diff --git a/packages/system/victoria-metrics-operator/charts/victoria-metrics-operator/Chart.lock b/packages/system/victoria-metrics-operator/charts/victoria-metrics-operator/Chart.lock
index 1b0e2a46..2868e66f 100644
--- a/packages/system/victoria-metrics-operator/charts/victoria-metrics-operator/Chart.lock
+++ b/packages/system/victoria-metrics-operator/charts/victoria-metrics-operator/Chart.lock
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 dependencies:
 - name: victoria-metrics-common
-  repository: https://victoriametrics.github.io/helm-charts
-  version: 0.0.46
+  repository: oci://ghcr.io/victoriametrics/helm-charts
+  version: 0.3.0
 - name: crds
   repository: ""
   version: 0.0.*
-digest: sha256:43d3d210a9d1a2234e6c56518f8c477125a5ad5e8ed08d46209528f19acd9c89
-generated: "2025-12-23T12:58:01.428960334Z"
+digest: sha256:adec954bf2814f744f5b69fcf67c8b246bf21f416adb0ab37d91c9b42f72d353
+generated: "2026-04-16T10:14:10.795552631Z"
diff --git a/packages/system/victoria-metrics-operator/charts/victoria-metrics-operator/Chart.yaml b/packages/system/victoria-metrics-operator/charts/victoria-metrics-operator/Chart.yaml
index bb9253b1..030af8f0 100644
--- a/packages/system/victoria-metrics-operator/charts/victoria-metrics-operator/Chart.yaml
+++ b/packages/system/victoria-metrics-operator/charts/victoria-metrics-operator/Chart.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 annotations:
   artifacthub.io/category: monitoring-logging
   artifacthub.io/changes: |
-    - updates operator to [v0.68.1](https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/operator/releases/tag/v0.68.1) version
+    - revert change in Deployment's matchLabels, that was introduced in release 0.60.0
   artifacthub.io/license: Apache-2.0
   artifacthub.io/links: |
     - name: Sources
@@ -16,13 +16,14 @@ annotations:
   artifacthub.io/readme: |
     # VictoriaMetrics Operator Helm chart
 
-    Chart documentation is available [here](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/helm/victoria-metrics-operator/)
+    Chart documentation is available [here](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/helm/victoria-metrics-operator/).
+    Changelog is [here](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/helm/victoria-metrics-operator/changelog/).
 apiVersion: v2
-appVersion: v0.68.1
+appVersion: v0.68.4
 dependencies:
 - name: victoria-metrics-common
-  repository: https://victoriametrics.github.io/helm-charts
-  version: 0.0.*
+  repository: oci://ghcr.io/victoriametrics/helm-charts
+  version: 0.3.*
 - condition: crds.plain
   name: crds
   repository: ""
@@ -46,4 +47,4 @@ sources:
 - https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/helm-charts
 - https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/operator
 type: application
-version: 0.59.1
+version: 0.61.0
diff --git a/packages/system/victoria-metrics-operator/charts/victoria-metrics-operator/README.md b/packages/system/victoria-metrics-operator/charts/victoria-metrics-operator/README.md
index 49a06de2..6a080424 100644
--- a/packages/system/victoria-metrics-operator/charts/victoria-metrics-operator/README.md
+++ b/packages/system/victoria-metrics-operator/charts/victoria-metrics-operator/README.md
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 # VictoriaMetrics Operator Helm chart
 
-Chart documentation is available [here](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/helm/victoria-metrics-operator/)
+Chart documentation is available [here](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/helm/victoria-metrics-operator/).
+Changelog is [here](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/helm/victoria-metrics-operator/changelog/).
diff --git a/packages/system/victoria-metrics-operator/charts/victoria-metrics-operator/RELEASE_NOTES b/packages/system/victoria-metrics-operator/charts/victoria-metrics-operator/RELEASE_NOTES
index bf22fd3f..3529783a 100644
--- a/packages/system/victoria-metrics-operator/charts/victoria-metrics-operator/RELEASE_NOTES
+++ b/packages/system/victoria-metrics-operator/charts/victoria-metrics-operator/RELEASE_NOTES
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-# Release notes for version 0.59.1
+# Release notes for version 0.61.0
 
