diff --git a/Chart.yaml b/Chart.yaml
index 6bf8ff0..1d468a7 100644
--- a/Chart.yaml
+++ b/Chart.yaml
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 apiVersion: v2
 name: x509-certificate-exporter
-version: 1.9.0
+version: 1.10.0
 # when bumping appVersion, change the annotation too (manual for now)
-appVersion: 2.7.0
+appVersion: 2.8.0
 type: application
 description: A Prometheus exporter for certificates focusing on expiration monitoring
 keywords:
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ annotations:
   artifacthub.io/license: MIT
   artifacthub.io/images: |
     - name: x509-certificate-exporter
-      image: enix/x509-certificate-exporter:2.7.0
+      image: enix/x509-certificate-exporter:2.8.0
     - name: kube-rbac-proxy
       image: quay.io/coreos/kube-rbac-proxy:v0.5.0
       whitelisted: true
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b89b456..3eee48d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -483,6 +483,7 @@ in the container namespace.
 
 | Key | Type | Default | Description |
 |-----|------|---------|-------------|
+| exposeRelativeMetrics | bool | `false` | Enable additional metrics with relative durations instead of absolute timestamps |
 | extraLabels | object | `{}` |  |
 | fullnameOverride | string | `""` | String to fully override x509-certificate-exporter.fullname template with a string |
 | hostNetwork | bool | `false` | Enable hostNetwork mode. Useful when Prometheus is deployed outside of the Kubernetes cluster |
diff --git a/templates/daemonset.yaml b/templates/daemonset.yaml
index ab72eb8..c2d4753 100644
--- a/templates/daemonset.yaml
+++ b/templates/daemonset.yaml
@@ -67,6 +67,9 @@ spec:
       {{- with default $.Values.hostPathsExporter.debugMode $dsDef.debugMode }}
         - --debug
       {{- end }}
+      {{- if $.Values.exposeRelativeMetrics }}
+        - --expose-relative-metrics
+      {{- else }}
       {{- if not $.Values.rbacProxy.enabled }}
         - --port={{ $.Values.podListenPort }}
       {{- else }}
diff --git a/templates/deployment.yaml b/templates/deployment.yaml
index a12dfb7..0fc4788 100644
--- a/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -77,6 +77,9 @@ spec:
       {{- if .Values.secretsExporter.debugMode }}
         - --debug
       {{- end }}
+      {{- if $.Values.exposeRelativeMetrics }}
+        - --expose-relative-metrics
+      {{- else }}
         - --watch-kube-secrets
       {{- range .Values.secretsExporter.secretTypes }}
         - --secret-type={{ .type | trim }}:{{ .key | trim }}
diff --git a/values.yaml b/values.yaml
index 25e7f49..afc2e0b 100644
--- a/values.yaml
+++ b/values.yaml
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ nameOverride: ""
 # -- String to fully override x509-certificate-exporter.fullname template with a string
 fullnameOverride: ""
 
+# -- Enable additional metrics with relative durations instead of absolute timestamps
+exposeRelativeMetrics: false
+
 # -- Specify docker-registry secret names as an array
 imagePullSecrets: []