diff --git a/core/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkiverse/operatorsdk/deployment/helm/HelmChartProcessor.java b/core/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkiverse/operatorsdk/deployment/helm/HelmChartProcessor.java
index 535382c05..ada850991 100644
--- a/core/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkiverse/operatorsdk/deployment/helm/HelmChartProcessor.java
+++ b/core/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkiverse/operatorsdk/deployment/helm/HelmChartProcessor.java
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ private void addGeneratedDeployment(File helmDir, List<GeneratedKubernetesResour
                 .orElseThrow();
         addActualNamespaceConfigPlaceholderToDeployment(deployment, controllerConfigurations);
         var template = FileUtils.asYaml(deployment);
-        // a bit solution to get the exact placeholder without brackets
+        // a bit hacky solution to get the exact placeholder without brackets
         String res = template.replace("\"{watchNamespaces}\"", "{{ .Values.watchNamespaces }}");
         try {
             Files.writeString(Path.of(helmDir.getPath(), TEMPLATES_DIR, "deployment.yaml"), res);
@@ -106,10 +106,7 @@ private void addActualNamespaceConfigPlaceholderToDeployment(Deployment deployme
             var envs = deployment.getSpec().getTemplate().getSpec().getContainers().get(0).getEnv();
             envs.add(new EnvVar("QUARKUS_OPERATOR_SDK_CONTROLLERS_" + c.getName().toUpperCase() + "_NAMESPACES",
                     "{watchNamespaces}", null));
-            // use this when the global variable issue is fixed
-            // envs.add(new EnvVar("QUARKUS_OPERATOR_SDK_NAMESPACES", "{watchNamespaces}", null));
         });
-
     }
 
     @SuppressWarnings("rawtypes")
diff --git a/core/deployment/src/main/resources/helm/crd-role-binding-template.yaml b/core/deployment/src/main/resources/helm/crd-role-binding-template.yaml
index 80da5a771..6dda29abe 100644
--- a/core/deployment/src/main/resources/helm/crd-role-binding-template.yaml
+++ b/core/deployment/src/main/resources/helm/crd-role-binding-template.yaml
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@ apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
 kind: RoleBinding
 metadata:
   name: {reconciler-name}-role-binding
+  labels:
+    app.kubernetes.io/name: {{ .Chart.Name }}
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: {{ .Values.version }}
+    app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: quarkus
 roleRef:
   kind: ClusterRole
   apiGroup: rbac.authorization.k8s.io
@@ -15,6 +19,10 @@ apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
 kind: ClusterRoleBinding
 metadata:
   name: {reconciler-name}-role-binding
+  labels:
+    app.kubernetes.io/name: {{ .Chart.Name }}
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: {{ .Values.version }}
+    app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: quarkus
 roleRef:
   kind: ClusterRole
   apiGroup: rbac.authorization.k8s.io
@@ -30,6 +38,10 @@ kind: RoleBinding
 metadata:
   name: {reconciler-name}-role-binding
   namespace: {{ $anamespace }}
+  labels:
+    app.kubernetes.io/name: {{ .Chart.Name }}
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: {{ .Values.version }}
+    app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: quarkus
 roleRef:
   kind: ClusterRole
   apiGroup: rbac.authorization.k8s.io
diff --git a/core/deployment/src/main/resources/helm/static/generic-crd-cluster-role-binding.yaml b/core/deployment/src/main/resources/helm/static/generic-crd-cluster-role-binding.yaml
index c68fe50b6..a49939949 100644
--- a/core/deployment/src/main/resources/helm/static/generic-crd-cluster-role-binding.yaml
+++ b/core/deployment/src/main/resources/helm/static/generic-crd-cluster-role-binding.yaml
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@ apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
 kind: ClusterRoleBinding
 metadata:
   name: {{ .Chart.Name }}-crd-validating-role-binding
+  labels:
+    app.kubernetes.io/name: {{ .Chart.Name }}
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: {{ .Values.version }}
+    app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: quarkus
 roleRef:
   kind: ClusterRole
   apiGroup: rbac.authorization.k8s.io
diff --git a/core/deployment/src/main/resources/helm/static/generic-crd-cluster-role.yaml b/core/deployment/src/main/resources/helm/static/generic-crd-cluster-role.yaml
index a01e8f6ec..3485b341c 100644
--- a/core/deployment/src/main/resources/helm/static/generic-crd-cluster-role.yaml
+++ b/core/deployment/src/main/resources/helm/static/generic-crd-cluster-role.yaml
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@ apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
 kind: ClusterRole
 metadata:
   name: {{ .Chart.Name }}-crd-validating-cluster-role
+  labels:
+    app.kubernetes.io/name: {{ .Chart.Name }}
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: {{ .Values.version }}
+    app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: quarkus
 rules:
   - apiGroups:
       - apiextensions.k8s.io
diff --git a/core/deployment/src/main/resources/helm/static/service.yaml b/core/deployment/src/main/resources/helm/static/service.yaml
index 8dd496c0d..95a41c442 100644
--- a/core/deployment/src/main/resources/helm/static/service.yaml
+++ b/core/deployment/src/main/resources/helm/static/service.yaml
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: Service
 metadata:
-  annotations:
-    app.quarkus.io/commit-id: 77d1e2545ac9dd0e6599bffdec4f892cd148984b
-    app.quarkus.io/build-timestamp: 2023-07-20 - 11:57:20 +0000
   labels:
     app.kubernetes.io/name: {{ .Chart.Name }}
     app.kubernetes.io/version: {{ .Values.version }}