diff --git a/charts/cht-chart-4x/Chart.yaml b/charts/cht-chart-4x/Chart.yaml
index 69c7c4e..91791d4 100644
--- a/charts/cht-chart-4x/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/cht-chart-4x/Chart.yaml
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@ icon: https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/474424?s=200&v=4
 
 type: application
 
-version: 1.1.1
+version: 1.2.0
 
 appVersion: ""
diff --git a/charts/cht-chart-4x/templates/api-deployment.yaml b/charts/cht-chart-4x/templates/api-deployment.yaml
index 8e3d6b1..f5e749a 100644
--- a/charts/cht-chart-4x/templates/api-deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/cht-chart-4x/templates/api-deployment.yaml
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ spec:
             - name: API_PORT
               value: '5988'
           image: {{ .Values.upstream_servers.docker_registry }}/cht-api:{{ .Values.cht_image_tag }}
+          {{ if eq .Values.cache_images false}}imagePullPolicy: Always{{ end }}
           name: cht-api
           ports:
             - containerPort: 5988
diff --git a/charts/cht-chart-4x/templates/couchdb-n-deployment.yaml b/charts/cht-chart-4x/templates/couchdb-n-deployment.yaml
index 5e1c9d2..6d0d21a 100644
--- a/charts/cht-chart-4x/templates/couchdb-n-deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/cht-chart-4x/templates/couchdb-n-deployment.yaml
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ spec:
       containers:
       - name: cht-couchdb-{{ $nodeNumber }}
         image: {{ $root.Values.upstream_servers.docker_registry }}/cht-couchdb:{{ $root.Values.cht_image_tag }}
+        {{ if eq $root.Values.cache_images false}}imagePullPolicy: Always{{ end }}
         ports:
         - containerPort: 5984
         env:
diff --git a/charts/cht-chart-4x/templates/couchdb-single-deployment.yaml b/charts/cht-chart-4x/templates/couchdb-single-deployment.yaml
index 745787c..c270a6f 100644
--- a/charts/cht-chart-4x/templates/couchdb-single-deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/cht-chart-4x/templates/couchdb-single-deployment.yaml
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ spec:
             - name: SVC_NAME
               value: couchdb.{{ .Values.namespace }}.svc.cluster.local
           image: {{ .Values.upstream_servers.docker_registry }}/cht-couchdb:{{ .Values.cht_image_tag }}
+          {{ if eq .Values.cache_images false}}imagePullPolicy: Always{{ end }}
           name: cht-couchdb
           ports:
             - containerPort: 5984
diff --git a/charts/cht-chart-4x/templates/haproxy-deployment.yaml b/charts/cht-chart-4x/templates/haproxy-deployment.yaml
index f344384..1e4f9e0 100644
--- a/charts/cht-chart-4x/templates/haproxy-deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/cht-chart-4x/templates/haproxy-deployment.yaml
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ spec:
             - name: HEALTHCHECK_ADDR
               value: healthcheck.{{ .Values.namespace }}.svc.cluster.local
           image: {{ .Values.upstream_servers.docker_registry }}/cht-haproxy:{{ .Values.cht_image_tag }}
+          {{ if eq .Values.cache_images false}}imagePullPolicy: Always{{ end }}
           name: cht-haproxy
           ports:
             - containerPort: 5984
diff --git a/charts/cht-chart-4x/templates/healthcheck-deployment.yaml b/charts/cht-chart-4x/templates/healthcheck-deployment.yaml
index 8519ba5..4c2c8ba 100644
--- a/charts/cht-chart-4x/templates/healthcheck-deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/cht-chart-4x/templates/healthcheck-deployment.yaml
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ spec:
                   name: cht-couchdb-credentials
                   key: COUCHDB_USER
           image: {{ .Values.upstream_servers.docker_registry }}/cht-haproxy-healthcheck:{{ .Values.cht_image_tag }}
+          {{ if eq .Values.cache_images false}}imagePullPolicy: Always{{ end }}
           name: cht-haproxy-healthcheck
           resources: {}
           ports:
diff --git a/charts/cht-chart-4x/templates/sentinel-deployment.yaml b/charts/cht-chart-4x/templates/sentinel-deployment.yaml
index 28e8bab..02a0835 100644
--- a/charts/cht-chart-4x/templates/sentinel-deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/cht-chart-4x/templates/sentinel-deployment.yaml
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ spec:
             - name: API_PORT
               value: '5988'
           image: {{ .Values.upstream_servers.docker_registry }}/cht-sentinel:{{ .Values.cht_image_tag }}
+          {{ if eq .Values.cache_images false}}imagePullPolicy: Always{{ end }}
           name: cht-sentinel
           resources: {}
       restartPolicy: Always
diff --git a/charts/cht-chart-4x/templates/upgrade-service-deployment.yml b/charts/cht-chart-4x/templates/upgrade-service-deployment.yml
index a8e22cf..81bde39 100644
--- a/charts/cht-chart-4x/templates/upgrade-service-deployment.yml
+++ b/charts/cht-chart-4x/templates/upgrade-service-deployment.yml
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ spec:
       serviceAccountName: cht-upgrade-service-user
       containers:
       - image: medicmobile/upgrade-service:{{ .Values.upgrade_service.tag }}
+        {{ if eq .Values.cache_images false}}imagePullPolicy: Always{{ end }}
         name: upgrade-service
         resources: {}
         env:
diff --git a/charts/cht-chart-4x/values.yaml b/charts/cht-chart-4x/values.yaml
index 5d16d9f..ceb1fb5 100644
--- a/charts/cht-chart-4x/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/cht-chart-4x/values.yaml
@@ -3,6 +3,11 @@ namespace: "<your-namespace>" # e.g. "cht-dev-namespace"
 chtversion: 4.10.0
 # cht_image_tag: 4.1.1-4.1.1 #- This is filled in automatically by the deploy script. Don't uncomment this line.
 
+# If images are cached, the same image tag will never be pulled twice. For development, this means that it's not
+# possible to upgrade to a newer version of the same branch, as the old image will always be reused.
+# For development instances, set this value to false.
+cache_images: true
+
 # Don't change upstream-servers unless you know what you're doing.
 upstream_servers:
   docker_registry: "public.ecr.aws/medic"