diff --git a/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.13.md b/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.13.md
index c23fbb803..6200def71 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.13.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.13.md
@@ -16,4 +16,5 @@ When cutting a new release, update the `unreleased` heading to the tag being gen
 ## unreleased
 
 * [ENHANCEMENT] [#1203](https://github.com/k8ssandra/k8ssandra-operator/issues/1203) Add new setting ConcurrencyPolicy to MedusaBackupSchedules
-* [ENHANCEMENT] [#1209](https://github.com/k8ssandra/k8ssandra-operator/issues/1209) Expose the option to disable the cert-manager presence check in the Helm charts
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+* [ENHANCEMENT] [#1209](https://github.com/k8ssandra/k8ssandra-operator/issues/1209) Expose the option to disable the cert-manager presence check in the Helm charts
+* [ENHANCEMENT] [#1206](https://github.com/k8ssandra/k8ssandra-operator/issues/1206) Allow setting https proxy for CRD upgrader job in Helm charts
diff --git a/charts/k8ssandra-operator/templates/crd/batch_job.yaml b/charts/k8ssandra-operator/templates/crd/batch_job.yaml
index 83ff69a05..344dee81c 100644
--- a/charts/k8ssandra-operator/templates/crd/batch_job.yaml
+++ b/charts/k8ssandra-operator/templates/crd/batch_job.yaml
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ spec:
               valueFrom:
                 fieldRef:
                   fieldPath: metadata.namespace
+            {{- if .Values.client.proxy }}
+            - name: HTTPS_PROXY
+              value: {{ .Values.client.proxy }}
+            {{- end }}
           args:
             - -upgradecrds
             - --targetVersion
diff --git a/charts/k8ssandra-operator/values.yaml b/charts/k8ssandra-operator/values.yaml
index af2cd26a0..bfe3dcba0 100644
--- a/charts/k8ssandra-operator/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/k8ssandra-operator/values.yaml
@@ -99,6 +99,8 @@ client:
     tag: latest
     # -- Pull policy for the client container
     pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
+  # -- HTTPS proxy address to use for communication to helm.k8ssandra.io
+  #proxy:
 # -- Allows disabling the check for the presence of cert-manager.
 cass-operator:
   disableCertManagerCheck: false
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