diff --git a/helm-chart/Chart.yaml b/helm-chart/Chart.yaml
index fd93f51..6e50d9f 100644
--- a/helm-chart/Chart.yaml
+++ b/helm-chart/Chart.yaml
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@ apiVersion: v2
 name: goduckbot
 description: A Cardano stake pool notification bot for Telegram and Twitter
 type: application
-version: 0.7.16
+version: 0.7.17
 appVersion: "2.5.0"
diff --git a/helm-chart/templates/deployment.yaml b/helm-chart/templates/deployment.yaml
index fe7a66f..0ce2a0c 100644
--- a/helm-chart/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/helm-chart/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ spec:
       labels:
         app.kubernetes.io/name: {{ .Values.name }}
         app.kubernetes.io/instance: {{ .Release.Name }}
+        {{- with .Values.podLabels }}
+        {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
+        {{- end }}
     spec:
       {{- with .Values.affinity }}
       affinity:
diff --git a/helm-chart/values.yaml b/helm-chart/values.yaml
index 3d7637f..c4e4664 100644
--- a/helm-chart/values.yaml
+++ b/helm-chart/values.yaml
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ replicaCount: 1
 fullname: goduckbot
 name: goduckbot
 
+podLabels: {}
+
 image:
   repository: wcatz/goduckbot
   pullPolicy: IfNotPresent