diff --git a/charts/litmus/Chart.yaml b/charts/litmus/Chart.yaml
index 36f6328b..c16ffde8 100644
--- a/charts/litmus/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/litmus/Chart.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ apiVersion: v2
 appVersion: "3.13.0"
 description: A Helm chart to install ChaosCenter
 name: litmus
-version: 3.13.0
+version: 3.13.1
 kubeVersion: ">=1.16.0-0"
 home: https://litmuschaos.io
 sources:
diff --git a/charts/litmus/README.md b/charts/litmus/README.md
index f808d8ab..052a96ea 100644
--- a/charts/litmus/README.md
+++ b/charts/litmus/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # litmus
 
-![Version: 3.13.0](https://img.shields.io/badge/Version-3.13.0-informational?style=flat-square) ![AppVersion: 3.13.0](https://img.shields.io/badge/AppVersion-3.13.0-informational?style=flat-square)
+![Version: 3.13.1](https://img.shields.io/badge/Version-3.13.1-informational?style=flat-square) ![AppVersion: 3.13.0](https://img.shields.io/badge/AppVersion-3.13.0-informational?style=flat-square)
 
 A Helm chart to install ChaosCenter
 
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ We separated service configuration from `portal.server.service` to `portal.serve
 | adminConfig.VERSION | string | `"3.13.0"` |  |
 | allowedOrigins | string | `".*"` |  |
 | customLabels | object | `{}` | Additional labels |
+| customPodAnnotations | object | `{}` | Additional annotations |
 | existingSecret | string | `""` | Use existing secret (e.g., External Secrets) |
 | image.imagePullSecrets | list | `[]` |  |
 | image.imageRegistryName | string | `"litmuschaos.docker.scarf.sh/litmuschaos"` |  |
@@ -113,6 +114,7 @@ We separated service configuration from `portal.server.service` to `portal.serve
 | portal.frontend.livenessProbe.successThreshold | int | `1` |  |
 | portal.frontend.livenessProbe.timeoutSeconds | int | `5` |  |
 | portal.frontend.nodeSelector | object | `{}` |  |
+| portal.frontend.podAnnotations | object | `{}` |  |
 | portal.frontend.readinessProbe.initialDelaySeconds | int | `5` |  |
 | portal.frontend.readinessProbe.periodSeconds | int | `10` |  |
 | portal.frontend.readinessProbe.successThreshold | int | `1` |  |
@@ -145,6 +147,7 @@ We separated service configuration from `portal.server.service` to `portal.serve
 | portal.server.authServer.image.pullPolicy | string | `"Always"` |  |
 | portal.server.authServer.image.repository | string | `"litmusportal-auth-server"` |  |
 | portal.server.authServer.image.tag | string | `"3.13.0"` |  |
+| portal.server.authServer.podAnnotations | object | `{}` |  |
 | portal.server.authServer.ports[0].containerPort | int | `3000` |  |
 | portal.server.authServer.ports[0].name | string | `"auth-server"` |  |
 | portal.server.authServer.ports[1].containerPort | int | `3030` |  |
@@ -194,6 +197,7 @@ We separated service configuration from `portal.server.service` to `portal.serve
 | portal.server.graphqlServer.livenessProbe.periodSeconds | int | `10` |  |
 | portal.server.graphqlServer.livenessProbe.successThreshold | int | `1` |  |
 | portal.server.graphqlServer.livenessProbe.timeoutSeconds | int | `5` |  |
+| portal.server.graphqlServer.podAnnotations | object | `{}` |  |
 | portal.server.graphqlServer.ports[0].containerPort | int | `8080` |  |
 | portal.server.graphqlServer.ports[0].name | string | `"gql-server"` |  |
 | portal.server.graphqlServer.ports[1].containerPort | int | `8000` |  |
diff --git a/charts/litmus/templates/_helpers.tpl b/charts/litmus/templates/_helpers.tpl
index 865dd119..fb135637 100644
--- a/charts/litmus/templates/_helpers.tpl
+++ b/charts/litmus/templates/_helpers.tpl
@@ -136,3 +136,30 @@ mongodb://{{ trimSuffix "," $hosts  }}/admin
   {{- end -}}
 {{- end -}}
 
