diff --git a/charts/spire/README.md b/charts/spire/README.md
index a63b267..446abf2 100644
--- a/charts/spire/README.md
+++ b/charts/spire/README.md
@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@ Now you can interact with the Spire agent socket from your own application. The
 | `global.spire.jwtIssuer`                     | The issuer for Spire JWT tokens. Defaults to oidc-discovery.$trustDomain if unset                                                                                                                                                      | `""`              |
 | `global.spire.trustDomain`                   | The trust domain for Spire install                                                                                                                                                                                                     | `example.org`     |
 | `global.spire.upstreamServerAddress`         | Set what address to use for the upstream server when using nested spire                                                                                                                                                                | `""`              |
+| `global.spire.recommendations.enabled`       | Use recommended settings for production deployments. Default is off.                                                                                                                                                                   | `false`           |
 | `global.spire.image.registry`                | Override all Spire image registries at once                                                                                                                                                                                            | `""`              |
 | `global.spire.namespaces.system.name`        | Name of the Spire system Namespace.                                                                                                                                                                                                    | `spire-system`    |
 | `global.spire.namespaces.system.create`      | Create a Namespace for Spire system resources.                                                                                                                                                                                         | `false`           |
diff --git a/charts/spire/values.yaml b/charts/spire/values.yaml
index c3145e9..788242f 100644
--- a/charts/spire/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/spire/values.yaml
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ global:
     ## @param global.spire.upstreamServerAddress Set what address to use for the upstream server when using nested spire
     upstreamServerAddress: ""
 
+    ## @param global.spire.recommendations.enabled Use recommended settings for production deployments. Default is off.
+    recommendations:
+      enabled: false
+
     image:
       ## @param global.spire.image.registry Override all Spire image registries at once
       registry: ""
diff --git a/examples/production/values.yaml b/examples/production/values.yaml
index dd6fb4e..97797a4 100644
--- a/examples/production/values.yaml
+++ b/examples/production/values.yaml
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ global:
       enabled: true
   spire:
     strictMode: true
+    recommendations:
+      enabled: true
 
 spire-server:
   nodeAttestor: