diff --git a/charts/k8s-metacollector/CHANGELOG.md b/charts/k8s-metacollector/CHANGELOG.md
index e01e1282..d4278a4b 100644
--- a/charts/k8s-metacollector/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/charts/k8s-metacollector/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@
 This file documents all notable changes to `k8s-metacollector` Helm Chart. The release
 numbering uses [semantic versioning](http://semver.org).
 
+## v0.1.9
+
+* Add podLabels
+
 ## v0.1.8
 
 * Bump application version to 0.1.1. For more info see release notes: https://github.com/falcosecurity/k8s-metacollector/releases/tag/v0.1.1
@@ -23,7 +27,7 @@ numbering uses [semantic versioning](http://semver.org).
 ## v0.1.4
 
 *  Lower `interval` and `scrape_timeout` values for service monitor;
-* 
+
 ## v0.1.3
 
 * Bump application version to 0.1.3
@@ -45,4 +49,4 @@ numbering uses [semantic versioning](http://semver.org).
 
 ### Major Changes
 
-* Initial release of k8s-metacollector Helm Chart. **Note:** the chart uses the `main` tag, since we don't have released the k8s-metacollector yet.
\ No newline at end of file
+* Initial release of k8s-metacollector Helm Chart. **Note:** the chart uses the `main` tag, since we don't have released the k8s-metacollector yet.
diff --git a/charts/k8s-metacollector/Chart.yaml b/charts/k8s-metacollector/Chart.yaml
index d0624156..1f2f6670 100644
--- a/charts/k8s-metacollector/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/k8s-metacollector/Chart.yaml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ type: application
 # This is the chart version. This version number should be incremented each time you make changes
 # to the chart and its templates, including the app version.
 # Versions are expected to follow Semantic Versioning (https://semver.org/)
-version: 0.1.8
+version: 0.1.9
 
 # This is the version number of the application being deployed. This version number should be
 # incremented each time you make changes to the application. Versions are not expected to
diff --git a/charts/k8s-metacollector/README.md b/charts/k8s-metacollector/README.md
index 6c258935..84a76ef7 100644
--- a/charts/k8s-metacollector/README.md
+++ b/charts/k8s-metacollector/README.md
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ The command removes all the Kubernetes resources associated with the chart and d
 
 ## Configuration
 
-The following table lists the main configurable parameters of the k8s-metacollector chart v0.1.8 and their default values. See `values.yaml` for full list.
+The following table lists the main configurable parameters of the k8s-metacollector chart v0.1.9 and their default values. See `values.yaml` for full list.
 
 ## Values
 
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ The following table lists the main configurable parameters of the k8s-metacollec
 | namespaceOverride | string | `""` | namespaceOverride overrides the deployment namespace. It's useful for multi-namespace deployments in combined charts. |
 | nodeSelector | object | `{}` | nodeSelector specifies a set of key-value pairs that must match labels assigned to nodes for the Pod to be eligible for scheduling on that node. |
 | podAnnotations | object | `{}` | podAnnotations are custom annotations to be added to the pod. |
+| podLabels | object | `{}` | podLabels are labels to be added to the pod. |
 | podSecurityContext | object | `{"fsGroup":1000,"runAsGroup":1000,"runAsNonRoot":true,"runAsUser":1000}` | These settings are override by the ones specified for the container when there is overlap. |
 | podSecurityContext.fsGroup | int | `1000` | fsGroup specifies the group ID (GID) that should be used for the volume mounted within a Pod. |
 | podSecurityContext.runAsGroup | int | `1000` | runAsGroup specifies the group ID (GID) that the containers inside the pod should run as. |
diff --git a/charts/k8s-metacollector/templates/deployment.yaml b/charts/k8s-metacollector/templates/deployment.yaml
index 896248ce..7688a215 100644
--- a/charts/k8s-metacollector/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/k8s-metacollector/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ spec:
       {{- end }}
       labels:
         {{- include "k8s-metacollector.selectorLabels" . | nindent 8 }}
+        {{- if .Values.podLabels }}
+        {{ toYaml .Values.podLabels | nindent 8 }}
+        {{- end }}
     spec:
       {{- with .Values.image.pullSecrets }}
       imagePullSecrets:
diff --git a/charts/k8s-metacollector/values.yaml b/charts/k8s-metacollector/values.yaml
index b6dcc256..98e1fa24 100644
--- a/charts/k8s-metacollector/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/k8s-metacollector/values.yaml
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ fullnameOverride: ""
 # -- namespaceOverride overrides the deployment namespace. It's useful for multi-namespace deployments in combined charts.
 namespaceOverride: ""
 
-
 # -- serviceAccount is the configuration for the service account.
 serviceAccount:
   # -- create specifies whether a service account should be created.
@@ -39,6 +38,9 @@ serviceAccount:
 # -- podAnnotations are custom annotations to be added to the pod.
 podAnnotations: {}
 
+# -- podLabels are labels to be added to the pod.
+podLabels: {}
+
 # -- podSecurityContext holds the security settings for the pod.
 # -- These settings are override by the ones specified for the container when there is overlap.
 podSecurityContext: