diff --git a/hooks/cascading-scans/templates/cascading-scans-hook.yaml b/hooks/cascading-scans/templates/cascading-scans-hook.yaml
index 73663296da..368c1c9b2e 100644
--- a/hooks/cascading-scans/templates/cascading-scans-hook.yaml
+++ b/hooks/cascading-scans/templates/cascading-scans-hook.yaml
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ spec:
   type: ReadOnly
   image: "{{ .Values.hook.image.repository }}:{{ .Values.hook.image.tag | default .Chart.Version }}"
   ttlSecondsAfterFinished: {{ .Values.hook.ttlSecondsAfterFinished }}
+  env: 
+    {{- toYaml .Values.hook.env | nindent 4 }}
   serviceAccountName: cascading-scans
   affinity:
     {{- toYaml .Values.hook.affinity | nindent 4 }}
@@ -30,3 +32,7 @@ spec:
   resources:
     {{- toYaml . | nindent 4 }}
   {{- end }}
+  volumes:
+    {{- toYaml .Values.hook.extraVolumes | nindent 4 }}
+  volumeMounts:
+    {{- toYaml .Values.hook.extraVolumeMounts | nindent 4 }}
diff --git a/hooks/cascading-scans/values.yaml b/hooks/cascading-scans/values.yaml
index 32c072d02f..bba613d682 100644
--- a/hooks/cascading-scans/values.yaml
+++ b/hooks/cascading-scans/values.yaml
@@ -35,3 +35,12 @@ hook:
   # -- Optional resources lets you control resource limits and requests for the hook container. See https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/configuration/manage-resources-containers/
   # @default -- { requests: { cpu: "200m", memory: "100Mi" }, limits: { cpu: "400m", memory: "200Mi" } }
   resources: {}
+
+  # hook.extraVolumes -- Optional Volumes mapped into the hook (see: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/storage/volumes/)
+  extraVolumes: []
+
+  # hook.extraVolumeMounts -- Optional VolumeMounts mapped into the hook (see: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/storage/volumes/)
+  extraVolumeMounts: []
+
+  # hook.env -- Optional environment variables mapped into the hook (see: https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/inject-data-application/define-environment-variable-container/)
+  env: []
diff --git a/hooks/finding-post-processing/templates/finding-post-processing-hook.yaml b/hooks/finding-post-processing/templates/finding-post-processing-hook.yaml
index 4f5f7d2a7d..773e17313e 100644
--- a/hooks/finding-post-processing/templates/finding-post-processing-hook.yaml
+++ b/hooks/finding-post-processing/templates/finding-post-processing-hook.yaml
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ spec:
   env:
     - name: RULES
       value: {{ .Values.rules | toJson | quote }}
+    {{ if .Values.hook.env }}
+    {{- toYaml .Values.hook.env | nindent 4 }}
+    {{ end }}
   affinity:
     {{- toYaml .Values.hook.affinity | nindent 4 }}
   tolerations:
@@ -31,3 +34,7 @@ spec:
   resources:
     {{- toYaml . | nindent 4 }}
   {{- end }}
+  volumes:
+    {{- toYaml .Values.hook.extraVolumes | nindent 4 }}
+  volumeMounts:
+    {{- toYaml .Values.hook.extraVolumeMounts | nindent 4 }}
diff --git a/hooks/finding-post-processing/values.yaml b/hooks/finding-post-processing/values.yaml
index aab65fcea0..8f89224242 100644
--- a/hooks/finding-post-processing/values.yaml
+++ b/hooks/finding-post-processing/values.yaml
@@ -51,3 +51,12 @@ hook:
   # -- Optional resources lets you control resource limits and requests for the hook container. See https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/configuration/manage-resources-containers/
   # @default -- { requests: { cpu: "200m", memory: "100Mi" }, limits: { cpu: "400m", memory: "200Mi" } }
   resources: {}
