diff --git a/charts/gerrit-replica/templates/git-backend.secrets.yaml b/charts/gerrit-replica/templates/git-backend.secrets.yaml
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+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Secret
+metadata:
+  name:  {{ .Release.Name }}-git-backend-secret
+  labels:
+    app.kubernetes.io/component: git-backend
+    app.kubernetes.io/instance: {{ .Release.Name }}
+    chart: {{ template "gerrit-replica.chart" . }}
+    heritage: {{ .Release.Service }}
+    release: {{ .Release.Name }}
+    {{- if .Values.additionalLabels }}
+{{ toYaml .Values.additionalLabels  | indent 4 }}
+    {{- end }}
+data:
+  .htpasswd: {{ required "A .htpasswd-file is required for the git backend." .Values.gitBackend.credentials.htpasswd | b64enc }}
+type: Opaque