diff --git a/charts/common/Chart.yaml b/charts/common/Chart.yaml
index 0141f1c..2a39503 100644
--- a/charts/common/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/common/Chart.yaml
@@ -80,5 +80,5 @@ description: >
 
   </details>
 type: application
-version: 1.21.1
+version: 1.21.2
 appVersion: 0.0.1
diff --git a/charts/common/templates/_helpers.tpl b/charts/common/templates/_helpers.tpl
index 81e2133..760a4ac 100644
--- a/charts/common/templates/_helpers.tpl
+++ b/charts/common/templates/_helpers.tpl
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ livenessProbe:
     - "-verbose=false"
     - "-log_debug_stdout=true"
     - "-structured_logs=true"
-    - "-term_timeout=30s"
+    - "-term_timeout={{ .postgres.termTimeout | default "30s" }}"
   envFrom:
   - configMapRef:
   {{- if .postgres.connectionConfig }}
diff --git a/charts/common/values.yaml b/charts/common/values.yaml
index 5e5f39a..a6f412e 100644
--- a/charts/common/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/common/values.yaml
@@ -275,6 +275,11 @@ postgres:
   connectionConfig:
   # -- Override name for credentials secret. This must at least contain `PGUSER` and `PGPASSWORD`.
   credentialsSecret:
+  # -- Override the term_timeout for the Cloud SQL Proxy. Controls how long the proxy waits for
+  # existing connections to close after receiving SIGTERM before force-closing them.
+  # Increase this if your app runs long-lived jobs that need the database during pod termination.
+  # @default -- 30s
+  termTimeout:
 
 configmap:
   # -- Enable or disable the configmap