diff --git a/charts/terraform-cloud/CHANGELOG.md b/charts/terraform-cloud/CHANGELOG.md
index e34d11c8..2c16dfdf 100644
--- a/charts/terraform-cloud/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/charts/terraform-cloud/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [v1.12.0] - 2024-07-29
+### Added
+- Added dynamodb deletion_protection_enabled defaults
+
 ## [v1.11.0] - 2024-07-03
 ### Changed
 - Bump `redis` module version to `1.2.1`
diff --git a/charts/terraform-cloud/Chart.yaml b/charts/terraform-cloud/Chart.yaml
index 26058e0b..f8a20bf4 100644
--- a/charts/terraform-cloud/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/terraform-cloud/Chart.yaml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ type: application
 # This is the chart version. This version number should be incremented each time you make changes
 # to the chart and its templates, including the app version.
 # Versions are expected to follow Semantic Versioning (https://semver.org/)
-version: 1.11.0
+version: 1.12.0
 
 # This is the version number of the application being deployed. This version number should be
 # incremented each time you make changes to the application. Versions are not expected to
diff --git a/charts/terraform-cloud/README.md b/charts/terraform-cloud/README.md
index 82d2d5e2..b3730393 100644
--- a/charts/terraform-cloud/README.md
+++ b/charts/terraform-cloud/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # terraform-cloud
 
-![Version: 1.11.0](https://img.shields.io/badge/Version-1.11.0-informational?style=flat-square) ![Type: application](https://img.shields.io/badge/Type-application-informational?style=flat-square) ![AppVersion: 2.0.0](https://img.shields.io/badge/AppVersion-2.0.0-informational?style=flat-square)
+![Version: 1.12.0](https://img.shields.io/badge/Version-1.12.0-informational?style=flat-square) ![Type: application](https://img.shields.io/badge/Type-application-informational?style=flat-square) ![AppVersion: 2.0.0](https://img.shields.io/badge/AppVersion-2.0.0-informational?style=flat-square)
 
 A Helm chart for provisioning resources using Terraform Cloud
 
diff --git a/charts/terraform-cloud/templates/_helpers.tpl b/charts/terraform-cloud/templates/_helpers.tpl
index 9f561154..46be712d 100644
--- a/charts/terraform-cloud/templates/_helpers.tpl
+++ b/charts/terraform-cloud/templates/_helpers.tpl
@@ -138,6 +138,10 @@ app.mintel.com/terraform-allow-destroy: {{ (include "mintel_common.terraform_clo
     {{- if ( eq .Global.clusterEnv "dev") }}
     {{- $_ := set $defaults "point_in_time_recovery_enabled" false }}
     {{- end }}
+    {{/* deletion_protection */}}
+    {{- if ( not ( has .Global.clusterEnv (list "prod" "logs"))) }}
+    {{- $_ := set $defaults "deletion_protection_enabled" false }}
+    {{- end }}
 {{- end }}
 {{/* Opensearch */}}
 {{- if ( eq .ResourceType "opensearch")}}