diff --git a/upstreamed/owncloud/Chart.yaml b/upstreamed/owncloud/Chart.yaml
index 62b7ab71b..fe3309e98 100644
--- a/upstreamed/owncloud/Chart.yaml
+++ b/upstreamed/owncloud/Chart.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 apiVersion: v1
 name: owncloud
-version: 8.0.3
+version: 8.1.0
 appVersion: 10.3.2
 description: A file sharing server that puts the control and security of your own data back into your hands.
 keywords:
diff --git a/upstreamed/owncloud/README.md b/upstreamed/owncloud/README.md
index bd1f7ec1a..d1a556ae5 100644
--- a/upstreamed/owncloud/README.md
+++ b/upstreamed/owncloud/README.md
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ The following table lists the configurable parameters of the ownCloud chart and
 | `persistence.owncloud.existingClaim`| An Existing PVC name for ownCloud volume   | `nil` (uses alpha storage class annotation)             |
 | `persistence.owncloud.accessMode`   | PVC Access Mode for ownCloud volume        | `ReadWriteOnce`                                         |
 | `persistence.owncloud.size`         | PVC Storage Request for ownCloud volume    | `8Gi`                                                   |
+| `updateStrategy.type`               | Owncloud deployment strategy               | `RollingUpdate`                                         |
 | `resources`                         | CPU/Memory resource requests/limits        | Memory: `512Mi`, CPU: `300m`                            |
 | `podAnnotations`                    | Pod annotations                            | `{}`                                                    |
 | `affinity`                          | Map of node/pod affinities                 | `{}`                                                    |
diff --git a/upstreamed/owncloud/templates/deployment.yaml b/upstreamed/owncloud/templates/deployment.yaml
index c162aad50..971b1f8c4 100644
--- a/upstreamed/owncloud/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/upstreamed/owncloud/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ spec:
       app: {{ template "owncloud.fullname" . }}
       release: "{{ .Release.Name }}"
   replicas: 1
+{{- if .Values.updateStrategy }}
+  strategy: {{ toYaml .Values.updateStrategy | nindent 4 }}
+{{- end }}
   template:
     metadata:
       labels:
diff --git a/upstreamed/owncloud/values.yaml b/upstreamed/owncloud/values.yaml
index f173af79c..d29132e42 100644
--- a/upstreamed/owncloud/values.yaml
+++ b/upstreamed/owncloud/values.yaml
@@ -218,6 +218,17 @@ persistence:
     accessMode: ReadWriteOnce
     size: 8Gi
 
+## Set up update strategy for the ownCloud installation.
+## ref: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/workloads/controllers/deployment/#strategy
+## Example:
+# updateStrategy:
+#  type: RollingUpdate
+#  rollingUpdate:
+#    maxSurge: 25%
+#    maxUnavailable: 25%
+updateStrategy:
+  type: RollingUpdate
+
 ## Configure resource requests and limits
 ## ref: http://kubernetes.io/docs/user-guide/compute-resources/
 ##