diff --git a/upstreamed/external-dns/Chart.yaml b/upstreamed/external-dns/Chart.yaml
index 06d4154ba..263b2c59d 100644
--- a/upstreamed/external-dns/Chart.yaml
+++ b/upstreamed/external-dns/Chart.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 apiVersion: v1
 name: external-dns
-version: 2.5.1
+version: 2.5.2
 appVersion: 0.5.15
 description: ExternalDNS is a Kubernetes addon that configures public DNS servers with information about exposed Kubernetes services to make them discoverable.
 keywords:
diff --git a/upstreamed/external-dns/templates/_helpers.tpl b/upstreamed/external-dns/templates/_helpers.tpl
index c3f2e61d8..65b5f8ae4 100644
--- a/upstreamed/external-dns/templates/_helpers.tpl
+++ b/upstreamed/external-dns/templates/_helpers.tpl
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: {{ .Release.Service }}
 {{- end -}}
 
 {{/* matchLabels */}}
+{{- if .Values.podLabels }}
+{{ toYaml .Values.podLabels }}
+{{- end }}
 {{- define "external-dns.matchLabels" -}}
 app.kubernetes.io/name: {{ template "external-dns.name" . }}
 app.kubernetes.io/instance: {{ .Release.Name }}