-**Release date:** 03 Mar 2026
+**Release date:** 16 Apr 2026
 
-![Helm: v3](https://img.shields.io/badge/Helm-v3.14%2B-informational?color=informational&logo=helm&link=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Fhelm%2Fhelm%2Freleases%2Ftag%2Fv3.14.0) ![AppVersion: v0.68.1](https://img.shields.io/badge/v0.68.1-success?logo=VictoriaMetrics&labelColor=gray&link=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.victoriametrics.com%2Foperator%2Fchangelog%2F%23v0681)
+![Helm: v3](https://img.shields.io/badge/Helm-v3.14%2B-informational?color=informational&logo=helm&link=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Fhelm%2Fhelm%2Freleases%2Ftag%2Fv3.14.0) ![AppVersion: v0.68.4](https://img.shields.io/badge/v0.68.4-success?logo=VictoriaMetrics&labelColor=gray&link=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.victoriametrics.com%2Foperator%2Fchangelog%2F%23v0684)
 
-- updates operator to [v0.68.1](https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/operator/releases/tag/v0.68.1) version
+- revert change in Deployment's matchLabels, that was introduced in release 0.60.0
diff --git a/packages/system/victoria-metrics-operator/charts/victoria-metrics-operator/charts/crds/crds/crd.yaml b/packages/system/victoria-metrics-operator/charts/victoria-metrics-operator/charts/crds/crds/crd.yaml
index c4138be8..bdf7e8d0 100644
--- a/packages/system/victoria-metrics-operator/charts/victoria-metrics-operator/charts/crds/crds/crd.yaml
+++ b/packages/system/victoria-metrics-operator/charts/victoria-metrics-operator/charts/crds/crds/crd.yaml
@@ -6079,6 +6079,7 @@ spec:
                 - spec
                 type: object
               shardCount:
+                format: int32
                 type: integer
               startupProbe:
                 type: object
@@ -6087,6 +6088,14 @@ spec:
                 type: boolean
               statefulRollingUpdateStrategy:
                 type: string
+              statefulRollingUpdateStrategyBehavior:
+                properties:
+                  maxUnavailable:
+                    anyOf:
+                    - type: integer
+                    - type: string
+                    x-kubernetes-int-or-string: true
+                type: object
               statefulStorage:
                 properties:
                   emptyDir:
@@ -12326,6 +12335,7 @@ spec:
                 type: object
                 x-kubernetes-preserve-unknown-fields: true
               shardCount:
+                format: int32
                 type: integer
               startupProbe:
                 type: object
@@ -16808,6 +16818,9 @@ spec:
                 type: boolean
               vmauth:
                 properties:
+                  enabled:
+                    default: true
+                    type: boolean
                   name:
                     type: string
                   spec:
@@ -24727,6 +24740,14 @@ spec:
                             type: boolean
                           statefulRollingUpdateStrategy:
                             type: string
+                          statefulRollingUpdateStrategyBehavior:
+                            properties:
+                              maxUnavailable:
+                                anyOf:
+                                - type: integer
+                                - type: string
+                                x-kubernetes-int-or-string: true
+                            type: object
                           statefulStorage:
                             properties:
                               emptyDir:
@@ -28628,6 +28649,14 @@ spec:
                               type: boolean
                             statefulRollingUpdateStrategy:
                               type: string
+                            statefulRollingUpdateStrategyBehavior:
+                              properties:
+                                maxUnavailable:
+                                  anyOf:
+                                  - type: integer
+                                  - type: string
+                                  x-kubernetes-int-or-string: true
+                              type: object
                             statefulStorage:
                               properties:
                                 emptyDir:
diff --git a/packages/system/victoria-metrics-operator/charts/victoria-metrics-operator/charts/crds/files/crd.yaml.bz2 b/packages/system/victoria-metrics-operator/charts/victoria-metrics-operator/charts/crds/files/crd.yaml.bz2
index 7f518a91..ab7c4d95 100644
Binary files a/packages/system/victoria-metrics-operator/charts/victoria-metrics-operator/charts/crds/files/crd.yaml.bz2 and b/packages/system/victoria-metrics-operator/charts/victoria-metrics-operator/charts/crds/files/crd.yaml.bz2 differ
diff --git a/packages/system/victoria-metrics-operator/charts/victoria-metrics-operator/charts/victoria-metrics-common/Chart.yaml b/packages/system/victoria-metrics-operator/charts/victoria-metrics-operator/charts/victoria-metrics-common/Chart.yaml
index 04aba91f..e8f67b95 100644
--- a/packages/system/victoria-metrics-operator/charts/victoria-metrics-operator/charts/victoria-metrics-common/Chart.yaml
+++ b/packages/system/victoria-metrics-operator/charts/victoria-metrics-operator/charts/victoria-metrics-common/Chart.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 annotations:
   artifacthub.io/category: monitoring-logging
   artifacthub.io/changes: |
-    - allow setting global labels for each resource using `.Values.global.extraLabels`. See [#2607](https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/helm-charts/issues/2607).
+    - reverted usage of `app` label in `vm.selectorLabels`
   artifacthub.io/license: Apache-2.0
   artifacthub.io/links: |
     - name: Sources
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ annotations:
   artifacthub.io/readme: |
     # VictoriaMetrics Common Helm chart
 
-    Chart documentation is available [here](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/helm/victoria-metrics-common/)
+    Chart documentation is available [here](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/helm/victoria-metrics-common/).
+    Changelog is [here](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/helm/victoria-metrics-common/changelog/).
 apiVersion: v2
 description: VictoriaMetrics Common - contains shared templates for all Victoria Metrics
   helm charts
@@ -29,4 +30,4 @@ name: victoria-metrics-common
 sources:
 - https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/helm-charts
 type: library
-version: 0.0.46
+version: 0.3.0
diff --git a/packages/system/victoria-metrics-operator/charts/victoria-metrics-operator/charts/victoria-metrics-common/README.md b/packages/system/victoria-metrics-operator/charts/victoria-metrics-operator/charts/victoria-metrics-common/README.md
index 9ba0b4f5..c8ee7051 100644
--- a/packages/system/victoria-metrics-operator/charts/victoria-metrics-operator/charts/victoria-metrics-common/README.md
+++ b/packages/system/victoria-metrics-operator/charts/victoria-metrics-operator/charts/victoria-metrics-common/README.md
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 # VictoriaMetrics Common Helm chart
 
-Chart documentation is available [here](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/helm/victoria-metrics-common/)
+Chart documentation is available [here](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/helm/victoria-metrics-common/).
+Changelog is [here](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/helm/victoria-metrics-common/changelog/).
diff --git a/packages/system/victoria-metrics-operator/charts/victoria-metrics-operator/charts/victoria-metrics-common/RELEASE_NOTES b/packages/system/victoria-metrics-operator/charts/victoria-metrics-operator/charts/victoria-metrics-common/RELEASE_NOTES
index 055cd4c5..ad0cdfa9 100644
--- a/packages/system/victoria-metrics-operator/charts/victoria-metrics-operator/charts/victoria-metrics-common/RELEASE_NOTES
+++ b/packages/system/victoria-metrics-operator/charts/victoria-metrics-operator/charts/victoria-metrics-common/RELEASE_NOTES
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-# Release notes for version 0.0.46
+# Release notes for version 0.3.0
 
-**Release date:** 23 Dec 2025
+**Release date:** 16 Apr 2026
 
 ![Helm: v3](https://img.shields.io/badge/Helm-v3.14%2B-informational?color=informational&logo=helm&link=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Fhelm%2Fhelm%2Freleases%2Ftag%2Fv3.14.0)
 
