diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7fdf77048be93259f52cdb206c9002dcc3235fb1..c6203469ef0e6ddaa49958278f11a8719e8629c2 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 
 ---
 
+## [3.3.1-bb.1] - 2025-01-13
+
+### Changed
+
+- ability to disable `ensure-anchore-db` job
+
 ## [3.3.1-bb.0] - 2025-01-06
 
 ### Changed
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d742cfddba408ed464e4fea421b97b1481b7e965..c7c3f9f75509dccd0181ef8e7be9d801e99f2ff5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <!-- Warning: Do not manually edit this file. See notes on gluon + helm-docs at the end of this file for more information. -->
 # anchore
 
-![Version: 3.3.1-bb.0](https://img.shields.io/badge/Version-3.3.1--bb.0-informational?style=flat-square) ![AppVersion: 5.13.1](https://img.shields.io/badge/AppVersion-5.13.1-informational?style=flat-square) ![Maintenance Track: bb_integrated](https://img.shields.io/badge/Maintenance_Track-bb_integrated-green?style=flat-square)
+![Version: 3.3.1-bb.1](https://img.shields.io/badge/Version-3.3.1--bb.1-informational?style=flat-square) ![AppVersion: 5.13.1](https://img.shields.io/badge/AppVersion-5.13.1-informational?style=flat-square) ![Maintenance Track: bb_integrated](https://img.shields.io/badge/Maintenance_Track-bb_integrated-green?style=flat-square)
 
 Anchore Enterprise is a complete container security workflow solution for professional teams. Easily integrating with CI/CD systems,
 it allows developers to bolster security without compromising velocity and enables security teams to audit and verify compliance in real-time.
@@ -541,6 +541,7 @@ helm install anchore chart/
 | ui-redis.commonConfiguration | string | `"maxmemory 200mb\nsave \"\""` |  |
 | postgresql.enabled | bool | `true` |  |
 | postgresql.externalEndpoint | string | `""` |  |
+| postgresql.externalDBCheckEnabled | bool | `false` |  |
 | postgresql.primary.resources | object | `{}` |  |
 | postgresql.primary.service.ports.postgresql | int | `5432` |  |
 | postgresql.primary.podSecurityContext.enabled | bool | `true` |  |
diff --git a/chart/Chart.yaml b/chart/Chart.yaml
index 34a3f089ae8f06bb5be636e2e9227edba896233e..f7bf3dc40d18c11d1440a94ca75800d961cf6e23 100644
--- a/chart/Chart.yaml
+++ b/chart/Chart.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: anchore
-version: 3.3.1-bb.0
+version: 3.3.1-bb.1
 apiVersion: v2
 appVersion: 5.13.1
 kubeVersion: ">=1.23.x || >=1.23.x-x"
diff --git a/chart/templates/bigbang/db/ensure-anchore-db.yaml b/chart/templates/bigbang/db/ensure-anchore-db.yaml
index 32426f0481ad62766e597c8e76b3884ba8283170..bb084e8106132aa1c61d66b05d0399a5193f8b33 100644
--- a/chart/templates/bigbang/db/ensure-anchore-db.yaml
+++ b/chart/templates/bigbang/db/ensure-anchore-db.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {{- if hasKey .Values.postgresql "enabled" }}
-{{- if (not .Values.postgresql.enabled) }}
+{{- if and (not .Values.postgresql.enabled) ( not .Values.postgresql.externalDBCheckEnabled) }}
 # Job to sync db and db user with external postgres for Anchore's primary data store
 apiVersion: batch/v1
 kind: Job
diff --git a/chart/values.yaml b/chart/values.yaml
index fa96f01d26084d0450754a1abd8031f2c86f1a8b..4e556e9fdce2cffc483c4d7207d0ceb443d50c07 100644
--- a/chart/values.yaml
+++ b/chart/values.yaml
@@ -1916,6 +1916,10 @@ postgresql:
   ##
   externalEndpoint: ""
 
+  ## ** Big Bang Change **
+  ## switch to true for externalDBCheckEnabled if externalEndpoint is used. This disables ensure-anchore-db job 
+  externalDBCheckEnabled: false  
+
   ## ** Big Bang Change **
   ## @param postgresql.postgresUser Username used to connect to postgresql
   ## @param postgresql.postgresPassword Password used to connect to postgresql