diff --git a/charts/dex/Chart.yaml b/charts/dex/Chart.yaml
index e20e4abb..4fde39d4 100644
--- a/charts/dex/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/dex/Chart.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 apiVersion: v2
 type: application
 name: dex
-version: 0.18.0
+version: 0.19.0
 appVersion: "2.40.0"
 kubeVersion: ">=1.14.0-0"
 description: OpenID Connect (OIDC) identity and OAuth 2.0 provider with pluggable connectors.
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ maintainers:
     url: https://sagikazarmark.hu
 annotations:
   artifacthub.io/changes: |
-    - kind: changed
-      description: "Dex 2.40.0 release"
+    - kind: added
+      description: "Added option to include initContainers in the dex pods"
   artifacthub.io/images: |
     - name: dex
       image: ghcr.io/dexidp/dex:v2.40.0
diff --git a/charts/dex/README.md b/charts/dex/README.md
index 53ef4131..00abd5ce 100644
--- a/charts/dex/README.md
+++ b/charts/dex/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # dex
 
-![version: 0.18.0](https://img.shields.io/badge/version-0.18.0-informational?style=flat-square) ![type: application](https://img.shields.io/badge/type-application-informational?style=flat-square) ![app version: 2.40.0](https://img.shields.io/badge/app%20version-2.40.0-informational?style=flat-square) ![kube version: >=1.14.0-0](https://img.shields.io/badge/kube%20version->=1.14.0--0-informational?style=flat-square) [![artifact hub](https://img.shields.io/badge/artifact%20hub-dex-informational?style=flat-square)](https://artifacthub.io/packages/helm/dex/dex)
+![version: 0.19.0](https://img.shields.io/badge/version-0.19.0-informational?style=flat-square) ![type: application](https://img.shields.io/badge/type-application-informational?style=flat-square) ![app version: 2.40.0](https://img.shields.io/badge/app%20version-2.40.0-informational?style=flat-square) ![kube version: >=1.14.0-0](https://img.shields.io/badge/kube%20version->=1.14.0--0-informational?style=flat-square) [![artifact hub](https://img.shields.io/badge/artifact%20hub-dex-informational?style=flat-square)](https://artifacthub.io/packages/helm/dex/dex)
 
 OpenID Connect (OIDC) identity and OAuth 2.0 provider with pluggable connectors.
 
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ ingress:
 | podSecurityContext | object | `{}` | Pod [security context](https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/configure-pod-container/security-context/#set-the-security-context-for-a-pod). See the [API reference](https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/kubernetes-api/workload-resources/pod-v1/#security-context) for details. |
 | revisionHistoryLimit | int | `10` | Define the [count of deployment revisions](https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/workloads/controllers/deployment/#clean-up-policy) to be kept. May be set to 0 in case of GitOps deployment approach. |
 | securityContext | object | `{}` | Container [security context](https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/configure-pod-container/security-context/#set-the-security-context-for-a-container). See the [API reference](https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/kubernetes-api/workload-resources/pod-v1/#security-context-1) for details. |
+| initContainers | list | `[]` | A list of init containers to run in the pods on startup to do setup tasks. |
 | service.annotations | object | `{}` | Annotations to be added to the service. |
 | service.type | string | `"ClusterIP"` | Kubernetes [service type](https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/services-networking/service/#publishing-services-service-types). |
 | service.clusterIP | string | `""` | Internal cluster service IP (when applicable) |
diff --git a/charts/dex/templates/deployment.yaml b/charts/dex/templates/deployment.yaml
index 247dd39f..b5953448 100644
--- a/charts/dex/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/dex/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -52,6 +52,10 @@ spec:
       hostAliases:
         {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
       {{- end }}
+      {{- with .Values.initContainers }}
+      initContainers:
+        {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
+      {{- end }}
       containers:
         - name: {{ .Chart.Name }}
           securityContext:
diff --git a/charts/dex/values.yaml b/charts/dex/values.yaml
index 7452791e..8aabfd92 100644
--- a/charts/dex/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/dex/values.yaml
@@ -152,6 +152,9 @@ securityContext: {}
   # runAsNonRoot: true
   # runAsUser: 1000
 
+# -- A list of init containers to run in the pods on startup to do setup tasks.
+initContainers: []
+
 service:
   # -- Annotations to be added to the service.
   annotations: {}