diff --git a/charts/datafold-manager/Chart.yaml b/charts/datafold-manager/Chart.yaml
index a54e754..12ad1d5 100644
--- a/charts/datafold-manager/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/datafold-manager/Chart.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ apiVersion: v2
 name: datafold-manager
 description: Helm chart for Datafold Operator
 type: application
-version: 0.1.97
+version: 0.1.98
 appVersion: "1.0.0"
 icon: https://www.datafold.com/logo.png
 
diff --git a/charts/datafold-manager/templates/crds.yaml b/charts/datafold-manager/templates/crds.yaml
index 3993c7e..b74c38f 100644
--- a/charts/datafold-manager/templates/crds.yaml
+++ b/charts/datafold-manager/templates/crds.yaml
@@ -3699,9 +3699,9 @@ spec:
                     description: DatafoldRepository specifies the Docker repository
                       for Datafold images
                     type: string
-                  datafoldVersion:
+                  datafoldVersionOverride:
                     description: |-
-                      DatafoldVersion pins the Datafold image tag explicitly.
+                      DatafoldVersionOverride pins the Datafold image tag explicitly.
                       When set, the portal is not contacted and the running server version is not read.
                       Use this to lock a specific release or when running custom/scanned images.
                     type: string
diff --git a/charts/datafold-manager/values.yaml b/charts/datafold-manager/values.yaml
index 4967a85..8fa45e6 100644
--- a/charts/datafold-manager/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/datafold-manager/values.yaml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ operator:
   # Operator image configuration
   image:
     repository: us-docker.pkg.dev/datadiff-mm/datafold/datafold-operator
-    tag: "1.1.67"
+    tag: "1.1.68"
     pullPolicy: Always
 
   # Operator deployment configuration
diff --git a/charts/datafold/Chart.yaml b/charts/datafold/Chart.yaml
index 8004b7c..f433403 100644
--- a/charts/datafold/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/datafold/Chart.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ apiVersion: v2
 name: datafold
 description: Helm chart package to deploy Datafold on kubernetes.
 type: application
-version: 0.10.80
+version: 0.10.81
 appVersion: "1.0.0"
 icon: https://www.datafold.com/logo.png
 
diff --git a/charts/datafold/charts/operator/templates/deployment.yaml b/charts/datafold/charts/operator/templates/deployment.yaml
index 8251ddd..b3044b7 100644
--- a/charts/datafold/charts/operator/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/datafold/charts/operator/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -80,6 +80,10 @@ spec:
                 secretKeyRef:
                   name: {{ include "datafold.secrets" . }}
                   key: PORTAL_URL
+            {{- if .Values.global.datafoldVersionOverride }}
+            - name: DATAFOLD_VERSION_OVERRIDE
+              value: {{ .Values.global.datafoldVersionOverride | quote }}
+            {{- end }}
           resources:
             {{- toYaml .Values.resources | nindent 12 }}
           {{- with .Values.volumeMounts }}
diff --git a/charts/datafold/values.yaml b/charts/datafold/values.yaml
index 9f12836..d5a09e4 100644
--- a/charts/datafold/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/datafold/values.yaml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ global:
   datafoldRepository: "us-docker.pkg.dev/datadiff-mm/datafold"
   datafoldImage: "server"
   shellRepository: "us-docker.pkg.dev/datadiff-mm/datafold"
+  datafoldVersionOverride: ""
   optional:
     intercom: "false"
     pylon: "false"