diff --git a/chart/README.md b/chart/README.md
index 55d0a36..0b33a22 100644
--- a/chart/README.md
+++ b/chart/README.md
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ Helm chart to deploy CAP Operator https://sap.github.io/cap-operator/
 | controller.resources.requests.cpu | float | `0.02` | CPU request |
 | controller.volumes | list | `[]` | Optionally specify list of additional volumes for the controller pod(s) |
 | controller.volumeMounts | list | `[]` | Optionally specify list of additional volumeMounts for the controller container(s) |
+| controller.certManager | string | `""` | Override the cert manager type (e.g. "gardener" or "cert-manager.io"); if empty, auto-detected via API capabilities |
+| controller.dnsManager | string | `""` | Override the DNS manager type (e.g. "gardener" or "kubernetes"); if empty, auto-detected via API capabilities |
 | controller.dnsTarget | string | `""` | The dns target mentioned on the public ingress gateway service used in the cluster |
 | controller.detailedOperationalMetrics | bool | `false` | Optionally enable detailed opertational metrics for the controller by setting this to true |
 | controller.maxConcurrentReconciles.capApplication | string | `""` | The maximum number of concurrent reconciles (e.g. "1") for the cap application |
diff --git a/chart/templates/controller-deployment.yaml b/chart/templates/controller-deployment.yaml
index 8c5633d..ee05b7c 100644
--- a/chart/templates/controller-deployment.yaml
+++ b/chart/templates/controller-deployment.yaml
@@ -72,9 +72,9 @@ spec:
             - name: DETAILED_OPERATIONAL_METRICS
               value: "{{ .Values.controller.detailedOperationalMetrics }}"
             - name: CERT_MANAGER
-              value: {{ .Capabilities.APIVersions.Has "cert.gardener.cloud/v1alpha1" | ternary "gardener" "cert-manager.io" }}
+              value: {{ .Values.controller.certManager | default (.Capabilities.APIVersions.Has "cert.gardener.cloud/v1alpha1" | ternary "gardener" "cert-manager.io") }}
             - name: DNS_MANAGER
-              value: {{ .Capabilities.APIVersions.Has "dns.gardener.cloud/v1alpha1" | ternary "gardener" "kubernetes" }}
+              value: {{ .Values.controller.dnsManager | default (.Capabilities.APIVersions.Has "dns.gardener.cloud/v1alpha1" | ternary "gardener" "kubernetes") }}
             {{- if .Values.controller.dnsTarget }}
             - name: DNS_TARGET
               value: {{ .Values.controller.dnsTarget }}
diff --git a/chart/values.yaml b/chart/values.yaml
index a94f29b..f8ab0ec 100644
--- a/chart/values.yaml
+++ b/chart/values.yaml
@@ -79,6 +79,10 @@ controller:
   volumes: []
   # -- Optionally specify list of additional volumeMounts for the controller container(s)
   volumeMounts: []
+  # -- Override the cert manager type (e.g. "gardener" or "cert-manager.io"); if empty, auto-detected via API capabilities
+  certManager: ""
+  # -- Override the DNS manager type (e.g. "gardener" or "kubernetes"); if empty, auto-detected via API capabilities
+  dnsManager: ""
   # -- The dns target mentioned on the public ingress gateway service used in the cluster
   dnsTarget: ""
   # -- Optionally enable detailed opertational metrics for the controller by setting this to true