diff --git a/restic/Chart.yaml b/restic/Chart.yaml
index 2d94114ecaaeef7fb17d6f0cc2e7d958e03aa005..0f5df1688710c4f585084048205321bbd84a8935 100644
--- a/restic/Chart.yaml
+++ b/restic/Chart.yaml
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@ apiVersion: v2
 name: restic
 description: Helm Chart for restic
 type: application
-version: 1.3.0
+version: 1.4.0
 appVersion: "0.13.1"
diff --git a/restic/templates/cronjob.yaml b/restic/templates/cronjob.yaml
index ac34ab02f4d12503105905a70b4d2e1a48b04dc0..619cb8b4fd9a54371bfacb7726a26987c46477e7 100644
--- a/restic/templates/cronjob.yaml
+++ b/restic/templates/cronjob.yaml
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ spec:
                 - "backup"
                 - "."
                 - "--verbose"
+                {{- toYaml .Values.backupOptions | nindent 16 }}
               envFrom:
                 - secretRef:
                     name: {{ include "restic-helm.fullname" . }}
diff --git a/restic/values.yaml b/restic/values.yaml
index ba0b9c8f8bf9b52a8d27255dbc376e53566a23d8..c9b7dd51d07e9d13c3b2683f2691b2dc7491369c 100644
--- a/restic/values.yaml
+++ b/restic/values.yaml
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ keepOptions:
   - "--keep-daily"
   - "7"
 
+backupOptions: []
+
 auth: |-
   B2_ACCOUNT_ID: "AzureDiamond"
   B2_ACCOUNT_KEY: "hunter2"