err.Error()
 	}
@@ -300,7 +295,7 @@ func TestValidateAgainstSingleSchema_UnresolvedURN_Ignored(t *testing.T) {
         "$ref": "urn:example:helm:schemas:v1:helm-schema-validation-conditions:v1/helmSchemaValidation-true"
     }`)
 	vals := map[string]any{"any": "value"}
-	if err := ValidateAgainstSingleSchema(vals, schema, nil); err != nil {
+	if err := ValidateAgainstSingleSchema(vals, schema); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("expected no error when URN unresolved is ignored, got: %v", err)
 	}
 }
@@ -333,7 +328,7 @@ func TestValidateAgainstSchema_MissingSubchartValues_NoPanic(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}()
 
-	if err := ValidateAgainstSchema(chrt, vals, nil); err != nil {
+	if err := ValidateAgainstSchema(chrt, vals); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("expected no error when subchart values are missing, got: %v", err)
 	}
 }
@@ -361,7 +356,7 @@ func TestValidateAgainstSchema_SubchartNil_NoPanic(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}()
 
-	if err := ValidateAgainstSchema(chrt, vals, nil); err != nil {
+	if err := ValidateAgainstSchema(chrt, vals); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("expected no error when subchart values are nil, got: %v", err)
 	}
 }
@@ -390,12 +385,7 @@ func TestValidateAgainstSchema_InvalidSubchartValuesType_NoPanic(t *testing.T) {
 	}()
 
 	// We expect a non-nil error (invalid type), but crucially no panic.
-<<<<<<< HEAD
 	if err := ValidateAgainstSchema(chrt, vals); err == nil {
 		t.Fatal("expected an error when subchart values have invalid type, got nil")
-=======
-	if err := ValidateAgainstSchema(chrt, vals, nil); err == nil {
-		t.Fatalf("expected an error when subchart values have invalid type, got nil")
->>>>>>> 6f8673662 (fix(logging): replace global slog usage with dependency-injected loggers)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/pkg/chart/v2/lint/rules/template.go b/pkg/chart/v2/lint/rules/template.go
index bb4d991d2..94210dec8 100644
--- a/pkg/chart/v2/lint/rules/template.go
+++ b/pkg/chart/v2/lint/rules/template.go
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ func (t *templateLinter) Lint() {
 
 	// lint ignores import-values
 	// See https://github.com/helm/helm/issues/9658
-	if err := chartutil.ProcessDependencies(chart, t.values, nil); err != nil {
+	if err := chartutil.ProcessDependencies(chart, t.values); err != nil {
 		return
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/chart/v2/lint/rules/values.go b/pkg/chart/v2/lint/rules/values.go
index 0842fbc80..2c766068c 100644
--- a/pkg/chart/v2/lint/rules/values.go
+++ b/pkg/chart/v2/lint/rules/values.go
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ func validateValuesFile(valuesPath string, overrides map[string]any, skipSchemaV
 	}
 
 	if !skipSchemaValidation {
-		return util.ValidateAgainstSingleSchema(coalescedValues, schema, nil)
+		return util.ValidateAgainstSingleSchema(coalescedValues, schema)
 	}
 
 	return nil
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/root.go b/pkg/cmd/root.go
index 808065fff..75697126c 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/root.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/root.go
@@ -177,6 +177,7 @@ func newRootCmdWithConfig(actionConfig *action.Configuration, out io.Writer, arg
 	flags.Parse(args)
 
 	logger := logSetup(settings.Debug)
+	slog.SetDefault(logger)
 	actionConfig.SetLogger(logger.Handler())
 
 	// Validate color mode setting
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/root_test.go b/pkg/cmd/root_test.go
index bd6bb7598..4e53e1c82 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/root_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/root_test.go
@@ -149,9 +149,9 @@ func TestRootCmdLogger(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Error("expected actionConfig logger to be set, got discard handler")
 	}
 
-	// The actionConfig logger should NOT be the global default (we no longer set slog.SetDefault)
-	if l.Handler() == slog.Default().Handler() {
-		t.Error("expected actionConfig logger to NOT be the slog default logger")
+	// slog.SetDefault is called so the global default should use the same handler
+	if l.Handler() != slog.Default().Handler() {
+		t.Error("expected actionConfig logger to match the global slog default logger")
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/kube/client_test.go b/pkg/kube/client_test.go
index ed871c05a..c5362107b 100644
--- a/pkg/kube/client_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kube/client_test.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"errors"
 	"io"
+	"log/slog"
 	"net/http"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
@@ -1664,7 +1665,7 @@ func TestPatchResourceClientSide(t *testing.T) {
 			original := resourceListOriginal[0]
 			target := resourceListTarget[0]
 
-			err = patchResourceClientSide(original.Object, target, tc.ThreeWayMergeForUnstructured)
+			err = patchResourceClientSide(original.Object, target, tc.ThreeWayMergeForUnstructured, slog.Default())
 			if tc.ExpectedErrorContains != "" {
 				require.ErrorContains(t, err, tc.ExpectedErrorContains)
 			} else {