diff --git a/templates/deployment.yaml b/templates/deployment.yaml
index 755daf0..aae57e6 100644
--- a/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -110,3 +110,5 @@ spec:
       tolerations:
         {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
       {{- end }}
+  strategy:
+    type: {{ .Values.updateStrategy.type }}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/values.yaml b/values.yaml
index a40c33c..09ff6a6 100644
--- a/values.yaml
+++ b/values.yaml
@@ -88,6 +88,10 @@ persistence:
   # -- actual storageClass
   storageClass: ""
 
+# when persistence.enabled is set to true, strategy should be changed to 'Recreate'
+updateStrategy:
+  type: RollingUpdate 
+
 # -- @ignore
 resources: {}
   # We usually recommend not to specify default resources and to leave this as a conscious