+
+  # hook.extraVolumes -- Optional Volumes mapped into the hook (see: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/storage/volumes/)
+  extraVolumes: []
+
+  # hook.extraVolumeMounts -- Optional VolumeMounts mapped into the hook (see: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/storage/volumes/)
+  extraVolumeMounts: []
+
+  # hook.env -- Optional environment variables mapped into the hook (see: https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/inject-data-application/define-environment-variable-container/)
+  env: []
diff --git a/hooks/generic-webhook/templates/webhook-hook.yaml b/hooks/generic-webhook/templates/webhook-hook.yaml
index 8859d39e49..6a77f7e4c6 100644
--- a/hooks/generic-webhook/templates/webhook-hook.yaml
+++ b/hooks/generic-webhook/templates/webhook-hook.yaml
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ spec:
           name: {{ .Values.hook.authentication.apikey.userSecret }}
           key: {{ .Values.hook.authentication.apikey.headerValueKey }}
           optional: true
+    {{ if .Values.hook.env }}
+    {{- toYaml .Values.hook.env | nindent 4 }}
+    {{ end }}
   affinity:
     {{- toYaml .Values.hook.affinity | nindent 4 }}
   tolerations:
@@ -55,3 +58,7 @@ spec:
   resources:
     {{- toYaml . | nindent 4 }}
   {{- end }}
+  volumes:
+    {{- toYaml .Values.hook.extraVolumes | nindent 4 }}
+  volumeMounts:
+    {{- toYaml .Values.hook.extraVolumeMounts | nindent 4 }}
diff --git a/hooks/generic-webhook/values.yaml b/hooks/generic-webhook/values.yaml
index 55acf37427..a83d8cdac9 100644
--- a/hooks/generic-webhook/values.yaml
+++ b/hooks/generic-webhook/values.yaml
@@ -55,3 +55,12 @@ hook:
   # -- Optional resources lets you control resource limits and requests for the hook container. See https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/configuration/manage-resources-containers/
   # @default -- { requests: { cpu: "200m", memory: "100Mi" }, limits: { cpu: "400m", memory: "200Mi" } }
   resources: {}
+
+  # hook.extraVolumes -- Optional Volumes mapped into the hook (see: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/storage/volumes/)
+  extraVolumes: []
+
+  # hook.extraVolumeMounts -- Optional VolumeMounts mapped into the hook (see: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/storage/volumes/)
+  extraVolumeMounts: []
+
+  # hook.env -- Optional environment variables mapped into the hook (see: https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/inject-data-application/define-environment-variable-container/)
+  env: []
diff --git a/hooks/notification/.helm-docs.gotmpl b/hooks/notification/.helm-docs.gotmpl
index 1257df1fc6..aa05e75cd3 100644
--- a/hooks/notification/.helm-docs.gotmpl
+++ b/hooks/notification/.helm-docs.gotmpl
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ You can customise the message templates on your behalf or use the already provid
 Installing the Notification hook will add a ReadOnly Hook to your namespace.
 
 ```bash
-helm upgrade --install nwh ./hooks/notification-hook/ --values /path/to/your/values"
+helm upgrade --install notification ./hooks/notification/ --values /path/to/your/values"
 ```
 
 The `values.yaml` you need depends on the notification type you want to use.
