diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8fa19da4a..b205ff0d7 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -13,13 +13,14 @@
 * adds `desired_cluster_status` option to opensearch output to signal healthy cluster status
 * initially run health checks on setup for every configured component
 * make `imagePullPolicy` configurable for helm chart deployments
+* make `terminationGracePeriodSeconds` configurable in helm chart values
 
 
 ### Improvements
 
 * remove AutoRuleCorpusTester
 * adds support for rust extension development
-* adds prebuild wheels for architectures `x86_64` on `manylinux` and `musllinux` based linux platforms to releases
+* adds prebuilt wheels for architectures `x86_64` on `manylinux` and `musllinux` based linux platforms to releases
 * add manual how to use local images with minikube example setup to documentation
 * move `Configuration` to top level of documentation
 * add `CONTRIBUTING` file
diff --git a/charts/logprep/Chart.yaml b/charts/logprep/Chart.yaml
index ebf1f33bf..a5afd7d13 100644
--- a/charts/logprep/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/logprep/Chart.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ 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: "13.3.0"
+version: "13.4.0"
 
 # 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/logprep/templates/deployment.yaml b/charts/logprep/templates/deployment.yaml
index 64f1b7cfc..1dd7d7fcd 100644
--- a/charts/logprep/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/logprep/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ spec:
             periodSeconds: 5
             timeoutSeconds: 10
           {{- end }}
+      terminationGracePeriodSeconds: {{ .Values.terminationGracePeriodSeconds }}
       volumes:
         - name: logprep-temp
           emptyDir:
diff --git a/charts/logprep/values.yaml b/charts/logprep/values.yaml
index 1d2638a62..f24bdbbab 100644
--- a/charts/logprep/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/logprep/values.yaml
@@ -160,3 +160,7 @@ configurations:
 #       admin
 #       admin2
 artifacts: []
+
+# The termination grace period for the pod
+# Defaults to 300 seconds to ensure that queues are drained before the pod is terminated
+terminationGracePeriodSeconds: 300