diff --git a/charts/cluster/Chart.yaml b/charts/cluster/Chart.yaml
index b41a8aa5b..d69a5f0b7 100644
--- a/charts/cluster/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/cluster/Chart.yaml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ name: cluster
 description: Deploys and manages a CloudNativePG cluster and its associated resources.
 icon: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cloudnative-pg/artwork/main/cloudnativepg-logo.svg
 type: application
-version: 0.0.8
+version: 0.0.9
 sources:
   - https://github.com/cloudnative-pg/charts
 keywords:
diff --git a/charts/cluster/README.md b/charts/cluster/README.md
index ff59e34ef..621a8442c 100644
--- a/charts/cluster/README.md
+++ b/charts/cluster/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # cluster
 
-![Version: 0.0.8](https://img.shields.io/badge/Version-0.0.8-informational?style=flat-square) ![Type: application](https://img.shields.io/badge/Type-application-informational?style=flat-square)
+![Version: 0.0.9](https://img.shields.io/badge/Version-0.0.9-informational?style=flat-square) ![Type: application](https://img.shields.io/badge/Type-application-informational?style=flat-square)
 
 > **Warning**
 > ### This chart is under active development.
@@ -143,6 +143,8 @@ refer to  the [CloudNativePG Documentation](https://cloudnative-pg.io/documentat
 | backups.scheduledBackups[0].method | string | `"barmanObjectStore"` | Backup method, can be `barmanObjectStore` (default) or `volumeSnapshot` |
 | backups.scheduledBackups[0].name | string | `"daily-backup"` | Scheduled backup name |
 | backups.scheduledBackups[0].schedule | string | `"0 0 0 * * *"` | Schedule in cron format |
+| backups.secret.create | bool | `true` | Whether to create a secret for the backup credentials |
+| backups.secret.name | string | `""` | Name of the backup credentials secret |
 | backups.wal.compression | string | `"gzip"` | WAL compression method. One of `` (for no compression), `gzip`, `bzip2` or `snappy`. |
 | backups.wal.encryption | string | `"AES256"` | Whether to instruct the storage provider to encrypt WAL files. One of `` (use the storage container default), `AES256` or `aws:kms`. |
 | backups.wal.maxParallel | int | `1` | Number of WAL files to be archived or restored in parallel. |
@@ -210,6 +212,8 @@ refer to  the [CloudNativePG Documentation](https://cloudnative-pg.io/documentat
 | recovery.s3.path | string | `"/"` |  |
 | recovery.s3.region | string | `""` |  |
 | recovery.s3.secretKey | string | `""` |  |
+| recovery.secret.create | bool | `true` | Whether to create a secret for the backup credentials |
+| recovery.secret.name | string | `""` | Name of the backup credentials secret |
 | type | string | `"postgresql"` | Type of the CNPG database. Available types: * `postgresql` * `postgis` |
 
 ## Maintainers
diff --git a/charts/cluster/values.schema.json b/charts/cluster/values.schema.json
index 46c874b1d..1ceac4e19 100644
--- a/charts/cluster/values.schema.json
+++ b/charts/cluster/values.schema.json
@@ -137,6 +137,17 @@
                         }
                     }
                 },
+                "secret": {
+                    "type": "object",
+                    "properties": {
+                        "create": {
+                            "type": "boolean"
+                        },
+                        "name": {
+                            "type": "string"
+                        }
+                    }
+                },
                 "wal": {
                     "type": "object",
                     "properties": {
@@ -431,6 +442,17 @@
                             "type": "string"
                         }
                     }
+                },
+                "secret": {
+                    "type": "object",
+                    "properties": {
+                        "create": {
+                            "type": "boolean"
+                        },
+                        "name": {
+                            "type": "string"
+                        }
+                    }
                 }
             }
         },