diff --git a/charts/kube-state-metrics/Chart.yaml b/charts/kube-state-metrics/Chart.yaml
index 8367bb441b40..5c997ed0b501 100644
--- a/charts/kube-state-metrics/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/kube-state-metrics/Chart.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ keywords:
 - prometheus
 - kubernetes
 type: application
-version: 5.12.1
+version: 5.13.0
 appVersion: 2.10.0
 home: https://github.com/kubernetes/kube-state-metrics/
 sources:
diff --git a/charts/kube-state-metrics/templates/deployment.yaml b/charts/kube-state-metrics/templates/deployment.yaml
index 31aa6101818d..69a387a8cd30 100644
--- a/charts/kube-state-metrics/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/kube-state-metrics/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ spec:
     matchLabels:
       {{- include "kube-state-metrics.selectorLabels" . | indent 6 }}
   replicas: {{ .Values.replicas }}
+  {{- if not .Values.autosharding.enabled }}
+  strategy:
+    type: {{ .Values.updateStrategy | default "RollingUpdate" }}
+  {{- end }}
   revisionHistoryLimit: {{ .Values.revisionHistoryLimit }}
   {{- if .Values.autosharding.enabled }}
   serviceName: {{ template "kube-state-metrics.fullname" . }}
diff --git a/charts/kube-state-metrics/values.yaml b/charts/kube-state-metrics/values.yaml
index 00eabab6ab09..29f59524d769 100644
--- a/charts/kube-state-metrics/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/kube-state-metrics/values.yaml
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ autosharding:
 
 replicas: 1
 
+# Change the deployment strategy when autosharding is disabled
+# updateStrategy: Recreate
+
 # Number of old history to retain to allow rollback
 # Default Kubernetes value is set to 10
 revisionHistoryLimit: 10