diff --git a/charts/kured/Chart.yaml b/charts/kured/Chart.yaml
index dd66829..e070631 100644
--- a/charts/kured/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/kured/Chart.yaml
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 apiVersion: v1
-appVersion: "1.8.0"
+appVersion: "1.9.0"
 description: A Helm chart for kured
 name: kured
-version: 2.10.0
+version: 2.11.0
 home: https://github.com/weaveworks/kured
 maintainers:
   - name: ckotzbauer
diff --git a/charts/kured/README.md b/charts/kured/README.md
index a88a4a8..011c4b1 100644
--- a/charts/kured/README.md
+++ b/charts/kured/README.md
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ The following changes have been made compared to the stable chart:
 | `configuration.startTime` | cli-parameter `--start-time`                                              | `""`                      |
 | `configuration.timeZone` | cli-parameter `--time-zone`                                                | `""`                      |
 | `configuration.annotateNodes` | cli-parameter `--annotate-nodes`                                      | `false`                   |
+| `configuration.logFormat` | cli-parameter `--log-format`                                              | `""`                      |
 | `configuration.preferNoScheduleTaint` | Taint name applied during pending node reboot                 | `""`                   |
 | `rbac.create`           | Create RBAC roles                                                           | `true`                     |
 | `serviceAccount.create` | Create a service account                                                    | `true`                     |
diff --git a/charts/kured/templates/daemonset.yaml b/charts/kured/templates/daemonset.yaml
index 00c12a4..bb978d4 100644
--- a/charts/kured/templates/daemonset.yaml
+++ b/charts/kured/templates/daemonset.yaml
@@ -136,6 +136,9 @@ spec:
           {{- if .Values.configuration.preferNoScheduleTaint }}
             - --prefer-no-schedule-taint={{ .Values.configuration.preferNoScheduleTaint }}
           {{- end }}
+          {{- if .Values.configuration.logFormat }}
+            - --log-format={{ .Values.configuration.logFormat }}
+          {{- end }}
           {{- range $key, $value := .Values.extraArgs }}
             {{- if $value }}
             - --{{ $key }}={{ $value }}
diff --git a/charts/kured/values.minikube.yaml b/charts/kured/values.minikube.yaml
index b06d9f7..1d5a016 100644
--- a/charts/kured/values.minikube.yaml
+++ b/charts/kured/values.minikube.yaml
@@ -28,3 +28,4 @@ configuration:
   # timeZone: ""              # time-zone to use (valid zones from "time" golang package)
   # annotateNodes: false      # enable 'weave.works/kured-reboot-in-progress' and 'weave.works/kured-most-recent-reboot-needed' node annotations to signify kured reboot operations
   # lockReleaseDelay: "5m"    # hold lock after reboot by this amount of time (default 0, disabled)
+  # logFormat: "text"         # log format specified as text or json, defaults to text
diff --git a/charts/kured/values.yaml b/charts/kured/values.yaml
index 5bdc91b..ac4e4d6 100644
--- a/charts/kured/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/kured/values.yaml
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ configuration:
   annotateNodes: false       # enable 'weave.works/kured-reboot-in-progress' and 'weave.works/kured-most-recent-reboot-needed' node annotations to signify kured reboot operations
   lockReleaseDelay: 0        # hold lock after reboot by this amount of time (default 0, disabled)
   preferNoScheduleTaint: ""  # Taint name applied during pending node reboot (to prevent receiving additional pods from other rebooting nodes). Disabled by default. Set e.g. to "weave.works/kured-node-reboot" to enable tainting.
+  logFormat: "text"          # log format specified as text or json, defaults to text
 
 rbac:
   create: true