diff --git a/manifests/0000_90_openshift-controller-manager-operator_02_servicemonitor.yaml b/manifests/0000_90_openshift-controller-manager-operator_02_servicemonitor.yaml
index 94365201b..ff5ce7c9d 100644
--- a/manifests/0000_90_openshift-controller-manager-operator_02_servicemonitor.yaml
+++ b/manifests/0000_90_openshift-controller-manager-operator_02_servicemonitor.yaml
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ kind: ServiceMonitor
 metadata:
   name: openshift-controller-manager-operator
   namespace: openshift-controller-manager-operator
+  annotations:
+    exclude.release.openshift.io/internal-openshift-hosted: "true"
 spec:
   endpoints:
   - bearerTokenFile: /var/run/secrets/kubernetes.io/serviceaccount/token
diff --git a/manifests/0000_90_openshift-controller-manager-operator_03_operand-servicemonitor.yaml b/manifests/0000_90_openshift-controller-manager-operator_03_operand-servicemonitor.yaml
index e174e2344..c2f31290e 100644
--- a/manifests/0000_90_openshift-controller-manager-operator_03_operand-servicemonitor.yaml
+++ b/manifests/0000_90_openshift-controller-manager-operator_03_operand-servicemonitor.yaml
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ kind: ServiceMonitor
 metadata:
   name: openshift-controller-manager
   namespace: openshift-controller-manager
+  annotations:
+    exclude.release.openshift.io/internal-openshift-hosted: "true"
 spec:
   endpoints:
   - bearerTokenFile: /var/run/secrets/kubernetes.io/serviceaccount/token
diff --git a/manifests/04_metricservice.yaml b/manifests/04_metricservice.yaml
index 51f587ecb..d8b9674f3 100644
--- a/manifests/04_metricservice.yaml
+++ b/manifests/04_metricservice.yaml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ kind: Service
 metadata:
   annotations:
     service.alpha.openshift.io/serving-cert-secret-name: openshift-controller-manager-operator-serving-cert
+    exclude.release.openshift.io/internal-openshift-hosted: "true"
   labels:
     app: openshift-controller-manager-operator
   name: metrics
diff --git a/manifests/09_deployment.yaml b/manifests/09_deployment.yaml
index 5c664574e..a5232cfc8 100644
--- a/manifests/09_deployment.yaml
+++ b/manifests/09_deployment.yaml
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ metadata:
   name: openshift-controller-manager-operator
   labels:
     app: openshift-controller-manager-operator
+  annotations:
+    exclude.release.openshift.io/internal-openshift-hosted: "true"
 spec:
   replicas: 1
   selector:
diff --git a/manifests/10_clusteroperator.yaml b/manifests/10_clusteroperator.yaml
index 16729f668..21232dc54 100644
--- a/manifests/10_clusteroperator.yaml
+++ b/manifests/10_clusteroperator.yaml
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ apiVersion: config.openshift.io/v1
 kind: ClusterOperator
 metadata:
   name: openshift-controller-manager
+  annotations:
+    exclude.release.openshift.io/internal-openshift-hosted: "true"
 spec: {}
 status:
   versions: