diff --git a/helm/librechat-rag-api/Chart.yaml b/helm/librechat-rag-api/Chart.yaml
index 38d1470e49..cc382f0501 100755
--- a/helm/librechat-rag-api/Chart.yaml
+++ b/helm/librechat-rag-api/Chart.yaml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ 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: 0.5.2
+version: 0.5.3
 
 # 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/helm/librechat-rag-api/templates/rag-deployment.yaml b/helm/librechat-rag-api/templates/rag-deployment.yaml
index 5324ee3f7e..1978260723 100755
--- a/helm/librechat-rag-api/templates/rag-deployment.yaml
+++ b/helm/librechat-rag-api/templates/rag-deployment.yaml
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ spec:
       imagePullSecrets:
         {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
       {{- end }}
+      {{- if kindIs "bool" .Values.enableServiceLinks }}
+      enableServiceLinks: {{ .Values.enableServiceLinks }}
+      {{- end }}
       securityContext:
         {{- toYaml .Values.podSecurityContext | nindent 8 }}
       containers:
diff --git a/helm/librechat-rag-api/values.yaml b/helm/librechat-rag-api/values.yaml
index cd722bc096..3e1b61208a 100755
--- a/helm/librechat-rag-api/values.yaml
+++ b/helm/librechat-rag-api/values.yaml
@@ -40,6 +40,11 @@ fullnameOverride: ''
 podAnnotations: {}
 podLabels: {}
 
+# Enable or disable injection of service environment variables into pods.
+# When running in namespaces with many services, the injected variables can cause
+# "argument list too long" errors. Set to false to disable.
+enableServiceLinks: true
+
 podSecurityContext: {} # fsGroup: 2000
 
 securityContext: {}
diff --git a/helm/librechat/Chart.yaml b/helm/librechat/Chart.yaml
index 1e24daa280..296b20af96 100755
--- a/helm/librechat/Chart.yaml
+++ b/helm/librechat/Chart.yaml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ 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: 1.9.7
+version: 1.9.8
 
 # 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
@@ -37,6 +37,6 @@ dependencies:
     condition: meilisearch.enabled
     repository: "https://meilisearch.github.io/meilisearch-kubernetes"
   - name: librechat-rag-api
-    version: "0.5.2"
+    version: "0.5.3"
     condition: librechat-rag-api.enabled
     repository: file://../librechat-rag-api
diff --git a/helm/librechat/templates/deployment.yaml b/helm/librechat/templates/deployment.yaml
index f8d0e58298..279749185b 100755
--- a/helm/librechat/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/helm/librechat/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@ spec:
         {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
       {{- end }}
       serviceAccountName: {{ include "librechat.serviceAccountName" . }}
+      {{- if kindIs "bool" .Values.enableServiceLinks }}
+      enableServiceLinks: {{ .Values.enableServiceLinks }}
+      {{- end }}
       securityContext:
         {{- toYaml .Values.podSecurityContext | nindent 8 }}
       {{- if .Values.initContainers }}
diff --git a/helm/librechat/values.yaml b/helm/librechat/values.yaml
index c6461ade61..f40f985954 100755
--- a/helm/librechat/values.yaml
+++ b/helm/librechat/values.yaml
@@ -153,6 +153,11 @@ podLabels: {}
 deploymentAnnotations: {}
 deploymentLabels: {}
 
+# Enable or disable injection of service environment variables into pods.
+# When running in namespaces with many services, the injected variables can cause
+# "argument list too long" errors. Set to false to disable.
+enableServiceLinks: true
+
 podSecurityContext:
   fsGroup: 2000