diff --git a/changelog/v0.40.6/deployment-overrides-docs-change.yaml b/changelog/v0.40.6/deployment-overrides-docs-change.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0399ed27a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/v0.40.6/deployment-overrides-docs-change.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+changelog:
+  - type: NON_USER_FACING
+    description: >
+      "Change the helm docs description for deploymentOverrides."
+    skipCI: "false"
diff --git a/codegen/cmd_test.go b/codegen/cmd_test.go
index 4ef0948e8..b14c129f9 100644
--- a/codegen/cmd_test.go
+++ b/codegen/cmd_test.go
@@ -599,7 +599,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Cmd", func() {
 
 		painterNode := node.Content[0].Content[1]
 		enabledMapField := painterNode.Content[0]
-		Expect(enabledMapField.HeadComment).To(Equal("# Arbitrary overrides for the component's [deployment\n# template](https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/kubernetes-api/workload-resources/deployment-v1/)."))
+		Expect(enabledMapField.HeadComment).To(ContainSubstring("Arbitrary overrides for the component's [deployment"))
 	})
 
 	It("generates from templates using a name override", func() {
diff --git a/codegen/model/values/helm_chart_values.go b/codegen/model/values/helm_chart_values.go
index d77891917..2ad4166c3 100644
--- a/codegen/model/values/helm_chart_values.go
+++ b/codegen/model/values/helm_chart_values.go
@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@ type UserValues struct {
 	PodSecurityContext *v1.PodSecurityContext         `json:"podSecurityContext,omitempty" desc:"Pod-level security context. For more info, see the [Kubernetes documentation](https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/generated/kubernetes-api/v1.26/#podsecuritycontext-v1-core)." omitChildren:"true"`
 
 	// Overrides which can be set by the user
-	DeploymentOverrides *appsv1.Deployment `json:"deploymentOverrides" desc:"Arbitrary overrides for the component's [deployment template](https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/kubernetes-api/workload-resources/deployment-v1/)." omitChildren:"true"`
-	ServiceOverrides    *v1.Service        `json:"serviceOverrides" desc:"Arbitrary overrides for the component's [service template](https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/kubernetes-api/service-resources/service-v1/)." omitChildren:"true"`
+	DeploymentOverrides *appsv1.Deployment `json:"deploymentOverrides" desc:"Arbitrary overrides for the component's [deployment spec](https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/kubernetes-api/workload-resources/deployment-v1/), such as to set resource limits and requests. Format the overrides as YAML or JSON." omitChildren:"true"`
+	ServiceOverrides    *v1.Service        `json:"serviceOverrides" desc:"Arbitrary overrides for the component's [service spec](https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/kubernetes-api/service-resources/service-v1/)." omitChildren:"true"`
 }
 
 // document values structure for a container
diff --git a/codegen/test/name_override_chart/name_override_chart_reference.md b/codegen/test/name_override_chart/name_override_chart_reference.md
index 2a220e598..2f72f427b 100755
--- a/codegen/test/name_override_chart/name_override_chart_reference.md
+++ b/codegen/test/name_override_chart/name_override_chart_reference.md
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ weight: 2
 |------|----|-----------|-------------|
 |overrideName|struct|| |
 |overrideName|struct|Configuration for the overrideName deployment.| |
-|overrideName.deploymentOverrides|struct|Arbitrary overrides for the component's [deployment template](https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/kubernetes-api/workload-resources/deployment-v1/).| |
+|overrideName.deploymentOverrides|struct|Arbitrary overrides for the component's [deployment spec](https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/kubernetes-api/workload-resources/deployment-v1/), such as to set resource limits and requests. Format the overrides as YAML or JSON.| |
 |overrideName.env[]|slice|Environment variables for the container. For more info, see the [Kubernetes documentation](https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/generated/kubernetes-api/v1.26/#envvarsource-v1-core).|null|
 |overrideName.extraEnvs|struct|Extra environment variables for the container| |
 |overrideName.floatingUserId|bool|Allow the pod to be assigned a dynamic user ID. Required for OpenShift installations.|false|
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ weight: 2
 |overrideName.resources|struct|Container resource requirements. For more info, see the [Kubernetes documentation](https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/generated/kubernetes-api/v1.26/#resourcerequirements-v1-core).| |
 |overrideName.runAsUser|uint32|Static user ID to run the containers as. Unused if floatingUserId is 'true'.|10101|
 |overrideName.securityContext|struct|Container security context. Set to 'false' to omit the security context entirely. For more info, see the [Kubernetes documentation](https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/generated/kubernetes-api/v1.26/#securitycontext-v1-core).| |
-|overrideName.serviceOverrides|struct|Arbitrary overrides for the component's [service template](https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/kubernetes-api/service-resources/service-v1/).| |
+|overrideName.serviceOverrides|struct|Arbitrary overrides for the component's [service spec](https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/kubernetes-api/service-resources/service-v1/).| |
 |overrideName.serviceType|string|Kubernetes service type. Can be either "ClusterIP", "NodePort", "LoadBalancer", or "ExternalName".| |
 |overrideName.sidecars|map[string, struct]|Optional configuration for the deployed containers.|{}|
 |overrideName.sidecars.<MAP_KEY>|struct|Optional configuration for the deployed containers.| |
diff --git a/codegen/test/name_override_chart/values.yaml b/codegen/test/name_override_chart/values.yaml
index e00f43b41..59c708700 100644
--- a/codegen/test/name_override_chart/values.yaml
+++ b/codegen/test/name_override_chart/values.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@
 
 overrideName:
   # Arbitrary overrides for the component's [deployment
-  # template](https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/kubernetes-api/workload-resources/deployment-v1/).
+  # spec](https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/kubernetes-api/workload-resources/deployment-v1/),
+  # such as to set resource limits and requests. Format the overrides as YAML or
+  # JSON.
   deploymentOverrides: null
   # Environment variables for the container. For more info, see the [Kubernetes
   # documentation](https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/generated/kubernetes-api/v1.26/#envvarsource-v1-core).
@@ -27,7 +29,7 @@ overrideName:
   # Static user ID to run the containers as. Unused if floatingUserId is 'true'.
   runAsUser: 10101
   # Arbitrary overrides for the component's [service
-  # template](https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/kubernetes-api/service-resources/service-v1/).
+  # spec](https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/kubernetes-api/service-resources/service-v1/).
   serviceOverrides: null
   # Kubernetes service type. Can be either "ClusterIP", "NodePort", "LoadBalancer",
   # or "ExternalName".