diff --git a/stable/mysqldump/Chart.yaml b/stable/mysqldump/Chart.yaml
index 03345566ef..01e13aaf95 100644
--- a/stable/mysqldump/Chart.yaml
+++ b/stable/mysqldump/Chart.yaml
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 apiVersion: v1
-appVersion: 2.3.1
+appVersion: 2.4.0
 description: A Helm chart to help backup MySQL databases using mysqldump
 name: mysqldump
-version: 2.3.1
+version: 2.4.0
 keywords:
 - mysql
 - mysqldump
diff --git a/stable/mysqldump/README.md b/stable/mysqldump/README.md
index 93e34f7115..14d8958d25 100644
--- a/stable/mysqldump/README.md
+++ b/stable/mysqldump/README.md
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ The following tables lists the configurable parameters of the mysqldump chart an
 | schedule                                      | crontab schedule to run on. set as `now` to run as a one time job              | "0/5 \* \* \* \*"            |
 | options                                       | options to pass onto MySQL                                                     | "--opt --single-transaction" |
 | debug                                         | print some extra debug logs during backup                                      | false                        |
+| additionalSteps                               | run these extra shell steps after all backup jobs completed                    | []                           |
 | successfulJobsHistoryLimit                    | number of successful jobs to remember                                          | 5                            |
 | failedJobsHistoryLimit                        | number of failed jobs to remember                                              | 5                            |
 | persistentVolumeClaim                         | existing Persistent Volume Claim to backup to, leave blank to create a new one |                              |
diff --git a/stable/mysqldump/templates/NOTES.txt b/stable/mysqldump/templates/NOTES.txt
index cff75de1de..22ad7e8937 100644
--- a/stable/mysqldump/templates/NOTES.txt
+++ b/stable/mysqldump/templates/NOTES.txt
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ $ kubectl get pods --selector=job-name={{ template "mysqldump.fullname" . }} --s
 
 To see the logs from the backup job run:
 
-$ kubectl logs `kc get pods --selector=job-name=test-mysqldump --output=jsonpath={.items..metadata.name}`
+$ kubectl logs `kubectl get pods --selector=job-name=test-mysqldump --output=jsonpath={.items..metadata.name}`
 
 mysqldump contents can be found in:
 {{- if .Values.persistentVolumeClaim }}
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ $ kubectl get persistentvolumeclaim {{ .Values.persistentVolumeClaim }}
 {{- if .Values.persistence.enabled }}
 $ kubectl get persistentvolumeclaim {{ template "mysqldump.fullname" . }}
 {{- else }}
-$ kubectl logs `kc get pods --selector=job-name=test-mysqldump --output=jsonpath={.items..metadata.name}`
+$ kubectl logs `kubectl get pods --selector=job-name=test-mysqldump --output=jsonpath={.items..metadata.name}`
 {{- end -}}
 {{- end }}
 
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ $ kubectl get jobs --selector=cronjob-name={{ template "mysqldump.fullname" . }}
 
 To see the logs from the most recent backup job run:
 
-$ kubectl logs $(kc get pods --selector \
-  job-name=$(kc get jobs --selector=cronjob-name={{ template "mysqldump.fullname" . }} \
+$ kubectl logs $(kubectl get pods --selector \
+  job-name=$(kubectl get jobs --selector=cronjob-name={{ template "mysqldump.fullname" . }} \
   --output=jsonpath='{.items[-1:].metadata.name}') \
   --output=jsonpath={.items..metadata.name})
 
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ $ kubectl get persistentvolumeclaim {{ .Values.persistentVolumeClaim }}
 {{- if .Values.persistence.enabled }}
 $ kubectl get persistentvolumeclaim {{ template "mysqldump.fullname" . }}
 {{- else }}
-$ kubectl logs `kc get pods --selector=job-name=test-mysqldump --output=jsonpath={.items..metadata.name}`
+$ kubectl logs `kubectl get pods --selector=job-name=test-mysqldump --output=jsonpath={.items..metadata.name}`
 {{- end -}}
 {{- end }}
 
diff --git a/stable/mysqldump/templates/configmap.yaml b/stable/mysqldump/templates/configmap.yaml
index 33ba7d2376..c36d43870a 100644
--- a/stable/mysqldump/templates/configmap.yaml
+++ b/stable/mysqldump/templates/configmap.yaml
@@ -103,6 +103,12 @@ data:
       exit 1
     fi
 
+    {{ if .Values.additionalSteps }}
+    {{- range .Values.additionalSteps }}
+    {{ . }}
+    {{- end }}
+    {{- end }}
+
     {{ if .Values.debug }}
     ls -alh ${BACKUP_DIR}
     {{ end }}
diff --git a/stable/mysqldump/values.yaml b/stable/mysqldump/values.yaml
index e5b1e15779..c0783461d3 100644
--- a/stable/mysqldump/values.yaml
+++ b/stable/mysqldump/values.yaml
@@ -40,6 +40,14 @@ debug: false
 successfulJobsHistoryLimit: 5
 failedJobsHistoryLimit: 5
 
+# additional steps for mysqldump shell script
+# will be inserted after all backup and upload jobs completed successfully.
+# Use "${BACKUP_DIR}/${TIMESTAMP}_${MYSQL_DB}.sql.gz" as dump file name.
+# see examples
+additionalSteps: []
+#  - gsutil cp "${BACKUP_DIR}/${TIMESTAMP}_${MYSQL_DB}.sql.gz" gs://mybucket/latest.sql.gz
+#  - echo "latest sql dump updated"
+
 ## set persistentVolumeClaim to use a PVC that already exists.
 ## if set will override any settings under `persistence` otherwise
 ## if not set and `persistence.enabled` set to true, will create a PVC.