diff --git a/couchdb/Chart.yaml b/couchdb/Chart.yaml
index fbe0bfe..e369a78 100644
--- a/couchdb/Chart.yaml
+++ b/couchdb/Chart.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 apiVersion: v1
 name: couchdb
-version: 4.5.6
+version: 4.6.0
 appVersion: 3.3.3
 description: A database featuring seamless multi-master sync, that scales from
   big data to mobile, with an intuitive HTTP/JSON API and designed for
diff --git a/couchdb/templates/statefulset.yaml b/couchdb/templates/statefulset.yaml
index 5686f1c..fb9d7b2 100644
--- a/couchdb/templates/statefulset.yaml
+++ b/couchdb/templates/statefulset.yaml
@@ -210,6 +210,9 @@ spec:
 {{- with .Values.topologySpreadConstraints }}
       topologySpreadConstraints:
 {{ toYaml . | indent 8 }}
+{{- end }}
+{{- with .Values.priorityClassName }}
+      priorityClassName: {{ . | quote }}
 {{- end }}
       volumes:
         - name: config-storage
diff --git a/couchdb/values.yaml b/couchdb/values.yaml
index 586dc54..14da9e6 100644
--- a/couchdb/values.yaml
+++ b/couchdb/values.yaml
@@ -294,3 +294,6 @@ placementConfig:
   image:
     repository: caligrafix/couchdb-autoscaler-placement-manager
     tag: 0.1.0
+
+# Optional priority class to be used for CouchDB pods
+priorityClassName: ""
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