diff --git a/voltha/Chart.yaml b/voltha/Chart.yaml
index 8c573b5..5b0c731 100644
--- a/voltha/Chart.yaml
+++ b/voltha/Chart.yaml
@@ -17,5 +17,5 @@
 description: A Helm chart for Voltha based on K8S resources in Voltha project
 icon: https://guide.opencord.org/logos/cord.svg
 
-version: 2.1.7
+version: 2.1.8
 appVersion: 2.1.1
diff --git a/voltha/templates/ro-core.yaml b/voltha/templates/ro-core.yaml
index 1fb0f1a..7553c28 100644
--- a/voltha/templates/ro-core.yaml
+++ b/voltha/templates/ro-core.yaml
@@ -123,6 +123,19 @@
             - "-banner=true"
             - "-ro_core_topic=rocore"
             - "-log_level={{ $log_level }}"
+            - "-probe_port=8080"
           ports:
             - containerPort: 50057
               name: grpc-port
+          livenessProbe:
+            httpGet:
+              path: /healthz
+              port: 8080
+              initialDelaySeconds: 10
+              periodSeconds: 5
+          readinessProbe:
+            httpGet:
+              path: /readz
+              port: 8080
+              initialDelaySeconds: 10
+              periodSeconds: 5