diff --git a/charts/kueue/Chart.yaml b/charts/kueue/Chart.yaml
index 83fcc17ec..d5a2851cd 100644
--- a/charts/kueue/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/kueue/Chart.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ name: kueue
 description: A Kubernetes scheduler for managing workloads in a fair and efficient way.
 type: application
 
-version: 0.1.0
+version: 0.1.1
 dependencies:
   - name: kueue
     version: 0.15.0
diff --git a/charts/kueue/values.yaml b/charts/kueue/values.yaml
index 5bc35898b..4cb42e152 100644
--- a/charts/kueue/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/kueue/values.yaml
@@ -48,6 +48,15 @@ kueue:
         - "kubeflow.org/jaxjob"
         - "workload.codeflare.dev/appwrapper"
         - "pod"
+      waitForPodsReady:
+        enable: true
+        blockAdmission: false
+        timeout: 5m
+        requeuingStrategy:
+          timestamp: Eviction
+          backoffLimitCount: 5
+          backoffBaseSeconds: 60
+          backoffMaxSeconds: 900
       objectRetentionPolicies:
         workloads:
           afterFinished: "30s"