-- allow setting global labels for each resource using `.Values.global.extraLabels`. See [#2607](https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/helm-charts/issues/2607).
+- reverted usage of `app` label in `vm.selectorLabels`
diff --git a/packages/system/victoria-metrics-operator/charts/victoria-metrics-operator/charts/victoria-metrics-common/templates/_helpers.tpl b/packages/system/victoria-metrics-operator/charts/victoria-metrics-operator/charts/victoria-metrics-common/templates/_helpers.tpl
index 99ac30d5..bd945678 100644
--- a/packages/system/victoria-metrics-operator/charts/victoria-metrics-operator/charts/victoria-metrics-common/templates/_helpers.tpl
+++ b/packages/system/victoria-metrics-operator/charts/victoria-metrics-operator/charts/victoria-metrics-common/templates/_helpers.tpl
@@ -125,8 +125,8 @@ If release name contains chart name it will be used as a full name.
     {{- $ctx := . -}}
     {{- $values := $Values -}}
     {{- range $ak := $appKey }}
-      {{- $values = ternary (default dict) (index $values $ak | default dict) (empty $values) -}}
-      {{- $ctx = ternary (default dict) (index $ctx $ak | default dict) (empty $ctx) -}}
+      {{- $values = ternary (dict) (index $values $ak | default dict) (empty $values) -}}
+      {{- $ctx = ternary (dict) (index $ctx $ak | default dict) (empty $ctx) -}}
       {{- if and (empty $values) (empty $ctx) -}}
         {{- fail (printf "No data for appKey %s" (join "->" $appKey)) -}}
       {{- end -}}
@@ -187,6 +187,9 @@ If release name contains chart name it will be used as a full name.
   {{- include "vm.validate.args" . -}}
   {{- $Release := (.helm).Release | default .Release -}}
   {{- $labels := fromYaml (include "vm.selectorLabels" .) -}}
+  {{- with $labels.app -}}
+    {{- $_ := set $labels "app.kubernetes.io/component" . -}}
+  {{- end -}}
   {{- $labels = mergeOverwrite $labels (.extraLabels | default dict) -}}
   {{- $_ := set $labels "app.kubernetes.io/managed-by" $Release.Service -}}
   {{- toYaml $labels -}}
@@ -197,7 +200,7 @@ If release name contains chart name it will be used as a full name.
   {{- include "vm.validate.args" . -}}
   {{- $Values := (.helm).Values | default .Values -}}
   {{- $globalLabels := deepCopy (($Values.global).extraLabels | default dict) -}}
-  {{- $labels := fromYaml (include "vm.selectorLabels" .) -}}
+  {{- $labels := fromYaml (include "vm.commonLabels" .) -}}
   {{- $labels = mergeOverwrite $globalLabels $labels (fromYaml (include "vm.metaLabels" .)) -}}
   {{- with (include "vm.image.tag" .) }}
     {{- $_ := set $labels "app.kubernetes.io/version" (regexReplaceAll "(.*)(@sha.*)" . "${1}") -}}
@@ -231,11 +234,16 @@ If release name contains chart name it will be used as a full name.
   {{- $_ := set $labels "app.kubernetes.io/name" (include "vm.name" .) -}}
   {{- $_ := set $labels "app.kubernetes.io/instance" (include "vm.release" .) -}}
   {{- with (include "vm.app.name" .) -}}
-    {{- if eq $.style "managed" -}}
-      {{- $_ := set $labels "app.kubernetes.io/component" (printf "%s-%s" (include "vm.name" $) .) -}}
-    {{- else -}}
-      {{- $_ := set $labels "app" . -}}
-    {{- end -}}
+    {{- $_ := set $labels "app" . -}}
   {{- end -}}
   {{- toYaml $labels -}}
 {{- end }}
+
+{{- define "vm.commonLabels" -}}
+  {{- $labels := fromYaml (include "vm.selectorLabels" . ) -}}
+  {{- with $labels.app -}}
+    {{- $_ := set $labels "app.kubernetes.io/component" . -}}
+    {{- $_ := unset $labels "app" -}}
+  {{- end -}}
+  {{- toYaml $labels -}}
+{{- end -}}
diff --git a/packages/system/victoria-metrics-operator/charts/victoria-metrics-operator/charts/victoria-metrics-common/templates/_image.tpl b/packages/system/victoria-metrics-operator/charts/victoria-metrics-operator/charts/victoria-metrics-common/templates/_image.tpl
index 6d30bd03..66d019e3 100644
--- a/packages/system/victoria-metrics-operator/charts/victoria-metrics-operator/charts/victoria-metrics-common/templates/_image.tpl
+++ b/packages/system/victoria-metrics-operator/charts/victoria-metrics-operator/charts/victoria-metrics-common/templates/_image.tpl
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ Victoria Metrics Image
   {{- with .appKey -}}
     {{- $appKey := ternary (list .) . (kindIs "string" .) -}}
     {{- range $ak := $appKey -}}
-      {{- $values = ternary (default dict) (index $values $ak | default dict) (empty $values) -}}
-      {{- $ctx = ternary (default dict) (index $ctx $ak | default dict) (empty $ctx) -}}
+      {{- $values = ternary (dict) (index $values $ak | default dict) (empty $values) -}}
+      {{- $ctx = ternary (dict) (index $ctx $ak | default dict) (empty $ctx) -}}
       {{- if and (empty $values) (empty $ctx) -}}
         {{- fail (printf "No data for appKey %s" (join "->" $appKey)) -}}
