diff --git a/stable/spinnaker/Chart.yaml b/stable/spinnaker/Chart.yaml
index 9778c71d6c..c0b9ff518f 100644
--- a/stable/spinnaker/Chart.yaml
+++ b/stable/spinnaker/Chart.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 apiVersion: v1
 description: Open source, multi-cloud continuous delivery platform for releasing software changes with high velocity and confidence.
 name: spinnaker
-version: 1.8.0
+version: 1.8.1
 appVersion: 1.12.5
 home: http://spinnaker.io/
 sources:
diff --git a/stable/spinnaker/README.md b/stable/spinnaker/README.md
index f772746135..9d011f267f 100644
--- a/stable/spinnaker/README.md
+++ b/stable/spinnaker/README.md
@@ -155,3 +155,11 @@ halyard:
 ```
 
 Any files added through `additionalConfigMaps` will be written to disk at `/opt/halyard/additionalConfigMaps`.
+
+### Set custom annotations for the halyard pod
+
+```yaml
+halyard:
+  annotations:
+    iam.amazonaws.com/role: <role_arn>
+```
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/stable/spinnaker/templates/hooks/install-using-hal.yaml b/stable/spinnaker/templates/hooks/install-using-hal.yaml
index 636b1de98f..5fa796aa31 100644
--- a/stable/spinnaker/templates/hooks/install-using-hal.yaml
+++ b/stable/spinnaker/templates/hooks/install-using-hal.yaml
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ metadata:
 spec:
   template:
     metadata:
+    {{- if .Values.halyard.annotations }}
+      annotations:
+{{ toYaml .Values.halyard.annotations | indent 8 }}
+    {{- end }}
       labels:
 {{ include "spinnaker.standard-labels" . | indent 8 }}
     spec:
diff --git a/stable/spinnaker/templates/statefulsets/halyard.yaml b/stable/spinnaker/templates/statefulsets/halyard.yaml
index 7d16ae7f8f..3d52da7bff 100644
--- a/stable/spinnaker/templates/statefulsets/halyard.yaml
+++ b/stable/spinnaker/templates/statefulsets/halyard.yaml
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ spec:
       component: halyard
   template:
     metadata:
+      {{- if .Values.halyard.annotations }}
+      annotations:
+{{ toYaml .Values.halyard.annotations | indent 8 }}
+      {{- end }}
       labels:
 {{ include "spinnaker.standard-labels" . | indent 8 }}
         component: halyard
diff --git a/stable/spinnaker/values.yaml b/stable/spinnaker/values.yaml
index cc16bd2033..4dcd31d411 100644
--- a/stable/spinnaker/values.yaml
+++ b/stable/spinnaker/values.yaml
@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@ halyard:
   ## run by the init container before halyard is started.
   # additionalInitScript: |-
 
+  ## Uncomment if you want to add annotations on halyard and install-using-hal pods
+  # annotations:
+  #   iam.amazonaws.com/role: <role_arn>
+
 # Define which registries and repositories you want available in your
 # Spinnaker pipeline definitions
 # For more info visit: