diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 74cd2ff..4ec4a6c 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -106,6 +106,11 @@ clean-generated: ## Remove generated Helm values
 MAESTRO_CONSUMER ?= cluster1
 MANIFESTS_DIR    := manifests
 
+.PHONY: install-priority-classes
+install-priority-classes: check-kubectl ## Install PriorityClasses for critical infrastructure pods
+	kubectl apply -f $(MANIFESTS_DIR)/priority-classes.yaml --kubeconfig $(KUBECONFIG)
+	@echo "OK: PriorityClasses applied"
+
 .PHONY: install-rabbitmq
 install-rabbitmq: check-kubectl check-namespace ## Install RabbitMQ (dev only, for BROKER_TYPE=rabbitmq)
 	kubectl apply -f $(MANIFESTS_DIR)/rabbitmq.yaml --namespace $(NAMESPACE) --kubeconfig $(KUBECONFIG)
@@ -262,11 +267,11 @@ install-adapters: install-adapter1 install-adapter2 install-adapter3 ## Install
 install-hyperfleet: install-api install-sentinels install-adapters ## Install API + sentinels + adapters (no maestro, no terraform)
 
 .PHONY: install-all
-install-all: install-terraform get-credentials tf-helm-values install-maestro create-maestro-consumer install-hyperfleet ## Full GCP install (terraform + googlepubsub + hyperfleet + maestro)
+install-all: install-terraform get-credentials tf-helm-values install-priority-classes install-maestro create-maestro-consumer install-hyperfleet ## Full GCP install (terraform + googlepubsub + hyperfleet + maestro)
 
 .PHONY: install-all-rabbitmq
 install-all-rabbitmq: BROKER_TYPE = rabbitmq
-install-all-rabbitmq: install-rabbitmq tf-helm-values install-hyperfleet install-maestro create-maestro-consumer ## Full RabbitMQ install (rabbitmq + hyperfleet + maestro, no terraform)
+install-all-rabbitmq: install-rabbitmq tf-helm-values install-priority-classes install-hyperfleet install-maestro create-maestro-consumer ## Full RabbitMQ install (rabbitmq + hyperfleet + maestro, no terraform)
 
 # ──────────────────────────────────────────────
 # CI validation targets
diff --git a/helm/maestro/Chart.yaml b/helm/maestro/Chart.yaml
index 0b37f93..4c9b813 100644
--- a/helm/maestro/Chart.yaml
+++ b/helm/maestro/Chart.yaml
@@ -2,16 +2,16 @@ apiVersion: v2
 name: maestro-stack
 description: Umbrella chart for Maestro Server and Agent deployment
 type: application
-version: 0.1.0
+version: 0.1.2
 appVersion: "0.0.0-dev"
 
 dependencies:
   - name: maestro-server
-    version: "0.1.0"
+    version: "0.1.1"
     repository: "git+https://github.com/openshift-online/maestro@charts/maestro-server?ref=main"
     alias: server
   - name: maestro-agent
-    version: "0.1.0"
+    version: "0.1.1"
     repository: "git+https://github.com/openshift-online/maestro@charts/maestro-agent?ref=main"
     alias: agent
     condition: agent.enabled
diff --git a/helm/maestro/values.yaml b/helm/maestro/values.yaml
index 6449a42..69874a2 100644
--- a/helm/maestro/values.yaml
+++ b/helm/maestro/values.yaml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ server:
     name: maestro-server
 
   server:
+    priorityClassName: hyperfleet-critical
     grpc:
       tls:
         enabled: false
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ server:
 
   # Embedded PostgreSQL for development/demo
   postgresql:
+    priorityClassName: hyperfleet-critical
     enabled: true
     database:
       name: maestro
@@ -44,6 +46,7 @@ server:
 
   # Embedded Mosquitto MQTT broker for development/demo
   mosquitto:
+    priorityClassName: hyperfleet-critical
     enabled: true
     service:
       name: maestro-mqtt
@@ -65,6 +68,8 @@ agent:
   enabled: true
   environment: production
 
+  priorityClassName: hyperfleet-critical
+
   consumerName: "cluster1"
   cloudeventsClientId: "cluster1-work-agent"
 
diff --git a/manifests/priority-classes.yaml b/manifests/priority-classes.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1483943
--- /dev/null
+++ b/manifests/priority-classes.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+apiVersion: scheduling.k8s.io/v1
+kind: PriorityClass
+metadata:
+  name: hyperfleet-critical
+value: 1000000000
+globalDefault: false
+description: "HyperFleet critical infrastructure pods — above default but below system-critical"