diff --git a/stable/neo4j/Chart.yaml b/stable/neo4j/Chart.yaml
index 8b492d81d7..337c2fb1a2 100644
--- a/stable/neo4j/Chart.yaml
+++ b/stable/neo4j/Chart.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: neo4j
 home: https://www.neo4j.com
-version: 0.9.0
+version: 0.10.0
 appVersion: 3.4.5
 description: Neo4j is the world's leading graph database
 icon: http://info.neo4j.com/rs/773-GON-065/images/neo4j_logo.png
diff --git a/stable/neo4j/README.md b/stable/neo4j/README.md
index e89e4ad3fc..8d4bbb706e 100644
--- a/stable/neo4j/README.md
+++ b/stable/neo4j/README.md
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ their default values.
 | `core.numberOfServers`                | Number of machines in CORE mode                                                                                                         | `3`                                             |
 | `core.sideCarContainers`              | Sidecar containers to add to the core pod. Example use case is a sidecar which identifies and labels the leader when using the http API | `{}`                                            |
 | `core.initContainers`                 | Init containers to add to the core pod. Example use case is a script that installs the APOC library                                     | `{}`                                            |
+| `core.persistentVolume.enabled`       | Whether or not persistence is enabled                                                                                                   | `true`                                          |
 | `core.persistentVolume.storageClass`  | Storage class of backing PVC                                                                                                            | `standard` (uses beta storage class annotation) |
 | `core.persistentVolume.size`          | Size of data volume                                                                                                                     | `10Gi`                                          |
 | `core.persistentVolume.mountPath`     | Persistent Volume mount root path                                                                                                       | `/data`                                         |
diff --git a/stable/neo4j/templates/core-statefulset.yaml b/stable/neo4j/templates/core-statefulset.yaml
index 0fa56483bd..dae3d70e8b 100644
--- a/stable/neo4j/templates/core-statefulset.yaml
+++ b/stable/neo4j/templates/core-statefulset.yaml
@@ -95,8 +95,13 @@ spec:
 {{ toYaml .Values.core.initContainers | indent 6 }}
 {{- end }}
       volumes:
+        {{- if not .Values.core.persistentVolume.enabled }}
+        - name: datadir
+          emptyDir: {}
+        {{- end }}
         - name: plugins
           emptyDir: {}
+  {{- if .Values.core.persistentVolume.enabled }}
   volumeClaimTemplates:
     - metadata:
         name: datadir
@@ -117,3 +122,4 @@ spec:
         resources:
           requests:
             storage: "{{ .Values.core.persistentVolume.size }}"
+  {{- end }}
diff --git a/stable/neo4j/values.yaml b/stable/neo4j/values.yaml
index be0681f1a8..88bf955b81 100644
--- a/stable/neo4j/values.yaml
+++ b/stable/neo4j/values.yaml
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ testImageTag: "master"
 core:
   numberOfServers: 3
   persistentVolume:
+    ## whether or not persistence is enabled
+    ##
+    enabled: true
 
     ## core server data Persistent Volume mount root path
     ##