diff --git a/cmd/build/helmify/static/values.yaml b/cmd/build/helmify/static/values.yaml
index 7f75bf36841..94f759582f0 100644
--- a/cmd/build/helmify/static/values.yaml
+++ b/cmd/build/helmify/static/values.yaml
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ image:
   pullSecrets: []
 podAnnotations: {}
 podLabels: {}
-podCountLimit: 100
+podCountLimit: "100"
 secretAnnotations: {}
 enableRuntimeDefaultSeccompProfile: true
 controllerManager:
diff --git a/config/manager/manager.yaml b/config/manager/manager.yaml
index 0920a290f20..5e27d0f03dd 100644
--- a/config/manager/manager.yaml
+++ b/config/manager/manager.yaml
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ metadata:
   namespace: system
 spec:
   hard:
-    pods: 100
+    pods: "100"
   scopeSelector:
     matchExpressions:
     - operator: In
diff --git a/manifest_staging/charts/gatekeeper/values.yaml b/manifest_staging/charts/gatekeeper/values.yaml
index 7f75bf36841..94f759582f0 100644
--- a/manifest_staging/charts/gatekeeper/values.yaml
+++ b/manifest_staging/charts/gatekeeper/values.yaml
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ image:
   pullSecrets: []
 podAnnotations: {}
 podLabels: {}
-podCountLimit: 100
+podCountLimit: "100"
 secretAnnotations: {}
 enableRuntimeDefaultSeccompProfile: true
 controllerManager:
diff --git a/manifest_staging/deploy/gatekeeper.yaml b/manifest_staging/deploy/gatekeeper.yaml
index 1e92f4944d6..436ae279913 100644
--- a/manifest_staging/deploy/gatekeeper.yaml
+++ b/manifest_staging/deploy/gatekeeper.yaml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ metadata:
   namespace: gatekeeper-system
 spec:
   hard:
-    pods: 100
+    pods: "100"
   scopeSelector:
     matchExpressions:
     - operator: In