diff --git a/install/0000_00_cluster-version-operator_00_namespace.yaml b/install/0000_00_cluster-version-operator_00_namespace.yaml
index 40b2aa305..d97aa6cb1 100644
--- a/install/0000_00_cluster-version-operator_00_namespace.yaml
+++ b/install/0000_00_cluster-version-operator_00_namespace.yaml
@@ -10,3 +10,6 @@ metadata:
     name: openshift-cluster-version
     openshift.io/run-level: "1"
     openshift.io/cluster-monitoring: "true"
+    pod-security.kubernetes.io/enforce: privileged
+    pod-security.kubernetes.io/audit: privileged
+    pod-security.kubernetes.io/warn: privileged