       {{- end -}}
diff --git a/packages/system/victoria-metrics-operator/charts/victoria-metrics-operator/charts/victoria-metrics-common/templates/_pod.tpl b/packages/system/victoria-metrics-operator/charts/victoria-metrics-operator/charts/victoria-metrics-common/templates/_pod.tpl
index 7534ae2d..62981dfb 100644
--- a/packages/system/victoria-metrics-operator/charts/victoria-metrics-operator/charts/victoria-metrics-common/templates/_pod.tpl
+++ b/packages/system/victoria-metrics-operator/charts/victoria-metrics-operator/charts/victoria-metrics-common/templates/_pod.tpl
@@ -39,9 +39,9 @@ Render probe
 {{- define "vm.probe" -}}
   {{- /* undefined value */ -}}
   {{- $null := (fromYaml "value: null").value -}}
-  {{- $probe := dig .type (default dict) .app.probe -}}
+  {{- $probe := dig .type (dict) .app.probe -}}
   {{- $probeType := "" -}}
-  {{- $defaultProbe := default dict -}}
+  {{- $defaultProbe := dict -}}
   {{- if ne (dig "httpGet" $null $probe) $null -}}
     {{- /* httpGet probe */ -}}
     {{- $defaultProbe = dict "path" (include "vm.probe.http.path" .) "scheme" (include "vm.probe.http.scheme" .) "port" (include "vm.probe.port" .) -}}
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ Render probe
     {{- $defaultProbe = dict "port" (include "vm.probe.port" .) -}}
     {{- $probeType = "tcpSocket" -}}
   {{- end -}}
-  {{- $defaultProbe = ternary (default dict) (dict $probeType $defaultProbe) (empty $probeType) -}}
+  {{- $defaultProbe = ternary (dict) (dict $probeType $defaultProbe) (empty $probeType) -}}
   {{- $probe = mergeOverwrite $defaultProbe $probe -}}
   {{- range $key, $value := $probe -}}
     {{- if and (has (kindOf $value) (list "object" "map")) (ne $key $probeType) -}}
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ Net probe port
 command line arguments
 */ -}}
 {{- define "vm.args" -}}
-  {{- $args := default list -}}
+  {{- $args := list -}}
   {{- range $key, $value := . -}}
     {{- if not $key -}}
       {{- fail "Empty key in command line args is not allowed" -}}
diff --git a/packages/system/victoria-metrics-operator/charts/victoria-metrics-operator/charts/victoria-metrics-common/templates/_service.tpl b/packages/system/victoria-metrics-operator/charts/victoria-metrics-operator/charts/victoria-metrics-common/templates/_service.tpl
index 77a1365f..77cdeee7 100644
--- a/packages/system/victoria-metrics-operator/charts/victoria-metrics-operator/charts/victoria-metrics-common/templates/_service.tpl
+++ b/packages/system/victoria-metrics-operator/charts/victoria-metrics-operator/charts/victoria-metrics-common/templates/_service.tpl
@@ -37,10 +37,10 @@
     {{- $values := $Values -}}
     {{- $ctx := . -}}
     {{- range $ak := $appKey -}}
-      {{- $values = ternary (default dict) (index $values $ak | default dict) (empty $values) -}}
-      {{- $ctx = ternary (default dict) (index $ctx $ak | default dict) (empty $ctx) -}}
+      {{- $values = ternary (dict) (index $values $ak | default dict) (empty $values) -}}
+      {{- $ctx = ternary (dict) (index $ctx $ak | default dict) (empty $ctx) -}}
     {{- end -}}
-    {{- $spec := default dict -}}
+    {{- $spec := dict -}}
     {{- if $ctx -}}
       {{- $spec = $ctx -}}
     {{- else if $values -}}
@@ -69,10 +69,10 @@
     {{- $values := $Values -}}
     {{- $ctx := . -}}
     {{- range $ak := $appKey -}}
-      {{- $values = ternary (default dict) (index $values $ak | default dict) (empty $values) -}}
-      {{- $ctx = ternary (default dict) (index $ctx $ak | default dict) (empty $ctx) -}}
+      {{- $values = ternary (dict) (index $values $ak | default dict) (empty $values) -}}
+      {{- $ctx = ternary (dict) (index $ctx $ak | default dict) (empty $ctx) -}}
     {{- end -}}
-    {{- $spec := default dict -}}
+    {{- $spec := dict -}}
     {{- if $values -}}
       {{- $spec = $values -}}
     {{- else if $ctx -}}
diff --git a/packages/system/victoria-metrics-operator/charts/victoria-metrics-operator/templates/NOTES.txt b/packages/system/victoria-metrics-operator/charts/victoria-metrics-operator/templates/NOTES.txt
index 7fb3fbd9..41f39937 100644
--- a/packages/system/victoria-metrics-operator/charts/victoria-metrics-operator/templates/NOTES.txt
+++ b/packages/system/victoria-metrics-operator/charts/victoria-metrics-operator/templates/NOTES.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {{ include "vm.name" . }} has been installed. Check its status by running:
-  kubectl --namespace {{ include "vm.namespace" . }} get pods -l "app.kubernetes.io/instance={{ $.Release.Name }}"
+  kubectl --namespace {{ include "vm.namespace" . }} get pods -l "app.kubernetes.io/name={{ include "vm.name" . }}" -l "app.kubernetes.io/instance={{ include "vm.release" . }}"
 
