diff --git a/charts/ocean-kubernetes-controller/README.md b/charts/ocean-kubernetes-controller/README.md
index 2ad4354..517e4f7 100644
--- a/charts/ocean-kubernetes-controller/README.md
+++ b/charts/ocean-kubernetes-controller/README.md
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ helm install spot spot/ocean-kubernetes-controller \
 
 Kubernetes: `>=1.20.0-0`
 
+Helm: `>=3.9.0`
+
 | Repository | Name | Version |
 |------------|------|---------|
 | https://kubernetes-sigs.github.io/metrics-server | metrics-server | 3.11.0 |
diff --git a/charts/ocean-kubernetes-controller/templates/_helpers.tpl b/charts/ocean-kubernetes-controller/templates/_helpers.tpl
index 1f3e477..754d921 100644
--- a/charts/ocean-kubernetes-controller/templates/_helpers.tpl
+++ b/charts/ocean-kubernetes-controller/templates/_helpers.tpl
@@ -352,4 +352,18 @@ or if another log shipping destination host is specified.
 true
 {{- end }}
 {{- end }}
-{{- end }}
\ No newline at end of file
+{{- end }}
+
+{{/*
+This function validates the Helm version. It checks if the Helm version is 3.7 or higher.
+If the Helm version is less than 3.7, it will cause the Helm operation to fail with an error message.
+*/}}
+{{- define "ocean-kubernetes-controller.validateHelmVersion" -}}
+{{- $helmVersion := .Capabilities.HelmVersion.Version }}
+{{- if $helmVersion -}}
+{{- if semverCompare ">=v3.9.0" (semver $helmVersion).String -}}
+{{- else -}}
+{{- fail "Helm version 3.9.0 or higher is required to install this chart" -}}
+{{- end -}}
+{{- end -}}
+{{- end -}}
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diff --git a/charts/ocean-kubernetes-controller/templates/deployment.yaml b/charts/ocean-kubernetes-controller/templates/deployment.yaml
index b52127d..9382dbc 100644
--- a/charts/ocean-kubernetes-controller/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/ocean-kubernetes-controller/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+{{ include "ocean-kubernetes-controller.validateHelmVersion" . }}
 {{ include "ocean-kubernetes-controller.deployMetricsServer" . }}
 apiVersion: apps/v1
 kind: Deployment