diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint-pr.yml b/.github/workflows/lint-pr.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2d7d611
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint-pr.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+name: "Lint PR"
+
+on:
+  pull_request_target:
+    types:
+      - opened
+      - edited
+      - synchronize
+
+jobs:
+  main:
+    name: Validate PR title
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: lint_pr_title
+        id: lint_pr_title
+        uses: amannn/action-semantic-pull-request@v5.1.0
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      - uses: marocchino/sticky-pull-request-comment@v2
+        # When the previous steps fails, the workflow would stop. By adding this
+        # condition you can continue the execution with the populated error message.
+        if: always() && (steps.lint_pr_title.outputs.error_message != null)
+        with:
+          header: pr-title-lint-error
+          message: |
+            Hey there and thank you for opening this pull request! 👋🏼
+
+            We require pull request titles to follow the [Conventional Commits specification](https://www.conventionalcommits.org/en/v1.0.0/) and it looks like your proposed title needs to be adjusted.
+
+            Details:
+
+            ```
+            ${{ steps.lint_pr_title.outputs.error_message }}
+            ```
+      # Delete a previous comment when the issue has been resolved
+      - if: ${{ steps.lint_pr_title.outputs.error_message == null }}
+        uses: marocchino/sticky-pull-request-comment@v2
+        with:
+          header: pr-title-lint-error
+          delete: true
diff --git a/charts/keep/Chart.yaml b/charts/keep/Chart.yaml
index bcefcd1..1bf14b0 100644
--- a/charts/keep/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/keep/Chart.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 apiVersion: v2
 name: keep
-version: 0.0.3
+version: 0.0.4
 description: Keep Helm Chart
 type: application
 icon: https://platform.keephq.dev/_next/image?url=%2Fkeep.png&w=48&q=75
diff --git a/charts/keep/README.md b/charts/keep/README.md
index 0191b21..9bacc45 100644
--- a/charts/keep/README.md
+++ b/charts/keep/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # keep
 
-![Version: 0.0.3](https://img.shields.io/badge/Version-0.0.3-informational?style=flat-square) ![Type: application](https://img.shields.io/badge/Type-application-informational?style=flat-square) ![AppVersion: 0.2.1](https://img.shields.io/badge/AppVersion-0.2.1-informational?style=flat-square)
+![Version: 0.0.4](https://img.shields.io/badge/Version-0.0.4-informational?style=flat-square) ![Type: application](https://img.shields.io/badge/Type-application-informational?style=flat-square) ![AppVersion: 0.2.1](https://img.shields.io/badge/AppVersion-0.2.1-informational?style=flat-square)
 
 Keep Helm Chart
 
@@ -26,15 +26,18 @@ Keep Helm Chart
 | backend.autoscaling.maxReplicas | int | `3` |  |
 | backend.autoscaling.minReplicas | int | `1` |  |
 | backend.autoscaling.targetCPUUtilizationPercentage | int | `80` |  |
+| backend.databaseConnectionStringFromSecret.enabled | bool | `false` |  |
+| backend.databaseConnectionStringFromSecret.secretKey | string | `""` |  |
+| backend.databaseConnectionStringFromSecret.secretName | string | `""` |  |
 | backend.enabled | bool | `true` |  |
-| backend.env[0].name | string | `"SECRET_MANAGER_TYPE"` |  |
-| backend.env[0].value | string | `"k8s"` |  |
-| backend.env[1].name | string | `"PORT"` |  |
-| backend.env[1].value | string | `"8080"` |  |
-| backend.env[2].name | string | `"SECRET_MANAGER_DIRECTORY"` |  |
-| backend.env[2].value | string | `"/state"` |  |
-| backend.env[3].name | string | `"DATABASE_CONNECTION_STRING"` |  |
-| backend.env[3].value | string | `"mysql+pymysql://root@keep-database:3306/keep"` |  |
+| backend.env[0].name | string | `"DATABASE_CONNECTION_STRING"` |  |
+| backend.env[0].value | string | `"mysql+pymysql://root@keep-database:3306/keep"` |  |
+| backend.env[1].name | string | `"SECRET_MANAGER_TYPE"` |  |
+| backend.env[1].value | string | `"k8s"` |  |
+| backend.env[2].name | string | `"PORT"` |  |
+| backend.env[2].value | string | `"8080"` |  |
+| backend.env[3].name | string | `"SECRET_MANAGER_DIRECTORY"` |  |
+| backend.env[3].value | string | `"/state"` |  |
 | backend.env[4].name | string | `"PUSHER_APP_ID"` |  |
 | backend.env[4].value | int | `1` |  |
 | backend.env[5].name | string | `"PUSHER_APP_KEY"` |  |
diff --git a/charts/keep/templates/keep-backend.yaml b/charts/keep/templates/keep-backend.yaml
index 641e962..edb9715 100644
--- a/charts/keep/templates/keep-backend.yaml
+++ b/charts/keep/templates/keep-backend.yaml
@@ -53,6 +53,13 @@ spec:
               valueFrom:
                 fieldRef:
                   fieldPath: metadata.namespace
+            {{- if .Values.backend.databaseConnectionStringFromSecret.enabled }}
+            - name: DATABASE_CONNECTION_STRING
+              valueFrom:
+                secretKeyRef:
+                  name: {{ .Values.backend.databaseConnectionStringFromSecret.secretName }}
+                  key: {{ .Values.backend.databaseConnectionStringFromSecret.secretKey }}
+            {{- end }}
           volumeMounts:
             - name: state-volume
               mountPath: /state
diff --git a/charts/keep/templates/keep-db-service.yaml b/charts/keep/templates/keep-db-service.yaml
index 38ba5ed..bad6d8f 100644
--- a/charts/keep/templates/keep-db-service.yaml
+++ b/charts/keep/templates/keep-db-service.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: Service
 metadata:
-  name: {{ include "keep.fullname" . }}-database
+  name: {{ include "keep.name" . }}-database
   labels:
     {{- include "keep.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
     keep-component: database-service
diff --git a/charts/keep/values.yaml b/charts/keep/values.yaml
index 9450627..c92b175 100644
--- a/charts/keep/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/keep/values.yaml
@@ -11,15 +11,21 @@ backend:
   # if true, wait for the database to be ready before starting the API
   # if you use external database, you can set this to false
   waitForDatabase: true
+  # if true, the database connection string will be read from a secret
+  # if it is false, the DATABASE_CONNECTION_STRING value can be set directly
+  databaseConnectionStringFromSecret:
+    enabled: false
+    secretName: ""
+    secretKey: ""
   env:
+    - name: DATABASE_CONNECTION_STRING
+      value: mysql+pymysql://root@keep-database:3306/keep
     - name: SECRET_MANAGER_TYPE
       value: k8s
     - name: PORT
       value: "8080"
     - name: SECRET_MANAGER_DIRECTORY
       value: /state
-    - name: DATABASE_CONNECTION_STRING
-      value: mysql+pymysql://root@keep-database:3306/keep
     - name: PUSHER_APP_ID
       value: 1
     - name: PUSHER_APP_KEY
diff --git a/ct.yaml b/ct.yaml
index 156aeee..e4e5e8a 100644
--- a/ct.yaml
+++ b/ct.yaml
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
 remote: origin
 target-branch: main
 debug: true
-check-version-increment: false
+check-version-increment: true
 helm-extra-args: --timeout 15m
 validate-maintainers: false
 charts:
   - charts/keep
-chart-repos:
-  - keep=https://keephq.github.io/helm-charts