 Get more information on https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/helm-charts/tree/master/charts/victoria-metrics-operator.
 See "Getting started guide for VM Operator" on https://docs.victoriametrics.com/guides/getting-started-with-vm-operator
diff --git a/packages/system/victoria-metrics-operator/charts/victoria-metrics-operator/templates/pdb.yaml b/packages/system/victoria-metrics-operator/charts/victoria-metrics-operator/templates/pdb.yaml
index 8abd9dea..9ec3c2c2 100644
--- a/packages/system/victoria-metrics-operator/charts/victoria-metrics-operator/templates/pdb.yaml
+++ b/packages/system/victoria-metrics-operator/charts/victoria-metrics-operator/templates/pdb.yaml
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ spec:
   {{- with $pdb.maxUnavailable }}
   maxUnavailable: {{ . }}
   {{- end }}
+  {{- with $pdb.unhealthyPodEvictionPolicy }}
+  unhealthyPodEvictionPolicy: {{ . }}
+  {{- end }}
   selector:
     matchLabels: {{ include "vm.selectorLabels" $ctx | nindent 6 }}
 {{- end }}
diff --git a/packages/system/victoria-metrics-operator/charts/victoria-metrics-operator/templates/server.yaml b/packages/system/victoria-metrics-operator/charts/victoria-metrics-operator/templates/server.yaml
index e224c074..9d7fd7ed 100644
--- a/packages/system/victoria-metrics-operator/charts/victoria-metrics-operator/templates/server.yaml
+++ b/packages/system/victoria-metrics-operator/charts/victoria-metrics-operator/templates/server.yaml
@@ -18,9 +18,12 @@ metadata:
   annotations: {{ toYaml . | nindent 4 }}
   {{- end }}
 spec:
-  replicas: {{.Values.replicaCount }}
+  replicas: {{ .Values.replicaCount }}
   selector:
     matchLabels: {{ include "vm.selectorLabels" $ctx | nindent 6 }}
+  {{- with .Values.strategy }}
+  strategy: {{ toYaml . | nindent 4 }}
+  {{- end }}
   template:
     metadata:
       {{- with .Values.annotations }}
diff --git a/packages/system/victoria-metrics-operator/charts/victoria-metrics-operator/templates/webhook.yaml b/packages/system/victoria-metrics-operator/charts/victoria-metrics-operator/templates/webhook.yaml
index 51039cae..e38f7448 100644
--- a/packages/system/victoria-metrics-operator/charts/victoria-metrics-operator/templates/webhook.yaml
+++ b/packages/system/victoria-metrics-operator/charts/victoria-metrics-operator/templates/webhook.yaml
@@ -1,22 +1,31 @@
-{{- if .Values.admissionWebhooks.enabled }}
+{{- $webhooks := .Values.admissionWebhooks }}
+{{- if $webhooks.enabled }}
 {{- $ctx := dict "helm" . "extraLabels" .Values.extraLabels }}
 {{- $tls := fromYaml (include "vm-operator.certs" $ctx) }}
 {{- $fullname := include "vm.plain.fullname" $ctx }}
 {{- $domain := ((.Values.global).cluster).dnsDomain }}
 {{- $ns := include "vm.namespace" $ctx }}
-{{- $certManager := .Values.admissionWebhooks.certManager }}
+{{- $certManager := $webhooks.certManager }}
 {{- $files := .Files }}
 {{- $crds := $files.Get "crd.yaml" | splitList "---" }}
-{{- $disabledFor := .Values.admissionWebhooks.disabledFor | default list }}
+{{- $disabledFor := $webhooks.disabledFor | default list }}
 ---
 apiVersion: admissionregistration.k8s.io/v1
 kind: ValidatingWebhookConfiguration
 metadata:
   name:  {{ $fullname }}-admission
-  {{- if $certManager.enabled }}
+  {{- if or $certManager.enabled $webhooks.annotations }}
   annotations:
+    {{- if $certManager.enabled }}
     certmanager.k8s.io/inject-ca-from: {{ printf "%s/%s-validation" $ns $fullname | quote }}
     cert-manager.io/inject-ca-from: {{ printf "%s/%s-validation" $ns $fullname | quote }}
+    {{- end }}
+    {{- with $certManager.annotations }}
+    {{- toYaml . | nindent 4 }}
+    {{- end }}
+    {{- with $webhooks.annotations }}
+    {{- toYaml . | nindent 4 }}
+    {{- end }}
   {{- end }}
   labels: {{ include "vm.labels" $ctx | nindent 4 }}
 webhooks:
@@ -34,7 +43,7 @@ webhooks:
       {{- if not $certManager.enabled }}
       caBundle: {{ $tls.caCert }}
       {{- end }}
-    failurePolicy: {{ $.Values.admissionWebhooks.policy }}
+    failurePolicy: {{ $webhooks.policy }}
     name: '{{ $crd.metadata.name }}'
     admissionReviewVersions:
       - v1
diff --git a/packages/system/victoria-metrics-operator/charts/victoria-metrics-operator/values.yaml b/packages/system/victoria-metrics-operator/charts/victoria-metrics-operator/values.yaml
index 279ceee9..3a1027f2 100644
--- a/packages/system/victoria-metrics-operator/charts/victoria-metrics-operator/values.yaml
+++ b/packages/system/victoria-metrics-operator/charts/victoria-metrics-operator/values.yaml
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ crds:
     #   whenUnsatisfiable: DoNotSchedule
     #   labelSelector:
     #     matchLabels:
-    #       app: alertmanager
+    #       app.kubernetes.io/component: alertmanager
 
