diff --git a/charts/falco/CHANGELOG.md b/charts/falco/CHANGELOG.md
index a60b547b0..da2a8c270 100644
--- a/charts/falco/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/charts/falco/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
 This file documents all notable changes to Falco Helm Chart. The release
 numbering uses [semantic versioning](http://semver.org).
 
+## v4.3.0
+
+* `FALCO_HOSTNAME` and `HOST_ROOT` are now set by default in pods configuration.
+
 ## v4.2.6
 
 * bump falcosidekick dependency version to v0.7.17 install latest version through falco chart
diff --git a/charts/falco/Chart.yaml b/charts/falco/Chart.yaml
index fbc15ff80..380bbc234 100644
--- a/charts/falco/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/falco/Chart.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 apiVersion: v2
 name: falco
-version: 4.2.6
+version: 4.3.0
 appVersion: "0.37.1"
 description: Falco
 keywords:
diff --git a/charts/falco/README.md b/charts/falco/README.md
index 3bcdd662d..5bedfbfe4 100644
--- a/charts/falco/README.md
+++ b/charts/falco/README.md
@@ -581,7 +581,7 @@ If you use a Proxy in your cluster, the requests between `Falco` and `Falcosidek
 
 ## Configuration
 
-The following table lists the main configurable parameters of the falco chart v4.2.5 and their default values. See [values.yaml](./values.yaml) for full list.
+The following table lists the main configurable parameters of the falco chart v4.3.0 and their default values. See [values.yaml](./values.yaml) for full list.
 
 ## Values
 
diff --git a/charts/falco/templates/pod-template.tpl b/charts/falco/templates/pod-template.tpl
index 5eb572886..6077a6c11 100644
--- a/charts/falco/templates/pod-template.tpl
+++ b/charts/falco/templates/pod-template.tpl
@@ -78,6 +78,12 @@ spec:
       {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
     {{- end }}
       env:
+        - name: HOST_ROOT
+          value: /host
+        - name: FALCO_HOSTNAME
+          valueFrom:
+            fieldRef:
+              fieldPath: spec.nodeName
         - name: FALCO_K8S_NODE_NAME
           valueFrom:
             fieldRef:
@@ -371,6 +377,8 @@ spec:
       name: etc-fs
       readOnly: true
   env:
+    - name: HOST_ROOT
+      value: /host
   {{- if .Values.driver.loader.initContainer.env }}
   {{- include "falco.renderTemplate" ( dict "value" .Values.driver.loader.initContainer.env "context" $) | nindent 4 }}
   {{- end }}