diff --git a/manifests/0000_90_openshift-controller-manager-operator_00_prometheusrole.yaml b/manifests/0000_90_openshift-controller-manager-operator_00_prometheusrole.yaml
index f56f02181..777d38325 100644
--- a/manifests/0000_90_openshift-controller-manager-operator_00_prometheusrole.yaml
+++ b/manifests/0000_90_openshift-controller-manager-operator_00_prometheusrole.yaml
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ metadata:
   # TODO this should be a clusterrole
   name: prometheus-k8s
   namespace: openshift-controller-manager-operator
+  annotations:
+    exclude.release.openshift.io/internal-openshift-hosted: "true"
 rules:
 - apiGroups:
   - ""
diff --git a/manifests/0000_90_openshift-controller-manager-operator_01_prometheusrolebinding.yaml b/manifests/0000_90_openshift-controller-manager-operator_01_prometheusrolebinding.yaml
index c15f07b70..f9b059368 100644
--- a/manifests/0000_90_openshift-controller-manager-operator_01_prometheusrolebinding.yaml
+++ b/manifests/0000_90_openshift-controller-manager-operator_01_prometheusrolebinding.yaml
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ kind: RoleBinding
 metadata:
   name: prometheus-k8s
   namespace: openshift-controller-manager-operator
+  annotations:
+    exclude.release.openshift.io/internal-openshift-hosted: "true"
 roleRef:
   apiGroup: rbac.authorization.k8s.io
   kind: Role
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 26c0a4bcd..9f9d59ecb 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: Role
 metadata:
   name: prometheus-k8s
   namespace: openshift-controller-manager
+  annotations:
+    exclude.release.openshift.io/internal-openshift-hosted: "true"
 rules:
 - apiGroups:
   - ""
@@ -20,6 +22,8 @@ kind: RoleBinding
 metadata:
   name: prometheus-k8s
   namespace: openshift-controller-manager
+  annotations:
+    exclude.release.openshift.io/internal-openshift-hosted: "true"
 roleRef:
   apiGroup: rbac.authorization.k8s.io
   kind: Role
diff --git a/manifests/00_namespace.yaml b/manifests/00_namespace.yaml
index 6ffdb13d7..63d2af88f 100644
--- a/manifests/00_namespace.yaml
+++ b/manifests/00_namespace.yaml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ kind: Namespace
 metadata:
   annotations:
     openshift.io/node-selector: ""
+    exclude.release.openshift.io/internal-openshift-hosted: "true"
   labels:
     openshift.io/run-level: "0"
     openshift.io/cluster-monitoring: "true"
diff --git a/manifests/01_operand-namespace.yaml b/manifests/01_operand-namespace.yaml
index 70342e9a0..98c7ad03d 100644
--- a/manifests/01_operand-namespace.yaml
+++ b/manifests/01_operand-namespace.yaml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ metadata:
   name: openshift-controller-manager
   annotations:
     openshift.io/node-selector: ""
+    exclude.release.openshift.io/internal-openshift-hosted: "true"
   labels:
     openshift.io/run-level: "1"
     openshift.io/cluster-monitoring: "true"
diff --git a/manifests/03_config.cr.yaml b/manifests/03_config.cr.yaml
index e4a66de0b..4c7890b8b 100644
--- a/manifests/03_config.cr.yaml
+++ b/manifests/03_config.cr.yaml
@@ -4,5 +4,6 @@ metadata:
   name: cluster
   annotations:
     release.openshift.io/create-only: "true"
+    exclude.release.openshift.io/internal-openshift-hosted: "true"
 spec:
   managementState: Managed
diff --git a/manifests/03_configmap.yaml b/manifests/03_configmap.yaml
index ca64ee6bb..a38bde110 100644
--- a/manifests/03_configmap.yaml
+++ b/manifests/03_configmap.yaml
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ kind: ConfigMap
 metadata:
   namespace: openshift-controller-manager-operator
   name: openshift-controller-manager-operator-config
+  annotations:
+    exclude.release.openshift.io/internal-openshift-hosted: "true"
 data:
   config.yaml: |
     apiVersion: operator.openshift.io/v1
diff --git a/manifests/05_builder-deployer-config.yaml b/manifests/05_builder-deployer-config.yaml
index f63571e71..b628234d1 100644
--- a/manifests/05_builder-deployer-config.yaml
+++ b/manifests/05_builder-deployer-config.yaml
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ kind: ConfigMap
 metadata:
   namespace: openshift-controller-manager-operator
   name: openshift-controller-manager-images
+  annotations:
+    exclude.release.openshift.io/internal-openshift-hosted: "true"
 data:
   builderImage: quay.io/openshift/origin-docker-builder:v4.0
   deployerImage: quay.io/openshift/origin-deployer:v4.0
diff --git a/manifests/06_roles.yaml b/manifests/06_roles.yaml
index fa39b078f..af8d39de7 100644
--- a/manifests/06_roles.yaml
+++ b/manifests/06_roles.yaml
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
 kind: ClusterRoleBinding
 metadata:
   name: system:openshift:operator:openshift-controller-manager-operator
+  annotations:
+    exclude.release.openshift.io/internal-openshift-hosted: "true"
 roleRef:
   kind: ClusterRole
   name: cluster-admin
diff --git a/manifests/07_serviceaccount.yaml b/manifests/07_serviceaccount.yaml
index fb7e7a3b2..b435d1ed8 100644
--- a/manifests/07_serviceaccount.yaml
+++ b/manifests/07_serviceaccount.yaml
@@ -5,3 +5,5 @@ metadata:
   name: openshift-controller-manager-operator
   labels:
     app: openshift-controller-manager-operator
+  annotations:
+    exclude.release.openshift.io/internal-openshift-hosted: "true"