     # -- Labels to add to the upgrade job
     labels: {}
@@ -276,8 +276,12 @@ service:
 # -- See `kubectl explain poddisruptionbudget.spec` for more or check [these docs](https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/run-application/configure-pdb/)
 podDisruptionBudget:
   enabled: false
-  # minAvailable: 1
-  # maxUnavailable: 1
+  # -- min number or percentage of pods that can be unavailable
+  minAvailable: 0
+  # -- max number or percentage of pods that can be unavailable
+  maxUnavailable: 0
+  # -- Defines criteria when unhealthy pods should be considered for eviction
+  unhealthyPodEvictionPolicy:
   labels: {}
 
 # -- Graceful pod termination timeout. See [this article](https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/containers/container-lifecycle-hooks/#hook-handler-execution) for details.
@@ -299,6 +303,13 @@ resources:
 # -- Pod's node selector. Details are [here](https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/scheduling-eviction/assign-pod-node/#nodeselector)
 nodeSelector: {}
 
+# -- Deployment strategy, set to standard k8s default
+strategy:
+  type: RollingUpdate
+  rollingUpdate:
+    maxSurge: 25%
+    maxUnavailable: 25%
+
 # -- Name of Priority Class
 priorityClassName: ""
 
@@ -364,6 +375,8 @@ shareProcessNamespace: false
 admissionWebhooks:
   # -- Enables validation webhook.
   enabled: true
+  # -- Annotations for webhook. Can be used to define Helm or ArgoCD annotations.
+  annotations: {}
   # -- List of CRD names to disable validation for
   disabledFor: []
   # - vmagent