diff --git a/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.10.md b/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.10.md
index 256acf7aa..e9814b7a5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.10.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.10.md
@@ -16,4 +16,5 @@ When cutting a new release, update the `unreleased` heading to the tag being gen
 ## unreleased
 
 * [BUGFIX] [#1060](https://github.com/k8ssandra/k8ssandra-operator/issues/1060) Fix restore mapping shuffling nodes when restoring in place
-* [BUGFIX] [#1061](https://github.com/k8ssandra/k8ssandra-operator/issues/1061) Point to cass-config-builder 1.0.7 for arm64 compatibility
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+* [BUGFIX] [#1061](https://github.com/k8ssandra/k8ssandra-operator/issues/1061) Point to cass-config-builder 1.0.7 for arm64 compatibility
+* [ENHANCEMENT] [#1078](https://github.com/k8ssandra/k8ssandra-operator/issues/1078) Add nodeSelector support to crd-upgrader-job-k8ssandra
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diff --git a/charts/k8ssandra-operator/templates/crd/batch_job.yaml b/charts/k8ssandra-operator/templates/crd/batch_job.yaml
index 9c4e5f561..bc5ed42db 100644
--- a/charts/k8ssandra-operator/templates/crd/batch_job.yaml
+++ b/charts/k8ssandra-operator/templates/crd/batch_job.yaml
@@ -34,3 +34,7 @@ spec:
             - {{ .Chart.Version }}
             - --chartName
             - {{ .Chart.Name }}
+      {{- with .Values.client.nodeSelector }}
+      nodeSelector:
+        {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
+      {{- end }}
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diff --git a/charts/k8ssandra-operator/values.yaml b/charts/k8ssandra-operator/values.yaml
index 47c24c474..21c836950 100644
--- a/charts/k8ssandra-operator/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/k8ssandra-operator/values.yaml
@@ -91,3 +91,5 @@ client:
     tag: latest
     # -- Pull policy for the client container
     pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
+  # -- Node labels for pod assignment
+  nodeSelector: {}
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