diff --git a/charts/backstage/Chart.yaml b/charts/backstage/Chart.yaml
index fc5badd..deb0264 100644
--- a/charts/backstage/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/backstage/Chart.yaml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ type: application
 # This is the chart version. This version number should be incremented each time you make changes
 # to the chart and its templates, including the app version.
 # Versions are expected to follow Semantic Versioning (https://semver.org/)
-version: 0.20.0
+version: 0.21.0
 
 dependencies:
   - name: common
diff --git a/charts/backstage/README.md b/charts/backstage/README.md
index b0dbbf7..a13f782 100644
--- a/charts/backstage/README.md
+++ b/charts/backstage/README.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 # Backstage Helm Chart
 
-![Version: 0.20.0](https://img.shields.io/badge/Version-0.20.0-informational?style=flat-square) ![Type: application](https://img.shields.io/badge/Type-application-informational?style=flat-square)
+![Version: 0.21.0](https://img.shields.io/badge/Version-0.21.0-informational?style=flat-square) ![Type: application](https://img.shields.io/badge/Type-application-informational?style=flat-square)
 
 A Helm chart for deploying a Backstage application
 
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ The command removes all the Kubernetes components associated with the chart and
 | Key | Description | Type | Default |
 |-----|-------------|------|---------|
 | backstage | Backstage parameters | object | See below |
+| backstage.annotations | Additional custom annotations for Deployment resource | object | `{}` |
 | backstage.appConfig | Generates ConfigMap and configures it in the Backstage pods | object | `{}` |
 | backstage.args | Backstage container command arguments | list | `[]` |
 | backstage.command | Backstage container command | list | `["node","packages/backend"]` |
diff --git a/charts/backstage/templates/backstage-deployment.yaml b/charts/backstage/templates/backstage-deployment.yaml
index d770b0e..6c0ac81 100644
--- a/charts/backstage/templates/backstage-deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/backstage/templates/backstage-deployment.yaml
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ metadata:
     {{- if .Values.commonAnnotations }}
     {{- include "common.tplvalues.render" ( dict "value" .Values.commonAnnotations "context" $ ) | nindent 4 }}
     {{- end }}
+    {{- if .Values.backstage.annotations }}
+    {{- include "common.tplvalues.render" ( dict "value" .Values.backstage.annotations "context" $) | nindent 4 }}
+    {{- end }}
 spec:
   replicas: {{ .Values.backstage.replicas }}
   selector:
diff --git a/charts/backstage/values.yaml b/charts/backstage/values.yaml
index 23eab86..bdefa60 100644
--- a/charts/backstage/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/backstage/values.yaml
@@ -188,6 +188,9 @@ backstage:
   # -- Annotations to add to the backend deployment pods
   podAnnotations: {}
 
+  # -- Additional custom annotations for Deployment resource
+  annotations: {}
+
 ## @section Traffic Exposure parameters
 
 ## Service parameters