diff --git a/.secrets.baseline b/.secrets.baseline
index 0232a2e..313b905 100644
--- a/.secrets.baseline
+++ b/.secrets.baseline
@@ -577,7 +577,7 @@
         "filename": "devplanetv2/dev-environments/qa-vpodc-helm/values/values.yaml",
         "hashed_secret": "4c7e5a7eedc322089e3a64d1911d6f823431162a",
         "is_verified": false,
-        "line_number": 1517
+        "line_number": 1521
       }
     ],
     "devplanetv2/dev-environments/qaheal-helm/values/values.yaml": [
@@ -754,5 +754,5 @@
       }
     ]
   },
-  "generated_at": "2026-07-01T15:44:02Z"
+  "generated_at": "2026-07-06T20:33:52Z"
 }
diff --git a/devplanetv2/dev-environments/qa-vpodc-helm/values.yaml b/devplanetv2/dev-environments/qa-vpodc-helm/values.yaml
index c33e3e6..ec4256c 100644
--- a/devplanetv2/dev-environments/qa-vpodc-helm/values.yaml
+++ b/devplanetv2/dev-environments/qa-vpodc-helm/values.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 name: qa-vpodc-helm
 
 # What branch of helm -- http://github.com/uc-cdis/gen3-helm
-helmBranch: master
+helmBranch: feat_add_pseudonym_config_cohort_middleware
 
 # What branch of gitops -- http://github.com/uc-cdis/gen3-gitops-dev
 gitopsBranch: master
diff --git a/devplanetv2/dev-environments/qa-vpodc-helm/values/values.yaml b/devplanetv2/dev-environments/qa-vpodc-helm/values/values.yaml
index 369c47f..36da09d 100644
--- a/devplanetv2/dev-environments/qa-vpodc-helm/values/values.yaml
+++ b/devplanetv2/dev-environments/qa-vpodc-helm/values/values.yaml
@@ -77,6 +77,10 @@ cohort-middleware:
   image:
     repository: 707767160287.dkr.ecr.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/gen3/cohort-middleware
     tag: feat_add_new_pseudonyms_endpoint
+  config:
+    pseudonyms:
+        pseudonym_field: "person.person_source_value"
+        pseudonym_external_name: "apollo_id"
 
 arborist:
   autoscaling: