diff --git a/deployments/sdm-proxy/Chart.yaml b/deployments/sdm-proxy/Chart.yaml
index 1dc3875..64fd562 100644
--- a/deployments/sdm-proxy/Chart.yaml
+++ b/deployments/sdm-proxy/Chart.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 apiVersion: v2
 name: sdm-proxy
 kubeVersion: ">= 1.16.0-0"
-version: 2.7.7
+version: 2.8.0
 description: StrongDM Proxy
 type: application
 icon: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/strongdm/charts/main/sdm_icon.png
diff --git a/deployments/sdm-proxy/templates/deployment.yaml b/deployments/sdm-proxy/templates/deployment.yaml
index 3db2c53..8e4e006 100644
--- a/deployments/sdm-proxy/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/deployments/sdm-proxy/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ spec:
       serviceAccountName: {{ include "strongdm.serviceAccountName" . }}
       {{- end }}
       terminationGracePeriodSeconds: 10
+      {{- with .Values.strongdm.deployment.priorityClassName }}
+      priorityClassName: {{ . }}
+      {{- end }}
       nodeSelector:
         {{- with .Values.strongdm.deployment.nodeSelector }}
         {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
diff --git a/deployments/sdm-proxy/values.schema.json b/deployments/sdm-proxy/values.schema.json
index e83dd55..504cf3b 100644
--- a/deployments/sdm-proxy/values.schema.json
+++ b/deployments/sdm-proxy/values.schema.json
@@ -158,6 +158,10 @@
                                     }
                                 }
                             }
+                        },
+                        "priorityClassName": {
+                            "description": "PriorityClass name for the Pod. Empty (the default) leaves it unset, so the Pod schedules at the cluster's global-default priority.",
+                            "type": "string"
                         }
                     }
                 },
diff --git a/deployments/sdm-proxy/values.test.yaml b/deployments/sdm-proxy/values.test.yaml
index a261510..65d95ff 100644
--- a/deployments/sdm-proxy/values.test.yaml
+++ b/deployments/sdm-proxy/values.test.yaml
@@ -25,3 +25,5 @@ strongdm:
       baz: false
   rbac:
     create: true
+  deployment:
+    priorityClassName: system-cluster-critical
diff --git a/deployments/sdm-proxy/values.yaml b/deployments/sdm-proxy/values.yaml
index f62c636..f403f1c 100644
--- a/deployments/sdm-proxy/values.yaml
+++ b/deployments/sdm-proxy/values.yaml
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ strongdm:
     replicaCount: 2 # @schema description: Number of Pods to run in the deployment.
     nodeSelector: {} # @schema description: Pod node selectors.
     tolerations: [] # @schema description: Pod node tolerations.
+    priorityClassName: "" # @schema description: PriorityClass name for the Pod. Empty (the default) leaves it unset, so the Pod schedules at the cluster's global-default priority.
     topologySpreadConstraints: # @schema description: Pod spread constraints. Keys in this map are topology keys. See https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/scheduling-eviction/topology-spread-constraints/ for more info.
       kubernetes.io/hostname:
         maxSkew: 1
diff --git a/deployments/sdm-relay/Chart.yaml b/deployments/sdm-relay/Chart.yaml
index 829668f..fa5c8d7 100644
--- a/deployments/sdm-relay/Chart.yaml
+++ b/deployments/sdm-relay/Chart.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 apiVersion: v2
 name: sdm-relay
 kubeVersion: ">= 1.16.0-0"
-version: 2.6.5
+version: 2.7.0
 description: StrongDM Relay
 type: application
 icon: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/strongdm/charts/main/sdm_icon.png
diff --git a/deployments/sdm-relay/templates/deployment.yaml b/deployments/sdm-relay/templates/deployment.yaml
index 846380a..bb0ef7e 100644
--- a/deployments/sdm-relay/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/deployments/sdm-relay/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ spec:
       serviceAccountName: {{ include "strongdm.serviceAccountName" . }}
       {{- end }}
       terminationGracePeriodSeconds: 10
+      {{- with .Values.strongdm.deployment.priorityClassName }}
+      priorityClassName: {{ . }}
+      {{- end }}
       nodeSelector:
         {{- with .Values.strongdm.deployment.nodeSelector }}
         {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
diff --git a/deployments/sdm-relay/values.schema.json b/deployments/sdm-relay/values.schema.json
index 96ed1b0..e071b1f 100644
--- a/deployments/sdm-relay/values.schema.json
+++ b/deployments/sdm-relay/values.schema.json
@@ -159,6 +159,10 @@
                         "tolerations": {
                             "description": "Pod node tolerations.",
                             "type": "array"
+                        },
+                        "priorityClassName": {
+                            "description": "PriorityClass name for the Pod. Empty (the default) leaves it unset, so the Pod schedules at the cluster's global-default priority.",
+                            "type": "string"
                         }
                     }
                 },
diff --git a/deployments/sdm-relay/values.test.yaml b/deployments/sdm-relay/values.test.yaml
index e7eff06..d5d3d9d 100644
--- a/deployments/sdm-relay/values.test.yaml
+++ b/deployments/sdm-relay/values.test.yaml
@@ -23,3 +23,5 @@ strongdm:
       baz: false
   rbac:
     create: true
+  deployment:
+    priorityClassName: system-cluster-critical
diff --git a/deployments/sdm-relay/values.yaml b/deployments/sdm-relay/values.yaml
index 11ef2bb..fed726b 100644
--- a/deployments/sdm-relay/values.yaml
+++ b/deployments/sdm-relay/values.yaml
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ strongdm:
     labels: {} # @schema description: Map of labels to add to the Deployment.
     nodeSelector: {} # @schema description: Pod node selectors.
     tolerations: [] # @schema description: Pod node tolerations.
+    priorityClassName: "" # @schema description: PriorityClass name for the Pod. Empty (the default) leaves it unset, so the Pod schedules at the cluster's global-default priority.
 
   pod: # @schema description: Pod configuration.
     annotations: {} # @schema description: Map of annotations to add to Pods.