diff --git a/hooks/notification/templates/notification-hook.yaml b/hooks/notification/templates/notification-hook.yaml
index dc5fc45617..0f847b0a77 100644
--- a/hooks/notification/templates/notification-hook.yaml
+++ b/hooks/notification/templates/notification-hook.yaml
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ spec:
       configMap:
         name: {{ .Values.customTemplateMap.name }} 
     {{ end }}
+    {{ if .Values.hook.extraVolumes }}
+    {{- toYaml .Values.hook.extraVolumes | nindent 4 }}
+    {{ end }}
   volumeMounts:
     - name: {{ .Release.Name }}-config
       mountPath: /home/app/config
@@ -34,8 +37,14 @@ spec:
     - name: {{ .Release.Name }}-custom-templates
       mountPath: /home/app/hook-wrapper/hook/notification-templates 
     {{ end }}
+    {{ if .Values.hook.extraVolumeMounts }}
+    {{- toYaml .Values.hook.extraVolumeMounts | nindent 4 }}
+    {{ end }}
   env:
     {{- toYaml .Values.env | nindent 4}} 
+    {{ if .Values.hook.env }}
+    {{- toYaml .Values.hook.env | nindent 4 }}
+    {{ end }}
   affinity:
     {{- toYaml .Values.hook.affinity | nindent 4 }}
   tolerations:
diff --git a/hooks/notification/values.yaml b/hooks/notification/values.yaml
index 34fdc8aa99..e4649f7c0a 100644
--- a/hooks/notification/values.yaml
+++ b/hooks/notification/values.yaml
@@ -38,6 +38,15 @@ hook:
   # @default -- { requests: { cpu: "200m", memory: "100Mi" }, limits: { cpu: "400m", memory: "200Mi" } }
   resources: {}
 
+  # hook.extraVolumes -- Optional Volumes mapped into the hook (see: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/storage/volumes/)
+  extraVolumes: []
+
+  # hook.extraVolumeMounts -- Optional VolumeMounts mapped into the hook (see: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/storage/volumes/)
+  extraVolumeMounts: []
+
+  # hook.env -- Optional environment variables mapped into the hook (see: https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/inject-data-application/define-environment-variable-container/)
+  env: []
+
 notificationChannels:
   - name: slack
     type: slack
diff --git a/hooks/persistence-azure-monitor/templates/persistence-provider.yaml b/hooks/persistence-azure-monitor/templates/persistence-provider.yaml
index 2635cc91a7..d68793d07b 100644
--- a/hooks/persistence-azure-monitor/templates/persistence-provider.yaml
+++ b/hooks/persistence-azure-monitor/templates/persistence-provider.yaml
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ spec:
         secretKeyRef:
           name: {{ .Values.monitor.authentication.apiKeySecret }}
           key: sharedkey
+    {{ if .Values.hook.env }}
+    {{- toYaml .Values.hook.env | nindent 4 }}
+    {{ end }}
   {{- with .Values.imagePullSecrets }}
   imagePullSecrets:
     {{- toYaml . | nindent 4 }}
@@ -38,3 +41,7 @@ spec:
   resources:
     {{- toYaml . | nindent 4 }}
   {{- end }}
+  volumes:
+    {{- toYaml .Values.hook.extraVolumes | nindent 4 }}
+  volumeMounts:
+    {{- toYaml .Values.hook.extraVolumeMounts | nindent 4 }}
diff --git a/hooks/persistence-azure-monitor/values.yaml b/hooks/persistence-azure-monitor/values.yaml
index 43ecb21726..4d51868e6d 100644
--- a/hooks/persistence-azure-monitor/values.yaml
+++ b/hooks/persistence-azure-monitor/values.yaml
@@ -38,6 +38,15 @@ hook:
   # @default -- { requests: { cpu: "200m", memory: "100Mi" }, limits: { cpu: "400m", memory: "200Mi" } }
   resources: {}
 
+  # hook.extraVolumes -- Optional Volumes mapped into the hook (see: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/storage/volumes/)
+  extraVolumes: []
+
+  # hook.extraVolumeMounts -- Optional VolumeMounts mapped into the hook (see: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/storage/volumes/)
+  extraVolumeMounts: []
+
+  # hook.env -- Optional environment variables mapped into the hook (see: https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/inject-data-application/define-environment-variable-container/)
+  env: []
+
 monitor:
   # monitor.logtype -- Configure the Logtype that the hook should use in Azure Monitor
   logtypePrefix: "SCB"
diff --git a/hooks/persistence-defectdojo/.helm-docs.gotmpl b/hooks/persistence-defectdojo/.helm-docs.gotmpl
index ed261a165f..0f1f79f0ec 100644
--- a/hooks/persistence-defectdojo/.helm-docs.gotmpl
+++ b/hooks/persistence-defectdojo/.helm-docs.gotmpl
@@ -115,6 +115,15 @@ If the engagement doesn't exist the hook will create the engagement (CI/CD engag
 (product & product type). The hook will then pull the imported information from DefectDojo and use them to replace the 
 findings inside secureCodeBox.
