diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ca2024a..9d2e18e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+# 6.2.0
+
+- Added ability to add pod labels to pods created from Deployment objects at the global level
+
 # 6.1.1
 
 - Updated the Mastodon version to v4.3.6
diff --git a/Chart.yaml b/Chart.yaml
index bb720fd..bd34467 100644
--- a/Chart.yaml
+++ b/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: 6.1.1
+version: 6.2.0
 
 # 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/templates/deployment-sidekiq.yaml b/templates/deployment-sidekiq.yaml
index 5951bd6..74f6472 100644
--- a/templates/deployment-sidekiq.yaml
+++ b/templates/deployment-sidekiq.yaml
@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@ spec:
         {{- include "mastodon.globalLabels" $context | nindent 8 }}
         {{- include "mastodon.selectorLabels" $context | nindent 8 }}
         {{- include "mastodon.statsdExporterLabels" $context | nindent 8 }}
+        {{- with $context.Values.mastodon.podLabels }}
+        {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
+        {{- end }}
         {{- with $context.Values.mastodon.sidekiq.podLabels }}
         {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
         {{- end }}
diff --git a/templates/deployment-streaming.yaml b/templates/deployment-streaming.yaml
index 1139f9d..6715195 100644
--- a/templates/deployment-streaming.yaml
+++ b/templates/deployment-streaming.yaml
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ spec:
       labels:
         {{- include "mastodon.globalLabels" . | nindent 8 }}
         {{- include "mastodon.selectorLabels" . | nindent 8 }}
+        {{- with .Values.mastodon.podLabels }}
+        {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
+        {{- end }}
         {{- with .Values.mastodon.streaming.podLabels }}
         {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
         {{- end }}
diff --git a/templates/deployment-web.yaml b/templates/deployment-web.yaml
index 078bb5f..c62af1a 100644
--- a/templates/deployment-web.yaml
+++ b/templates/deployment-web.yaml
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ spec:
         {{- include "mastodon.globalLabels" . | nindent 8 }}
         {{- include "mastodon.selectorLabels" . | nindent 8 }}
         {{- include "mastodon.statsdExporterLabels" . | nindent 8 }}
+        {{- with .Values.mastodon.podLabels }}
+        {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
+        {{- end }}
         {{- with .Values.mastodon.web.podLabels }}
         {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
         {{- end }}
diff --git a/values.yaml b/values.yaml
index 89e637b..26f69be 100644
--- a/values.yaml
+++ b/values.yaml
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ image:
 mastodon:
   # Labels added to every Mastodon-related object
   labels: {}
+  # Labes added to every deployed mastodon pod
+  podLabels: {}
 
   # -- create an initial administrator user; the password is autogenerated and will
   # have to be reset