diff --git a/mirrord-operator/Chart.yaml b/mirrord-operator/Chart.yaml
index 4484108..d6274a1 100644
--- a/mirrord-operator/Chart.yaml
+++ b/mirrord-operator/Chart.yaml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ type: application
 # This is the chart version. This version number should be incremented each time you make changes
 # to the chart and its templates, including the app version.
 # Versions are expected to follow Semantic Versioning (https://semver.org/)
-version: 1.3.2
+version: 1.4.0
 
 # This is the version number of the application being deployed. This version number should be
 # incremented each time you make changes to the application. Versions are not expected to
diff --git a/mirrord-operator/templates/deployment.yaml b/mirrord-operator/templates/deployment.yaml
index b773d8d..11d1ebf 100644
--- a/mirrord-operator/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/mirrord-operator/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ kind: Deployment
 metadata:
   labels:
     app: mirrord-operator
+    component: operator
+    app.kubernetes.io/component: operator
     {{- include "mirrord-operator.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
   name: mirrord-operator
   namespace: {{ .Values.namespace }}
@@ -13,7 +15,17 @@ spec:
   template:
     metadata:
       labels:
+        {{- include "mirrord-operator.labels" . | nindent 8 }}
         app: mirrord-operator
+        component: operator
+        app.kubernetes.io/component: operator
+        {{- if .Values.operator.podLabels }}
+          {{ toYaml .Values.operator.podLabels | indent 8 }}
+        {{- end }}
+      annotations:
+        {{- if .Values.operator.podAnnotations }}
+          {{ toYaml .Values.operator.podAnnotations | indent 8 }}
+        {{- end }}
     spec:
       {{- if .Values.operator.imagePullSecrets }}
       imagePullSecrets:
diff --git a/mirrord-operator/values.yaml b/mirrord-operator/values.yaml
index b415c1c..29ec120 100644
--- a/mirrord-operator/values.yaml
+++ b/mirrord-operator/values.yaml
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ roleNamespaces: []
 
 operator:
   image: ghcr.io/metalbear-co/operator
-
+  podAnnotations: {}
+  podLabels: {}
   jsonLog: false
   # imagePullSecrets:
   #   - name: value