 
+In case you use a DefectDojo instance with a self-signed root CA, upgrade the hook with:
+```bash
+helm upgrade --install dd secureCodeBox/persistence-defectdojo \
+    --set="defectdojo.url=https://defectdojo-django.default.svc" \
+    --set-json 'hook.extraVolumes=[{"name": "ca-dojo", "configMap": {"name": "ca-dojo"}}]' \
+    --set-json 'hook.extraVolumeMounts=[{"name": "ca-dojo", "mountPath": "/etc/ssl/certs/java/cacerts", "subPath": "cacerts", "readOnly": false}]'
+```
+After, you can update `/etc/ssl/certs/java/cacerts` with your certificate.
+
 You don't need any configuration for that to work, the hook will infer engagement & product names from the scan name.
 If you want more control over the names or add additional meta information like the version of the tested software you
 can add these via annotation to the scan. See examples below.
@@ -215,7 +224,7 @@ The secureCodeBox DefectDojo Hook can be configured to run with such a token of
 kubectl create secret generic defectdojo-credentials --from-literal="apikey=08b7..."
 
 helm upgrade --install dd secureCodeBox/persistence-defectdojo \
-    --set="defectdojo.url=https://defectdojo-django.default.svc" \
+    --set="defectdojo.url=http://defectdojo-django.default.svc" \
     --set="defectdojo.lowPrivilegedMode=true" \
     --set="defectdojo.authentication.userId=42"
 ```
diff --git a/hooks/persistence-defectdojo/templates/persistence-provider.yaml b/hooks/persistence-defectdojo/templates/persistence-provider.yaml
index 529c0f8887..6a92876615 100644
--- a/hooks/persistence-defectdojo/templates/persistence-provider.yaml
+++ b/hooks/persistence-defectdojo/templates/persistence-provider.yaml
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ spec:
           key: {{ .Values.defectdojo.authentication.apiKeyKey }}
     - name: DEFECTDOJO_LOW_PRIVILEGED_MODE
       value: {{ .Values.defectdojo.lowPrivilegedMode | quote }}
+    {{ if .Values.hook.env }}
+    {{- toYaml .Values.hook.env | nindent 4 }}
+    {{ end }}
   {{- with .Values.imagePullSecrets }}
   imagePullSecrets:
     {{- toYaml . | nindent 4 }}
@@ -50,3 +53,7 @@ spec:
   resources:
     {{- toYaml . | nindent 4 }}
   {{- end }}
+  volumes:
+    {{- toYaml .Values.hook.extraVolumes | nindent 4 }}
+  volumeMounts:
+    {{- toYaml .Values.hook.extraVolumeMounts | nindent 4 }}
diff --git a/hooks/persistence-defectdojo/values.yaml b/hooks/persistence-defectdojo/values.yaml
index fa51e6effe..cc551a3a13 100644
--- a/hooks/persistence-defectdojo/values.yaml
+++ b/hooks/persistence-defectdojo/values.yaml
@@ -38,6 +38,15 @@ hook:
   # @default -- { requests: { cpu: "200m", memory: "100Mi" }, limits: { cpu: "400m", memory: "200Mi" } }
   resources: {}
 
+  # hook.extraVolumes -- Optional Volumes mapped into the hook (see: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/storage/volumes/)
+  extraVolumes: []
+
+  # hook.extraVolumeMounts -- Optional VolumeMounts mapped into the hook (see: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/storage/volumes/)
+  extraVolumeMounts: []
+
+  # hook.env -- Optional environment variables mapped into the hook (see: https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/inject-data-application/define-environment-variable-container/)
+  env: []
+
 defectdojo:
   # -- Syncs back (two way sync) all imported findings from DefectDojo to SCB Findings Store. When set to false the hook will only import the findings to DefectDojo (one way sync).
   syncFindingsBack: true
diff --git a/hooks/persistence-elastic/templates/persistence-provider.yaml b/hooks/persistence-elastic/templates/persistence-provider.yaml
index e543d2ef34..f157f40bb3 100644
--- a/hooks/persistence-elastic/templates/persistence-provider.yaml
+++ b/hooks/persistence-elastic/templates/persistence-provider.yaml
@@ -54,6 +54,9 @@ spec:
           name: {{ .Values.authentication.apiKeySecret }}
           key: id
 {{- end }}
+    {{ if .Values.hook.env }}
+    {{- toYaml .Values.hook.env | nindent 4 }}
+    {{ end }}
   {{- with .Values.imagePullSecrets }}
   imagePullSecrets:
     {{- toYaml . | nindent 4 }}
@@ -62,3 +65,7 @@ spec:
   resources:
     {{- toYaml . | nindent 4 }}
   {{- end }}
+  volumes:
+    {{- toYaml .Values.hook.extraVolumes | nindent 4 }}
+  volumeMounts:
+    {{- toYaml .Values.hook.extraVolumeMounts | nindent 4 }}
diff --git a/hooks/persistence-elastic/values.yaml b/hooks/persistence-elastic/values.yaml
index 647eafd5c5..bd430f74c0 100644
--- a/hooks/persistence-elastic/values.yaml
+++ b/hooks/persistence-elastic/values.yaml
@@ -108,3 +108,12 @@ hook:
   # -- Optional resources lets you control resource limits and requests for the hook container. See https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/configuration/manage-resources-containers/
   # @default -- { requests: { cpu: "200m", memory: "100Mi" }, limits: { cpu: "400m", memory: "200Mi" } }
   resources: {}
+
+  # hook.extraVolumes -- Optional Volumes mapped into the hook (see: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/storage/volumes/)
+  extraVolumes: []
+
+  # hook.extraVolumeMounts -- Optional VolumeMounts mapped into the hook (see: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/storage/volumes/)
+  extraVolumeMounts: []
+
+  # hook.env -- Optional environment variables mapped into the hook (see: https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/inject-data-application/define-environment-variable-container/)
+  env: []
diff --git a/hooks/update-field-hook/templates/update-field-hook.yaml b/hooks/update-field-hook/templates/update-field-hook.yaml
index 0d34eb82ef..1c1ac5a362 100644
--- a/hooks/update-field-hook/templates/update-field-hook.yaml
+++ b/hooks/update-field-hook/templates/update-field-hook.yaml
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ spec:
       value: {{ .Values.attribute.name | quote }}
     - name: ATTRIBUTE_VALUE
       value: {{ .Values.attribute.value | quote }}
+    {{ if .Values.hook.env }}
+    {{- toYaml .Values.hook.env | nindent 4 }}
+    {{ end }}
   affinity:
     {{- toYaml .Values.hook.affinity | nindent 4 }}
   tolerations:
@@ -33,3 +36,7 @@ spec:
   resources:
     {{- toYaml . | nindent 4 }}
   {{- end }}
+  volumes:
+    {{- toYaml .Values.hook.extraVolumes | nindent 4 }}
+  volumeMounts:
+    {{- toYaml .Values.hook.extraVolumeMounts | nindent 4 }}
diff --git a/hooks/update-field-hook/values.yaml b/hooks/update-field-hook/values.yaml
index a8c09761e3..0aef40e5cf 100644
--- a/hooks/update-field-hook/values.yaml
+++ b/hooks/update-field-hook/values.yaml
@@ -41,3 +41,12 @@ hook:
   # -- Optional resources lets you control resource limits and requests for the hook container. See https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/configuration/manage-resources-containers/
   # @default -- { requests: { cpu: "200m", memory: "100Mi" }, limits: { cpu: "400m", memory: "200Mi" } }
   resources: {}
+
+  # hook.extraVolumes -- Optional Volumes mapped into the hook (see: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/storage/volumes/)
+  extraVolumes: []
+
+  # hook.extraVolumeMounts -- Optional VolumeMounts mapped into the hook (see: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/storage/volumes/)
+  extraVolumeMounts: []
+
+  # hook.env -- Optional environment variables mapped into the hook (see: https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/inject-data-application/define-environment-variable-container/)
+  env: []