+{{/* section to define the podannotations for the different components */}}
+{{- define "litmus-portal.podannotations.auth-server" -}}
+{{- if .Values.customPodAnnotations }}
+{{ toYaml .Values.customPodAnnotations }}
+{{- end }}
+{{- if .Values.portal.server.authServer.podAnnotations }}
+{{ toYaml .Values.portal.server.authServer.podAnnotations }}
+{{- end }}
+{{- end -}}
+
+{{- define "litmus-portal.podannotations.graphql-server" -}}
+{{- if .Values.customPodAnnotations }}
+{{ toYaml .Values.customPodAnnotations }}
+{{- end }}
+{{- if .Values.portal.server.graphqlServer.podAnnotations }}
+{{ toYaml .Values.portal.server.graphqlServer.podAnnotations }}
+{{- end }}
+{{- end -}}
+
+{{- define "litmus-portal.podannotations.frontend" -}}
+{{- if .Values.customPodAnnotations }}
+{{ toYaml .Values.customPodAnnotations }}
+{{- end }}
+{{- if .Values.portal.frontend.podAnnotations }}
+{{ toYaml .Values.portal.frontend.podAnnotations }}
+{{- end }}
+{{- end -}}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/charts/litmus/templates/auth-server-deployment.yaml b/charts/litmus/templates/auth-server-deployment.yaml
index 19bb042e..57185cb9 100644
--- a/charts/litmus/templates/auth-server-deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/litmus/templates/auth-server-deployment.yaml
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ spec:
         {{- if .Values.portal.server.customLabels }}
           {{ toYaml .Values.portal.server.customLabels | nindent 8 }}
         {{- end }}
+      {{- if include "litmus-portal.podannotations.auth-server" . }}
+      annotations:
+        {{- include "litmus-portal.podannotations.auth-server" . | indent 8 }}
+      {{- end}}
     spec:
       automountServiceAccountToken: {{ .Values.portal.server.authServer.automountServiceAccountToken }}
       {{- if .Values.image.imagePullSecrets }}
diff --git a/charts/litmus/templates/frontend-deployment.yaml b/charts/litmus/templates/frontend-deployment.yaml
index bc3ce13e..b9e88591 100644
--- a/charts/litmus/templates/frontend-deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/litmus/templates/frontend-deployment.yaml
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ spec:
         {{- if .Values.portal.frontend.customLabels }}
           {{ toYaml .Values.portal.frontend.customLabels | nindent 8 }}
         {{- end }}
+      {{- if include "litmus-portal.podannotations.frontend" . }}
+      annotations:
+        {{- include "litmus-portal.podannotations.frontend" . | indent 8 }}
+      {{- end}}
     spec:
       automountServiceAccountToken: {{ .Values.portal.frontend.automountServiceAccountToken }}
       {{- if .Values.image.imagePullSecrets }}
diff --git a/charts/litmus/templates/server-deployment.yaml b/charts/litmus/templates/server-deployment.yaml
index 0ec9f270..7af80fbc 100644
--- a/charts/litmus/templates/server-deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/litmus/templates/server-deployment.yaml
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ spec:
         {{- if .Values.portal.server.customLabels }}
           {{ toYaml .Values.portal.server.customLabels | nindent 8 }}
         {{- end }}
+      {{- if include "litmus-portal.podannotations.graphql-server" . }}
+      annotations:
+        {{- include "litmus-portal.podannotations.graphql-server" . | indent 8 }}
+      {{- end}}
     spec:
       automountServiceAccountToken: {{ .Values.portal.server.graphqlServer.automountServiceAccountToken }}
       {{- if .Values.image.imagePullSecrets }}
diff --git a/charts/litmus/values.yaml b/charts/litmus/values.yaml
index a47a3048..c79a3e4f 100644
--- a/charts/litmus/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/litmus/values.yaml
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 # Declare variables to be passed into your templates.
 nameOverride: ""
 
+# -- Additional annotations
+customPodAnnotations: {}
 # -- Additional labels
 customLabels: {}
 # my.company.com/concourse-cd: 2
@@ -123,6 +125,7 @@ portal:
     containerPort: 8185
     customLabels: {}
     # my.company.com/tier: "frontend"
+    podAnnotations: {}
 
     resources:
       # We usually recommend not to specify default resources and to leave this as a conscious
@@ -280,6 +283,7 @@ portal:
         periodSeconds: 10
         successThreshold: 1
         timeoutSeconds: 1
+      podAnnotations: {}
     authServer:
       replicas: 1
       autoscaling:
@@ -328,7 +332,7 @@ portal:
           ephemeral-storage: "1Gi"
       volumeMounts: []
       volumes: []
-
+      podAnnotations: {}
     nodeSelector: {}
     tolerations: []
     affinity: {}