diff --git a/.yamllint.yaml b/.yamllint.yaml
index 769cda16..08bf167f 100644
--- a/.yamllint.yaml
+++ b/.yamllint.yaml
@@ -12,3 +12,4 @@ rules:
     min-spaces-from-content: 1  # Needed due to https://github.com/adrienverge/yamllint/issues/443
   indentation:
     indent-sequences: consistent
+  comments-indentation: disable # This is generally useless and interferes with commented example values
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 10ef053a..e638ed34 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Added
+
+- Helm: Allow Pod `priorityClassName` to be configured ([#691]).
+
+[#691]: https://github.com/stackabletech/hbase-operator/pull/691
+
 ## [25.7.0] - 2025-07-23
 
 ## [25.7.0-rc1] - 2025-07-18
diff --git a/deploy/helm/hbase-operator/templates/deployment.yaml b/deploy/helm/hbase-operator/templates/deployment.yaml
index 8615cd70..4601af6f 100644
--- a/deploy/helm/hbase-operator/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/deploy/helm/hbase-operator/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -95,3 +95,6 @@ spec:
       tolerations:
         {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
       {{- end }}
+      {{- with .Values.priorityClassName }}
+      priorityClassName: {{ . }}
+      {{- end }}