diff --git a/helm.mk b/helm.mk
index f8ba138..a1ef5ab 100644
--- a/helm.mk
+++ b/helm.mk
@@ -17,17 +17,24 @@ ifdef NAMESPACE
 	@ $(eval K8S_NAMESPACE = $(NAMESPACE))
 endif
 
+ifdef HELM_REPO_URL
+	@- echo "Helm Repo: $(HELM_REPO_URL)"
+	@ helm repo add $(HELM_CHART_NAME) $(HELM_REPO_URL)
+	@- helm repo update $(HELM_CHART_NAME)
+endif
+
 ifdef DEBUG_MODE
 	@- echo "\n### deploying helm chart with --debug flag"
 	@- echo "-- DEBUG DEPLOYMENT --------------------"
 	@- echo " "
 	@- echo "Namespace: $(K8S_NAMESPACE)"
 	@- echo "Helm Chart: $(HELM_CHART_PATH)"
+	@- echo "Helm Version (use latest if empty): $(HELM_CHART_VERSION)"
 	@- echo "Values File: $(HELM_VALUES_FILE)"
 	@- echo " "
 	@- echo "----------------------------------"
 
-	@ envsubst < $(HELM_VALUES_FILE) | helm upgrade $(HELM_CHART_NAME) $(HELM_CHART_PATH) -n $(K8S_NAMESPACE) --install --debug --wait --values -
+	@ envsubst < $(HELM_VALUES_FILE) | helm upgrade $(HELM_CHART_NAME) $(HELM_CHART_PATH) -n $(K8S_NAMESPACE) --install --debug --wait --values - --version "$(HELM_CHART_VERSION)"
 
 else
 	
@@ -36,11 +43,12 @@ else
 	@- echo " "
 	@- echo "Namespace: $(K8S_NAMESPACE)"
 	@- echo "Helm Chart: $(HELM_CHART_PATH)"
+	@- echo "Helm Version (use latest if empty): $(HELM_CHART_VERSION)"
 	@- echo "Values File: $(HELM_VALUES_FILE)"
 	@- echo " "
 	@- echo "----------------------------------"
 
-	@ envsubst < $(HELM_VALUES_FILE) | helm upgrade $(HELM_CHART_NAME) $(HELM_CHART_PATH) -n $(K8S_NAMESPACE) --install --wait --values -
+	@ envsubst < $(HELM_VALUES_FILE) | helm upgrade $(HELM_CHART_NAME) $(HELM_CHART_PATH) -n $(K8S_NAMESPACE) --install --wait --values - --version "$(HELM_CHART_VERSION)"
 
 endif