diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4dfed9f..62ef9f2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -88,6 +88,9 @@ Since the imported Taskfile is generic, there are a few variables that need to b
   - See below for a short documentation of the the index generation.
 - `ENVTEST_REQUIRED`
   - If this is set to `true`, the `test` task will include the `setup-envtest` tooling in its dependencies and download it automatically.
+- `ADDITIONAL_CHARTS`
+  - Can be set to multiple paths (separated by space) to helm chart directories. The versions in these charts' `Chart.yaml` and `values.yaml` will be increased during releases.
+  - Note that the charts for each module (located at `charts/<module>`) will always have their version increased and do not need to be listed here.
 
 There are two main Taskfiles, one of which should be included:
 - `Taskfile_controller.yaml` is meant for operator repositories and contains task definitions for code generation and validation, binary builds, and image builds.
diff --git a/Taskfile_library.yaml b/Taskfile_library.yaml
index 95aed9f..70972f5 100644
--- a/Taskfile_library.yaml
+++ b/Taskfile_library.yaml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ vars:
     sh: 'cat "{{.ROOT_DIR2}}/go.mod" | grep "module " | sed "s/module //" | sed -E "s/[[:blank:]].*//"'
   NESTED_MODULES: '{{.NESTED_MODULES | default "" }}'
   DOCKERFILE: '{{.DOCKERFILE | default (print .TASKFILE_DIR2 "/Dockerfile") }}'
-
+  ADDITIONAL_CHARTS: '{{.ADDITIONAL_CHARTS | default "" }}'
 
   LOCALBIN: '{{ env "LOCALBIN" | default ( .LOCALBIN | default (print .ROOT_DIR2 "/bin") ) }}'
   LOCALTMP: '{{ env "LOCALTMP" | default ( .LOCALTMP | default (print .ROOT_DIR2 "/tmp") ) }}'
diff --git a/tasks_rls.yaml b/tasks_rls.yaml
index f5cf25d..8ade792 100644
--- a/tasks_rls.yaml
+++ b/tasks_rls.yaml
@@ -102,6 +102,12 @@ tasks:
         COMPONENT: '{{.ITEM}}'
         VERSION: '{{.VERSION}}'
       task: set-chart-version-internal
+    - for:
+        var: ADDITIONAL_CHARTS
+      vars:
+        CHART_PATH: '{{.ITEM}}'
+        VERSION: '{{.VERSION}}'
+      task: set-chart-version-internal-raw
     - for:
         var: NESTED_MODULES
       vars:
@@ -118,9 +124,23 @@ tasks:
       - VERSION
       - COMPONENT
     cmds:
-    - '{{.TASKFILE_DIR2}}/sed.sh -E "s@version: v?[[:digit:]]+\.[[:digit:]]+\.[[:digit:]]+.*@version: {{.VERSION}}@1" "{{.ROOT_DIR2}}/charts/{{.COMPONENT}}/Chart.yaml"'
-    - '{{.TASKFILE_DIR2}}/sed.sh -E "s@appVersion: v?[[:digit:]]+\.[[:digit:]]+\.[[:digit:]]+.*@appVersion: {{.VERSION}}@1" "{{.ROOT_DIR2}}/charts/{{.COMPONENT}}/Chart.yaml"'
-    - '{{.TASKFILE_DIR2}}/sed.sh -E "s@  tag: .*@  tag: {{.VERSION}}@" "{{.ROOT_DIR2}}/charts/{{.COMPONENT}}/values.yaml"'
+    - vars:
+        VERSION: '{{.VERSION}}'
+        CHART_PATH: '{{.ROOT_DIR2}}/charts/{{.COMPONENT}}'
+      task: set-chart-version-internal-raw
+    internal: true
+
+  set-chart-version-internal-raw:
+    desc: "  Sets the versions in the helm chart at a specific path."
+    run: always
+    requires:
+      vars:
+      - VERSION
+      - CHART_PATH
+    cmds:
+    - '{{.TASKFILE_DIR2}}/sed.sh -E "s@version: v?[[:digit:]]+\.[[:digit:]]+\.[[:digit:]]+.*@version: {{.VERSION}}@1" "{{.CHART_PATH}}/Chart.yaml"'
+    - '{{.TASKFILE_DIR2}}/sed.sh -E "s@appVersion: v?[[:digit:]]+\.[[:digit:]]+\.[[:digit:]]+.*@appVersion: {{.VERSION}}@1" "{{.CHART_PATH}}/Chart.yaml"'
+    - '{{.TASKFILE_DIR2}}/sed.sh -E "s@  tag: .*@  tag: {{.VERSION}}@" "{{.CHART_PATH}}/values.yaml"'
     internal: true
 
   set-module-version-internal: