diff --git a/charts/retool/Chart.yaml b/charts/retool/Chart.yaml
index 850e70b..478769f 100644
--- a/charts/retool/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/retool/Chart.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ apiVersion: v2
 name: retool
 description: A Helm chart for Kubernetes
 type: application
-version: 6.7.0
+version: 6.8.0
 maintainers:
   - name: Retool Engineering
     email: engineering+helm@retool.com
diff --git a/charts/retool/templates/deployment_backend.yaml b/charts/retool/templates/deployment_backend.yaml
index cfa8450..e9dcedc 100644
--- a/charts/retool/templates/deployment_backend.yaml
+++ b/charts/retool/templates/deployment_backend.yaml
@@ -135,6 +135,10 @@ spec:
             value: {{ $.Values.dbconnector.java.port | quote }}
           {{- end }}
           {{- end }}
+          {{- if .Values.config.postgresPoolMaxSize }}
+          - name: DBCONNECTOR_POSTGRES_POOL_MAX_SIZE
+            value: {{ .Values.config.postgresPoolMaxSize | quote }}
+          {{- end }}
           {{- if .Values.config.dbConnectorTimeout }}
           - name: DBCONNECTOR_QUERY_TIMEOUT_MS
             value: {{ .Values.config.dbConnectorTimeout | quote }}
diff --git a/charts/retool/values.yaml b/charts/retool/values.yaml
index e5c08d6..86c0756 100644
--- a/charts/retool/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/retool/values.yaml
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ config:
   useInsecureCookies: false
   # Timeout for queries, in ms.
   # dbConnectorTimeout: 120000
+  # max postgres pool connections for backend
+  postgresPoolMaxSize: 10
   auth:
     google:
       clientId:
diff --git a/values.yaml b/values.yaml
index e5c08d6..86c0756 100644
--- a/values.yaml
+++ b/values.yaml
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ config:
   useInsecureCookies: false
   # Timeout for queries, in ms.
   # dbConnectorTimeout: 120000
+  # max postgres pool connections for backend
+  postgresPoolMaxSize: 10
   auth:
     google:
       clientId: