diff --git a/charts/stream-processors/Chart.yaml b/charts/stream-processors/Chart.yaml
index 15f08714..87c96735 100644
--- a/charts/stream-processors/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/stream-processors/Chart.yaml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ keywords:
   - kafka
   - strimzi kafka operator
   - stream processing
-version: 1.1.11
+version: 1.2.0
 annotations:
   artifacthub.io/recommendations: |
     - url: https://artifacthub.io/packages/helm/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator
@@ -16,5 +16,5 @@ annotations:
   artifacthub.io/changes: |
     # When using the list of objects option the valid supported kinds are
     # added, changed, deprecated, removed, fixed and security.
-    - kind: changed
-      description: "Updated docs to use OCI chart repository"
+    - kind: added
+      description: "Added deployment strategy type template with default RollingUpdate"
diff --git a/charts/stream-processors/templates/deployment.yaml b/charts/stream-processors/templates/deployment.yaml
index 826e65fe..310a68f9 100644
--- a/charts/stream-processors/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/stream-processors/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ spec:
     matchLabels:
       app.kubernetes.io/name: {{ $name }}
       app.kubernetes.io/instance: {{ $.Release.Name }}-{{ $name }}
+  strategy:
+    type: {{ default "RollingUpdate" .deploymentStrategyType }}
   template:
     metadata:
       labels:
diff --git a/charts/stream-processors/values-test.yaml b/charts/stream-processors/values-test.yaml
index 6a8ab064..87cbb6b9 100644
--- a/charts/stream-processors/values-test.yaml
+++ b/charts/stream-processors/values-test.yaml
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ processors:
           value: "test"
         - name: AHD_PIPELINE
           value: "discharge"
+      deploymentStrategyType: Recreate
       resources:
         requests:
           memory: "512Mi"