diff --git a/charts/zora-saas/Chart.yaml b/charts/zora-saas/Chart.yaml
index 2ddf1dd..b660a9f 100644
--- a/charts/zora-saas/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/zora-saas/Chart.yaml
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@ apiVersion: v2
 name: zora-saas
 description: A Helm chart to deploy Zora SaaS on Kubernetes
 type: application
-version: 0.3.1
-appVersion: "v0.3.1"
+version: 0.3.2-rc1
+appVersion: "v0.3.2-rc1"
diff --git a/charts/zora-saas/templates/deployment.yaml b/charts/zora-saas/templates/deployment.yaml
index fe2a953..d3a1556 100644
--- a/charts/zora-saas/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/zora-saas/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ spec:
             {{- if .Values.scheduleValidation }}
             - --schedule-validation
             {{- end }}
+            - --block-new-users={{ .Values.blockNewUsers }}
           envFrom:
             - secretRef:
                 name: {{ .Values.mongo.secret }}
diff --git a/charts/zora-saas/values-dev.yaml b/charts/zora-saas/values-dev.yaml
index 9a4f92b..fc342aa 100644
--- a/charts/zora-saas/values-dev.yaml
+++ b/charts/zora-saas/values-dev.yaml
@@ -22,3 +22,4 @@ proxy:
   enabled: false
 grafanaDashboard:
   enabled: false
+blockNewUsers: true
diff --git a/charts/zora-saas/values-hml.yaml b/charts/zora-saas/values-hml.yaml
index 11ae222..f280376 100644
--- a/charts/zora-saas/values-hml.yaml
+++ b/charts/zora-saas/values-hml.yaml
@@ -20,3 +20,4 @@ log:
   level: info
 proxy:
   enabled: false
+blockNewUsers: true
diff --git a/charts/zora-saas/values-prod.yaml b/charts/zora-saas/values-prod.yaml
index 9080d8f..7b7f253 100644
--- a/charts/zora-saas/values-prod.yaml
+++ b/charts/zora-saas/values-prod.yaml
@@ -47,3 +47,4 @@ autoscaling:
   maxReplicas: 20
   targetCPUUtilizationPercentage: 60
   targetMemoryUtilizationPercentage: 60
+blockNewUsers: true
diff --git a/charts/zora-saas/values.yaml b/charts/zora-saas/values.yaml
index 1799461..72c0505 100644
--- a/charts/zora-saas/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/zora-saas/values.yaml
@@ -143,6 +143,8 @@ mongo:
 
 scheduleValidation: false
 
+blockNewUsers: false
+
 readTimeout: "15s"
 
 writeTimeout: "30s"