diff --git a/bitnami/prometheus-operator/Chart.yaml b/bitnami/prometheus-operator/Chart.yaml
index 83f7cbc4f..96c72750a 100644
--- a/bitnami/prometheus-operator/Chart.yaml
+++ b/bitnami/prometheus-operator/Chart.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ apiVersion: v1
 appVersion: 0.40.0
 description: The Prometheus Operator for Kubernetes provides easy monitoring definitions for Kubernetes services and deployment and management of Prometheus instances.
 name: prometheus-operator
-version: 0.21.3
+version: 0.22.0
 keywords:
   - prometheus
   - alertmanager
diff --git a/bitnami/prometheus-operator/README.md b/bitnami/prometheus-operator/README.md
index 715fbc917..2a6492083 100644
--- a/bitnami/prometheus-operator/README.md
+++ b/bitnami/prometheus-operator/README.md
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ The following table lists the configurable parameters of the Prometheus Operator
 | `operator.podAffinity`                                | Affinity, in addition to antiAffinity (this value is evaluated as a template)                                                  | `{}`                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
 | `operator.nodeSelector`                               | Node labels for pod assignment (this value is evaluated as a template)                                                         | `{}`                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
 | `operator.tolerations`                                | List of node taints to tolerate (this value is evaluated as a template)                                                        | `[]`                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
+| `operator.priorityClassName`                          | Priority class assigned to the Pods                                                                                            | ``                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
 | `operator.livenessProbe.enabled`                      | Turn on and off liveness probe                                                                                                 | `true`                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
 | `operator.livenessProbe.initialDelaySeconds`          | Delay before liveness probe is initiated                                                                                       | `120`                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
 | `operator.livenessProbe.periodSeconds`                | How often to perform the probe                                                                                                 | `10`                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
diff --git a/bitnami/prometheus-operator/templates/prometheus-operator/deployment.yaml b/bitnami/prometheus-operator/templates/prometheus-operator/deployment.yaml
index c9644ceeb..56c60f412 100644
--- a/bitnami/prometheus-operator/templates/prometheus-operator/deployment.yaml
+++ b/bitnami/prometheus-operator/templates/prometheus-operator/deployment.yaml
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ spec:
       {{- if .Values.operator.tolerations }}
       tolerations: {{- include "prometheus-operator.tplValue" (dict "value" .Values.operator.tolerations "context" $) | nindent 8 }}
       {{- end }}
+      {{- if .Values.operator.priorityClassName }}
+      priorityClassName: {{ .Values.operator.priorityClassName }}
+      {{- end }}
       affinity:
         {{- if .Values.operator.nodeAffinity }}
         nodeAffinity: {{- include "prometheus-operator.tplValue" (dict "value" .Values.operator.nodeAffinity "context" $) | nindent 10 }}
diff --git a/bitnami/prometheus-operator/values-production.yaml b/bitnami/prometheus-operator/values-production.yaml
index 6e5e2abb4..032681c16 100644
--- a/bitnami/prometheus-operator/values-production.yaml
+++ b/bitnami/prometheus-operator/values-production.yaml
@@ -171,6 +171,10 @@ operator:
   ##
   tolerations: []
 
+  ## Priority class assigned to the Pods
+  ##
+  priorityClassName: ""
+
   ## Configure extra options for liveness and readiness probes
   ## ref: https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/configure-pod-container/configure-liveness-readiness-probes/#configure-probes)
   ##
diff --git a/bitnami/prometheus-operator/values.yaml b/bitnami/prometheus-operator/values.yaml
index 31000ecf0..628bf2730 100644
--- a/bitnami/prometheus-operator/values.yaml
+++ b/bitnami/prometheus-operator/values.yaml
@@ -171,6 +171,10 @@ operator:
   ##
   tolerations: []
 
+  ## Priority class assigned to the Pods
+  ##
+  priorityClassName: ""
+
   ## Configure extra options for liveness and readiness probes
   ## ref: https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/configure-pod-container/configure-liveness-readiness-probes/#configure-probes)
   ##