diff --git a/.python-version b/.python-version
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..95ed564f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.python-version
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+3.14.2
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 23720b60..3dc906ba 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -208,6 +208,76 @@ extraObjects:
               restartPolicy: OnFailure
 ```
 
+## Local Development
+
+### Prerequisites
+
+- **[uv](https://docs.astral.sh/uv/)**: Fast Python package installer and resolver
+- **Docker**: Required for running Kubernetes in Docker (kind) during local testing
+- **helm**: Required for chart dependencies and templating
+
+### Setting Up Your Development Environment
+
+1. Install uv and python
+
+```bash
+# Install uv (if not already installed)
+curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh
+
+# Install the Python version specified in .python-version
+uv python install
+```
+
+2. Create and activate a virtual environment:
+
+```bash
+uv venv
+source .venv/bin/activate
+```
+
+3. Install dependencies:
+
+```bash
+uv sync
+```
+
+4. Install pre-commit hooks:
+
+```bash
+pre-commit install
+```
+
+5. Update Helm chart dependencies:
+
+```bash
+helm dep update
+```
+
+### Running Tests
+
+The project uses `pytest` for testing the Helm chart. Tests are located in the `tests/` directory.
+
+#### Run pytests:
+
+```bash
+
+# Run specific test file
+pytest tests/chart/test_ingress.py
+
+# Run tests matching a pattern
+pytest "tests/chart/test_ingress.py::TestIngress::test_airflow_ingress_class_name_with_dag_server[1.31.0]"
+```
+
+#### Run pre-commit hooks manually:
+
+```bash
+# Run on all files
+pre-commit run --all-files
+
+# Run specific hook
+pre-commit run ruff-check --all-files
+```
+
 ## Contributing
 
 Check out [our contributing guide!](CONTRIBUTING.md)
diff --git a/bin/install-ci-tools b/bin/install-ci-tools
index f8b89bb3..0a3b3ebc 100755
--- a/bin/install-ci-tools
+++ b/bin/install-ci-tools
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ set -e
 
 KIND_VERSION="0.31.0" # https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/kind/releases
 HELM_VERSION="3.20.0" # https://github.com/helm/helm/releases
+UV_VERSION="0.10.7" # https://github.com/astral-sh/uv/releases
 
 # Determine the platform we are running on
 OS=$(uname | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')
@@ -46,4 +47,12 @@ else
   chmod +x ./kubectl
 fi
 
+echo "Installing uv version ${UV_VERSION}..."
+if [[ -f /tmp/bin/uv ]]; then
+  echo "Already installed in /tmp/bin. Skipping!"
+else
+  curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/astral-sh/uv/releases/download/${UV_VERSION}/uv-installer.sh | sh
+  mv "$HOME/.local/bin/uv" /tmp/bin/
+fi
+
 cd "$CURRENT_DIR"
diff --git a/templates/ingress.yaml b/templates/ingress.yaml
index c8b3f1df..bb89fb12 100644
--- a/templates/ingress.yaml
+++ b/templates/ingress.yaml
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ metadata:
   {{- end }}
   {{- end }}
 spec:
+  {{- if .Values.ingress.ingressClassName }}
+  ingressClassName: {{ .Values.ingress.ingressClassName }}
+  {{- end }}
   tls:
     - secretName: {{ .Values.ingress.tlsSecretName | default "~" }}
       hosts:
@@ -117,6 +120,9 @@ metadata:
   {{- end }}
   {{- end }}
 spec:
+  {{- if .Values.ingress.ingressClassName }}
+  ingressClassName: {{ .Values.ingress.ingressClassName }}
+  {{- end }}
   tls:
     - secretName: {{ .Values.ingress.tlsSecretName | default "~" }}
       hosts:
@@ -189,6 +195,9 @@ metadata:
   {{- end }}
   {{- end }}
 spec:
+  {{- if .Values.ingress.ingressClassName }}
+  ingressClassName: {{ .Values.ingress.ingressClassName }}
+  {{- end }}
   tls:
     - secretName: {{ .Values.ingress.tlsSecretName | default "~" }}
       hosts:
diff --git a/tests/chart/test_ingress.py b/tests/chart/test_ingress.py
index b5bf517b..710917fa 100644
--- a/tests/chart/test_ingress.py
+++ b/tests/chart/test_ingress.py
@@ -131,3 +131,80 @@ def test_airflow_ingress_with_dag_server_ingress_annotation_and_tls_secret(self,
 
         assert ingressAnnotations == docs[1]["metadata"]["annotations"]
         assert docs[1]["spec"]["tls"][0]["secretName"] == tls_secret_name
+
+    def test_airflow_ingress_class_name(self, kube_version):
+        """Test airflow ingress with ingressClassName."""
+        docs = render_chart(
+            kube_version=kube_version,
+            show_only="templates/ingress.yaml",
+            values={
+                "ingress": {
+                    "enabled": True,
+                    "baseDomain": "example.com",
+                    "ingressClassName": "nginx",
+                }
+            },
+        )
+        assert len(docs) == 1
+        doc = docs[0]
+        assert "Ingress" == doc["kind"]
+        assert "nginx" == doc["spec"]["ingressClassName"]
+
+    def test_airflow_ingress_class_name_with_celery_executor(self, kube_version):
+        """Test airflow and flower ingress with ingressClassName and CeleryExecutor."""
+        docs = render_chart(
+            kube_version=kube_version,
+            show_only="templates/ingress.yaml",
+            values={
+                "airflow": {"executor": "CeleryExecutor"},
+                "ingress": {
+                    "enabled": True,
+                    "baseDomain": "example.com",
+                    "ingressClassName": "nginx-internal",
+                },
+            },
+        )
+        assert len(docs) == 2
+
+        # Airflow ingress
+        assert "Ingress" == docs[0]["kind"]
+        assert "nginx-internal" == docs[0]["spec"]["ingressClassName"]
+
+        # Flower ingress
+        assert "Ingress" == docs[1]["kind"]
+        assert "nginx-internal" == docs[1]["spec"]["ingressClassName"]
+
+    def test_airflow_ingress_class_name_with_dag_server(self, kube_version):
+        """Test dag server ingress with ingressClassName."""
+        docs = render_chart(
+            kube_version=kube_version,
+            show_only="templates/ingress.yaml",
+            values={
+                "ingress": {
+                    "baseDomain": "example.com",
+                    "ingressClassName": "custom-ingress",
+                },
+                "dagDeploy": {"enabled": True},
+            },
+        )
+
+        assert len(docs) == 1
+        assert docs[0]["metadata"]["name"] == "release-name-dag-server-ingress"
+        assert "custom-ingress" == docs[0]["spec"]["ingressClassName"]
+
+    def test_airflow_ingress_class_name_not_set(self, kube_version):
+        """Test airflow ingress without ingressClassName (default behavior)."""
+        docs = render_chart(
+            kube_version=kube_version,
+            show_only="templates/ingress.yaml",
+            values={
+                "ingress": {
+                    "enabled": True,
+                    "baseDomain": "example.com",
+                }
+            },
+        )
+        assert len(docs) == 1
+        doc = docs[0]
+        assert "Ingress" == doc["kind"]
+        assert "ingressClassName" not in doc["spec"]
diff --git a/values.yaml b/values.yaml
index 28600251..a5324ee8 100644
--- a/values.yaml
+++ b/values.yaml
@@ -590,6 +590,9 @@ ingress:
   # Enable ingress resource
   enabled: false
 
+  # Enables using a specific ingress class for the deployment. If not set, will default to the cluster default.
+  ingressClassName: ~
+
   # Enable for cert-manager or kube-lego
   acme: false