diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1acc180..1a57795 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ For Kubernetes users, Mikochi is installable using a [helm chart](https://artifa
 ```sh
 helm repo add zer0tonin https://zer0tonin.github.io/helm-charts/
 helm install mikochi zer0tonin/mikochi \
---version 1.5.1 --set mikochi.username=zer0tonin \
+--version 1.6.0 --set mikochi.username=zer0tonin \
 --set mikochi.password=my_super_password --set persistence.enabled=true
 ```
 
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ helm install mikochi zer0tonin/mikochi \
 Launch the app using a pre-compiled binary from the latest [release](https://github.com/zer0tonin/Mikochi/releases):
 
 ```sh
-wget -c https://github.com/zer0tonin/Mikochi/releases/download/1.5.1/mikochi-linux-amd64.tar.gz -O - | tar -xz
+wget -c https://github.com/zer0tonin/Mikochi/releases/download/1.6.0/mikochi-linux-amd64.tar.gz -O - | tar -xz
 HOST=127.0.0.1:8080 USERNAME=zer0tonin PASSWORD=horsebatterysomething ./app/mikochi
 ```
 
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ Mikochi is configured using environment variables
 | CERT_CA    | The path to a TLS certificate               | null       |
 | CERT_KEY   | The path to the key associated with CERT_CA | null       |
 | NO_AUTH    | If true, disables all authentication        | false      |
+| GZIP       | If true, enables gzip compression           | false      |
 
 Note: it is recommended to not manually set JWT_SECRET, as getting a new randomly generated secret everytime when mikochi starts let's you invalidate authentication tokens by restarting the process.
 
diff --git a/helm/Chart.yaml b/helm/Chart.yaml
index 82cb199..e76af97 100644
--- a/helm/Chart.yaml
+++ b/helm/Chart.yaml
@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@ 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: 1.5.1
+version: 1.6.0
 
 # 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
 # follow Semantic Versioning. They should reflect the version the application is using.
 # It is recommended to use it with quotes.
-appVersion: "1.5.1"
+appVersion: "1.6.0"
diff --git a/helm/templates/deployment.yaml b/helm/templates/deployment.yaml
index 6577bd0..a665fca 100644
--- a/helm/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/helm/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ spec:
                 secretKeyRef:
                   name: {{ include "Mikochi.fullname" . }}
                   key: password
+            - name: PASSWORD
+              value: {{ .Values.mikochi.gzip }}
           volumeMounts:
             - name: mikochi-data
               mountPath: "/data"
diff --git a/helm/values.yaml b/helm/values.yaml
index fe0f066..8f0de4b 100644
--- a/helm/values.yaml
+++ b/helm/values.yaml
@@ -5,12 +5,13 @@
 mikochi:
   username: "root"
   password: "pass"
+  gzip: false
 
 image:
   repository: zer0tonin/mikochi
   pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
   # Overrides the image tag whose default is the chart appVersion.
-  tag: "1.5.1"
+  tag: "1.6.0"
 
 imagePullSecrets: []
 nameOverride: ""