diff --git a/charts/aws-pca-issuer/Chart.yaml b/charts/aws-pca-issuer/Chart.yaml
index fed7da83..5ea58fa0 100644
--- a/charts/aws-pca-issuer/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/aws-pca-issuer/Chart.yaml
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@ name: aws-privateca-issuer
 description: An addon for cert-manager to sign certificates using AWS PCA
 type: application
 version: v1.2.5
-appVersion: v1.2.5
+appVersion: v1.2.6
diff --git a/charts/aws-pca-issuer/templates/deployment.yaml b/charts/aws-pca-issuer/templates/deployment.yaml
index fedd1d62..00ac2201 100644
--- a/charts/aws-pca-issuer/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/aws-pca-issuer/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ apiVersion: apps/v1
 kind: Deployment
 metadata:
   name: {{ include "aws-privateca-issuer.fullname" . }}
-  namespace: {{ .Release.Namespace }}
+  namespace: {{ default .Release.Namespace .Values.namespace }}
   labels:
     {{- include "aws-privateca-issuer.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
 spec:
diff --git a/charts/aws-pca-issuer/templates/hpa.yaml b/charts/aws-pca-issuer/templates/hpa.yaml
index 46f54793..2c88409a 100644
--- a/charts/aws-pca-issuer/templates/hpa.yaml
+++ b/charts/aws-pca-issuer/templates/hpa.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ apiVersion: autoscaling/v2beta1
 kind: HorizontalPodAutoscaler
 metadata:
   name: {{ include "aws-privateca-issuer.fullname" . }}
-  namespace: {{ .Release.Namespace }}
+  namespace: {{ default .Release.Namespace .Values.namespace }}
   labels:
     {{- include "aws-privateca-issuer.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
 spec:
diff --git a/charts/aws-pca-issuer/templates/pdb.yaml b/charts/aws-pca-issuer/templates/pdb.yaml
index 7171452d..f1178b33 100644
--- a/charts/aws-pca-issuer/templates/pdb.yaml
+++ b/charts/aws-pca-issuer/templates/pdb.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ apiVersion: policy/v1
 kind: PodDisruptionBudget
 metadata:
   name: {{ include "aws-privateca-issuer.fullname" . }}
-  namespace: {{ .Release.Namespace }}
+  namespace: {{ default .Release.Namespace .Values.namespace }}
   labels:
     {{- include "aws-privateca-issuer.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
 spec:
diff --git a/charts/aws-pca-issuer/templates/rbac.yaml b/charts/aws-pca-issuer/templates/rbac.yaml
index 3e6094c2..3d9c75eb 100644
--- a/charts/aws-pca-issuer/templates/rbac.yaml
+++ b/charts/aws-pca-issuer/templates/rbac.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ apiVersion: v1
 kind: ServiceAccount
 metadata:
   name: {{ include "aws-privateca-issuer.serviceAccountName" . }}
-  namespace: {{ .Release.Namespace }}
+  namespace: {{ default .Release.Namespace .Values.namespace }}
   labels:
     {{- include "aws-privateca-issuer.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
   {{- with .Values.serviceAccount.annotations }}
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ roleRef:
 subjects:
   - kind: ServiceAccount
     name: {{ include "aws-privateca-issuer.serviceAccountName" . }}
-    namespace: {{ .Release.Namespace }}
+    namespace: {{ default .Release.Namespace .Values.namespace }}
 ---
 {{- end }}
 {{- if .Values.approverRole.enabled -}}
diff --git a/charts/aws-pca-issuer/templates/service-monitor.yaml b/charts/aws-pca-issuer/templates/service-monitor.yaml
index 21141326..083fe69b 100644
--- a/charts/aws-pca-issuer/templates/service-monitor.yaml
+++ b/charts/aws-pca-issuer/templates/service-monitor.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ apiVersion: monitoring.coreos.com/v1
 kind: ServiceMonitor
 metadata:
   name: {{ include "aws-privateca-issuer.fullname" . }}
-  namespace: {{ .Release.Namespace }}
+  namespace: {{ default .Release.Namespace .Values.namespace }}
   labels:
     {{- include "aws-privateca-issuer.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
   {{- with .Values.serviceMonitor.annotations }}
diff --git a/charts/aws-pca-issuer/templates/service.yaml b/charts/aws-pca-issuer/templates/service.yaml
index 2716139d..b02e2a2b 100644
--- a/charts/aws-pca-issuer/templates/service.yaml
+++ b/charts/aws-pca-issuer/templates/service.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ apiVersion: v1
 kind: Service
 metadata:
   name: {{ include "aws-privateca-issuer.fullname" . }}
-  namespace: {{ .Release.Namespace }}
+  namespace: {{ default .Release.Namespace .Values.namespace }}
   labels:
     {{- include "aws-privateca-issuer.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
 spec:
diff --git a/charts/aws-pca-issuer/values.yaml b/charts/aws-pca-issuer/values.yaml
index 91e6baa0..f749e0de 100644
--- a/charts/aws-pca-issuer/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/aws-pca-issuer/values.yaml
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ imagePullSecrets: []
 nameOverride: ""
 fullnameOverride: ""
 
+# if namespace is not set the .Release.Namespace will be used as default.
+namespace: ""
+
 revisionHistoryLimit: 10
 
 serviceAccount: