diff --git a/ci/helm-chart/Chart.yaml b/ci/helm-chart/Chart.yaml
index 6a4123a9aa72..3eaa024172a5 100644
--- a/ci/helm-chart/Chart.yaml
+++ b/ci/helm-chart/Chart.yaml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ type: application
 # This is the chart version. This version number should be incremented each time you make changes
 # to the chart and its templates, including the app version.
 # Versions are expected to follow Semantic Versioning (https://semver.org/)
-version: 3.25.2
+version: 3.25.3
 
 # This is the version number of the application being deployed. This version number should be
 # incremented each time you make changes to the application. Versions are not expected to
diff --git a/ci/helm-chart/templates/deployment.yaml b/ci/helm-chart/templates/deployment.yaml
index 474653c33aac..b0bde8621840 100644
--- a/ci/helm-chart/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/ci/helm-chart/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ metadata:
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: {{ .Release.Name }}
     app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: {{ .Release.Service }}
 spec:
-  replicas: 1
+  replicas: {{ .Values.replicaCount | default 1 }}
   strategy:
     type: Recreate
   selector:
diff --git a/ci/helm-chart/values.yaml b/ci/helm-chart/values.yaml
index 91c258929fe6..120615925ab0 100644
--- a/ci/helm-chart/values.yaml
+++ b/ci/helm-chart/values.yaml
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ nameOverride: ""
 fullnameOverride: ""
 hostnameOverride: ""
 
+# The existing secret to use for code-server authentication in the frontend. the password is stored in the secret under the key `password`
+# existingSecret: ""
+
 serviceAccount:
   # Specifies whether a service account should be created
   create: true