diff --git a/pkg/comp-functions/functions/vshnnextcloud/deploy.go b/pkg/comp-functions/functions/vshnnextcloud/deploy.go
index 013d7a9eb..25c530e1c 100644
--- a/pkg/comp-functions/functions/vshnnextcloud/deploy.go
+++ b/pkg/comp-functions/functions/vshnnextcloud/deploy.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import (
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1/unstructured"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -382,11 +383,16 @@ func newRelease(ctx context.Context, svc *runtime.ServiceRuntime, comp *vshnv1.V
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("cannot get observed release values: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	_, err = maintenance.SetReleaseVersion(ctx, comp.Spec.Parameters.Service.Version, values, observedValues, []string{"image", "tag"})
+	version, err := maintenance.SetReleaseVersion(ctx, comp.Spec.Parameters.Service.Version, values, observedValues, []string{"image", "tag"})
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("cannot set keycloak version for release: %w", err)
 	}
 
+	err = configureCronSidecar(values, version)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("cannot set keycloak version for cron sidecar: %w", err)
+	}
+
 	release, err := common.NewRelease(ctx, svc, comp, values)
 
 	release.Spec.ForProvider.Chart.Name = "nextcloud"
@@ -394,6 +400,57 @@ func newRelease(ctx context.Context, svc *runtime.ServiceRuntime, comp *vshnv1.V
 	return release, err
 }
 
+func configureCronSidecar(values map[string]interface{}, version string) error {
+	extraSidecarContainers := []any{
+		map[string]any{
+			"name": "cron",
+			"command": []any{
+				"/cron.sh",
+			},
+			"image": "nextcloud:" + version,
+			"volumeMounts": []any{
+				map[string]any{
+					"mountPath": "/var/www",
+					"name":      "nextcloud-main",
+					"subpath":   "root",
+				},
+				map[string]any{
+					"mountPath": "/var/www/html",
+					"name":      "nextcloud-main",
+					"subPath":   "html",
+				},
+				map[string]any{
+					"mountPath": "/var/www/html/data",
+					"name":      "nextcloud-main",
+					"subPath":   "data",
+				},
+				map[string]any{
+					"mountPath": "/var/www/html/config",
+					"name":      "nextcloud-main",
+					"subPath":   "config",
+				},
+				map[string]any{
+					"mountPath": "/var/www/html/custom_apps",
+					"name":      "nextcloud-main",
+					"subPath":   "custom_apps",
+				},
+				map[string]any{
+					"mountPath": "/var/www/tmp",
+					"name":      "nextcloud-main",
+					"subPath":   "tmp",
+				},
+				map[string]any{
+					"mountPath": "/var/www/html/themes",
+					"name":      "nextcloud-main",
+					"subPath":   "themes",
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	return unstructured.SetNestedSlice(values, extraSidecarContainers, []string{"nextcloud", "extraSidecarContainers"}...)
+}
+
 func addApacheConfig(svc *runtime.ServiceRuntime, comp *vshnv1.VSHNNextcloud) error {
 
 	cm := &v1.ConfigMap{