diff --git a/charts/rstudio-connect/Chart.yaml b/charts/rstudio-connect/Chart.yaml
index 21d47162..030b17df 100644
--- a/charts/rstudio-connect/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/rstudio-connect/Chart.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: rstudio-connect
 description: Official Helm chart for Posit Connect
-version: 0.8.29
+version: 0.8.30
 apiVersion: v2
 appVersion: 2026.02.0
 icon: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rstudio/helm/main/images/posit-icon-fullcolor.svg
diff --git a/charts/rstudio-connect/NEWS.md b/charts/rstudio-connect/NEWS.md
index 55b34237..d6b110f3 100644
--- a/charts/rstudio-connect/NEWS.md
+++ b/charts/rstudio-connect/NEWS.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 0.8.30
+
+- Add `deployment.annotations` to support user-defined annotations on the Deployment resource
+
 ## 0.8.29
 
 - Re-enable TensorFlow serving and remove executable path from Connect configuration
diff --git a/charts/rstudio-connect/README.md b/charts/rstudio-connect/README.md
index 2d31044a..4c040718 100644
--- a/charts/rstudio-connect/README.md
+++ b/charts/rstudio-connect/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Posit Connect
 
-![Version: 0.8.29](https://img.shields.io/badge/Version-0.8.29-informational?style=flat-square) ![AppVersion: 2026.02.0](https://img.shields.io/badge/AppVersion-2026.02.0-informational?style=flat-square)
+![Version: 0.8.30](https://img.shields.io/badge/Version-0.8.30-informational?style=flat-square) ![AppVersion: 2026.02.0](https://img.shields.io/badge/AppVersion-2026.02.0-informational?style=flat-square)
 
 #### _Official Helm chart for Posit Connect_
 
@@ -30,11 +30,11 @@ To ensure reproducibility in your environment and insulate yourself from future
 
 ## Installing the chart
 
-To install the chart with the release name `my-release` at version 0.8.29:
+To install the chart with the release name `my-release` at version 0.8.30:
 
 ```{.bash}
 helm repo add rstudio https://helm.rstudio.com
-helm upgrade --install my-release rstudio/rstudio-connect --version=0.8.29
+helm upgrade --install my-release rstudio/rstudio-connect --version=0.8.30
 ```
 
 To explore other chart versions, look at:
@@ -234,6 +234,7 @@ The Helm `config` values are converted into the `rstudio-connect.gcfg` service c
 | chronicleAgent.volumeMounts | list | `[]` | Verbatim volumeMounts to attach to the Chronicle agent container |
 | command | list | `[]` | The pod's run command. By default, it uses the container's default |
 | config | object | [Posit Connect Configuration Reference](https://docs.posit.co/connect/admin/appendix/off-host/helm-reference/) | A nested map of maps that generates the rstudio-connect.gcfg file |
+| deployment.annotations | object | `{}` | Additional annotations to add to the rstudio-connect deployment |
 | extraObjects | list | `[]` | Extra objects to deploy (value evaluated as a template) |
 | fullnameOverride | string | `""` | The full name of the release (can be overridden) |
 | image | object | `{"imagePullPolicy":"IfNotPresent","imagePullSecrets":[],"repository":"ghcr.io/rstudio/rstudio-connect","tag":"","tagPrefix":"ubuntu2204-"}` | Defines the Posit Connect image to deploy |
diff --git a/charts/rstudio-connect/templates/deployment.yaml b/charts/rstudio-connect/templates/deployment.yaml
index b94acbda..ffae771d 100644
--- a/charts/rstudio-connect/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/rstudio-connect/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ kind: Deployment
 metadata:
   name: {{ include "rstudio-connect.fullname" . }}
   namespace: {{ $.Release.Namespace }}
+  {{- with .Values.deployment.annotations }}
+  annotations:
+    {{- toYaml . | nindent 4 }}
+  {{- end }}
 spec:
   strategy:
     type: {{ .Values.strategy.type }}
diff --git a/charts/rstudio-connect/values.yaml b/charts/rstudio-connect/values.yaml
index a77c2373..ee828616 100644
--- a/charts/rstudio-connect/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/rstudio-connect/values.yaml
@@ -85,6 +85,10 @@ strategy:
     maxSurge: "100%"
     maxUnavailable: 0
 
+deployment:
+  # -- Additional annotations to add to the rstudio-connect deployment
+  annotations: {}
+
 service:
   # -- Annotations for the service, for example to specify [an internal load balancer](https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/services-networking/service/#internal-load-balancer)
   annotations: {}