diff --git a/cmd/build/helmify/kustomize-for-helm.yaml b/cmd/build/helmify/kustomize-for-helm.yaml
index 8a2c01d646a..3ed0fafd121 100644
--- a/cmd/build/helmify/kustomize-for-helm.yaml
+++ b/cmd/build/helmify/kustomize-for-helm.yaml
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ kind: Deployment
 metadata:
   name: gatekeeper-controller-manager
   namespace: gatekeeper-system
+  labels:
+    HELMSUBST_DEPLOYMENT_LABELS: ""
 spec:
   replicas: HELMSUBST_DEPLOYMENT_REPLICAS
   revisionHistoryLimit: HELMSUBST_DEPLOYMENT_REVISION_HISTORY_LIMIT
@@ -154,6 +156,8 @@ kind: Deployment
 metadata:
   name: gatekeeper-audit
   namespace: gatekeeper-system
+  labels:
+    HELMSUBST_DEPLOYMENT_LABELS: ""
 spec:
   revisionHistoryLimit: HELMSUBST_DEPLOYMENT_REVISION_HISTORY_LIMIT
   template:
diff --git a/cmd/build/helmify/replacements.go b/cmd/build/helmify/replacements.go
index 20afb2c7a4e..8748ba62433 100644
--- a/cmd/build/helmify/replacements.go
+++ b/cmd/build/helmify/replacements.go
@@ -86,6 +86,8 @@ var replacements = map[string]string{
 
 	"HELMSUBST_DEPLOYMENT_REPLICAS": `{{ .Values.replicas }}`,
 
+	`HELMSUBST_DEPLOYMENT_LABELS: ""`: `{{- include "gatekeeper.commonLabels" . | nindent 4 }}`,
+
 	"HELMSUBST_DEPLOYMENT_REVISION_HISTORY_LIMIT": `{{ .Values.revisionHistoryLimit }}`,
 
 	`HELMSUBST_ANNOTATIONS: ""`: `{{- if .Values.podAnnotations }}
diff --git a/manifest_staging/charts/gatekeeper/templates/gatekeeper-audit-deployment.yaml b/manifest_staging/charts/gatekeeper/templates/gatekeeper-audit-deployment.yaml
index 8f508b9add9..c88c5b40124 100644
--- a/manifest_staging/charts/gatekeeper/templates/gatekeeper-audit-deployment.yaml
+++ b/manifest_staging/charts/gatekeeper/templates/gatekeeper-audit-deployment.yaml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ apiVersion: apps/v1
 kind: Deployment
 metadata:
   labels:
+    {{- include "gatekeeper.commonLabels" . | nindent 4 }}
     app: '{{ template "gatekeeper.name" . }}'
     chart: '{{ template "gatekeeper.name" . }}'
     control-plane: audit-controller
diff --git a/manifest_staging/charts/gatekeeper/templates/gatekeeper-controller-manager-deployment.yaml b/manifest_staging/charts/gatekeeper/templates/gatekeeper-controller-manager-deployment.yaml
index 39fb611172d..a815d3f86ec 100644
--- a/manifest_staging/charts/gatekeeper/templates/gatekeeper-controller-manager-deployment.yaml
+++ b/manifest_staging/charts/gatekeeper/templates/gatekeeper-controller-manager-deployment.yaml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ apiVersion: apps/v1
 kind: Deployment
 metadata:
   labels:
+    {{- include "gatekeeper.commonLabels" . | nindent 4 }}
     app: '{{ template "gatekeeper.name" . }}'
     chart: '{{ template "gatekeeper.name" . }}'
     control-plane: controller-manager