diff --git a/charts/opensearch/CHANGELOG.md b/charts/opensearch/CHANGELOG.md
index bad48b1f..54fe3509 100644
--- a/charts/opensearch/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/charts/opensearch/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -14,6 +14,15 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 ### Fixed
 ### Security
 ---
+## [2.31.1]
+### Added
+- Updated statefulset to inlcude verbose PVC reference
+### Changed
+### Deprecated
+### Removed
+### Fixed
+### Security
+---
 ## [2.31.0]
 ### Added
 - Updated OpenSearch appVersion to 2.19.0
diff --git a/charts/opensearch/Chart.yaml b/charts/opensearch/Chart.yaml
index 182f2933..03f05abe 100644
--- a/charts/opensearch/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/opensearch/Chart.yaml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ type: application
 # This is the chart version. This version number should be incremented each time you make changes
 # to the chart and its templates, including the app version.
 # Versions are expected to follow Semantic Versioning (https://semver.org/)
-version: 2.31.0
+version: 2.31.1
 
 # This is the version number of the application being deployed. This version number should be
 # incremented each time you make changes to the application. Versions are not expected to
diff --git a/charts/opensearch/templates/statefulset.yaml b/charts/opensearch/templates/statefulset.yaml
index d87e4724..e249a448 100644
--- a/charts/opensearch/templates/statefulset.yaml
+++ b/charts/opensearch/templates/statefulset.yaml
@@ -25,7 +25,9 @@ spec:
     type: {{ .Values.updateStrategy }}
   {{- if .Values.persistence.enabled }}
   volumeClaimTemplates:
-  - metadata:
+  - apiVersion: v1
+    kind: PersistentVolumeClaim
+    metadata:
       name: {{ template "opensearch.uname" . }}
     {{- if or .Values.persistence.labels.enabled .Values.persistence.labels.additionalLabels }}
       labels: