diff --git a/charts/base-cluster/templates/backup/velero.yaml b/charts/base-cluster/templates/backup/velero.yaml
index 836a789f1..19bed3055 100644
--- a/charts/base-cluster/templates/backup/velero.yaml
+++ b/charts/base-cluster/templates/backup/velero.yaml
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ spec:
           {{- end }}
       {{- end }}
       volumeSnapshotLocation: []
+      uploaderType: restic
     metrics:
       serviceMonitor:
         additionalLabels: {{- .Values.monitoring.labels | toYaml | nindent 10 }}
diff --git a/charts/base-cluster/values.yaml b/charts/base-cluster/values.yaml
index 2b89ced03..19693721b 100644
--- a/charts/base-cluster/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/base-cluster/values.yaml
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ global:
     vmware:
       url: https://vmware-tanzu.github.io/helm-charts
       charts:
-        velero: 5.3.0
+        velero: 5.4.1
       condition: "{{ not (empty .Values.backup.backupStorageLocations) }}"
     open-telemetry:
       url: https://open-telemetry.github.io/opentelemetry-helm-charts