diff --git a/charts/backstage/Chart.yaml b/charts/backstage/Chart.yaml
index c09b0719..4d58584f 100644
--- a/charts/backstage/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/backstage/Chart.yaml
@@ -41,4 +41,4 @@ sources:
 # 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: 2.8.0
+version: 2.8.1
diff --git a/charts/backstage/README.md b/charts/backstage/README.md
index 2bd5b95d..8a6ea6c6 100644
--- a/charts/backstage/README.md
+++ b/charts/backstage/README.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Janus-IDP Backstage Helm Chart
 
 [![Artifact Hub](https://img.shields.io/endpoint?url=https://artifacthub.io/badge/repository/janus-idp&style=flat-square)](https://artifacthub.io/packages/search?repo=janus-idp)
-![Version: 2.8.0](https://img.shields.io/badge/Version-2.8.0-informational?style=flat-square)
+![Version: 2.8.1](https://img.shields.io/badge/Version-2.8.1-informational?style=flat-square)
 ![Type: application](https://img.shields.io/badge/Type-application-informational?style=flat-square)
 
 A Helm chart for deploying a Backstage application
diff --git a/charts/backstage/values.yaml b/charts/backstage/values.yaml
index 0f9f2646..7a9e84c9 100644
--- a/charts/backstage/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/backstage/values.yaml
@@ -33,6 +33,26 @@ upstream:
           connection:
             password: ${POSTGRESQL_ADMIN_PASSWORD}
             user: postgres
+    readinessProbe:
+      failureThreshold: 3
+      httpGet:
+        path: /healthcheck
+        port: 7007
+        scheme: HTTP
+      initialDelaySeconds: 30
+      periodSeconds: 10
+      successThreshold: 2
+      timeoutSeconds: 2
+    livenessProbe:
+      failureThreshold: 3
+      httpGet:
+        path: /healthcheck
+        port: 7007
+        scheme: HTTP
+      initialDelaySeconds: 60
+      periodSeconds: 10
+      successThreshold: 1
+      timeoutSeconds: 2
     extraEnvVars:
       - name: POSTGRESQL_ADMIN_PASSWORD
         valueFrom: