diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c611f2b795..d2cf0531b2 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -38,3 +38,6 @@ manifests/
 ## Kubebuilder
 **/kubebuilder
 /docs/tmp/
+
+# Helm readme generator project
+readme-generator-for-helm/
diff --git a/helm/chart/README.md b/helm/chart/README.md
index be385900e9..35608df70d 100644
--- a/helm/chart/README.md
+++ b/helm/chart/README.md
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ KLT introduces a more cloud-native approach for pre- and post-deployment, as wel
 
 ### OpenTelemetry
 
-| Name                | Description                                   | Value                 |
-| ------------------- | --------------------------------------------- | --------------------- |
-| `otelCollector.url` | Sets the URL for the open telemetry collector | `otel-collector:4317` |
+| Name                         | Description                                          | Value                 |
+| ---------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------- | --------------------- |
+| `otelCollector.url`          | Sets the URL for the open telemetry collector        | `otel-collector:4317` |
+| `deployment.imagePullPolicy` | Sets the image pull policy for kubernetes deployment | `Always`              |
 
diff --git a/helm/chart/values.yaml b/helm/chart/values.yaml
index 0fc06dbf14..098bbe2a7e 100644
--- a/helm/chart/values.yaml
+++ b/helm/chart/values.yaml
@@ -2,3 +2,7 @@
 otelCollector:
   ## @param otelCollector.url Sets the URL for the open telemetry collector
   url: "otel-collector:4317"
+
+deployment:
+  ## @param deployment.imagePullPolicy Sets the image pull policy for kubernetes deployment
+  imagePullPolicy: "Always"
diff --git a/helm/overlay/patches/patch_deployment.yaml b/helm/overlay/patches/patch_deployment.yaml
index c45b95a17d..cc74537b8c 100644
--- a/helm/overlay/patches/patch_deployment.yaml
+++ b/helm/overlay/patches/patch_deployment.yaml
@@ -9,23 +9,28 @@ spec:
     spec:
       containers:
         - name: manager
+          imagePullPolicy: "{{ .Values.deployment.imagePullPolicy | default Always }}"
+
           env:
             - name: OTEL_COLLECTOR_URL
               value: "{{ .Values.otelCollector.url }}"
 
 
-#---
-#apiVersion: apps/v1 #example patch for certmanager
-#kind: Deployment
-#metadata:
-#  name: cert-manager
-#  namespace: system
-#spec:
-#  template:
-#    spec:
-#      containers:
-#        - name: manager
-#          env:
+
+---
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: cert-manager
+  namespace: system
+spec:
+  template:
+    spec:
+      containers:
+        - name: manager
+          imagePullPolicy: "{{ .Values.deployment.imagePullPolicy | default Always }}"
+
+          env:
 #            - name: NEW_ENV_VAR
 #              value: "{{ .Values.myNewEnvVar }}"
 
@@ -40,6 +45,8 @@ spec:
     spec:
       containers:
         - name: keptn-scheduler
+          imagePullPolicy: "{{ .Values.deployment.imagePullPolicy | default Always }}"
+
           env:
             - name: OTEL_COLLECTOR_URL
               value: "{{ .Values.otelCollector.url }}"