diff --git a/deploy/helm/CHANGELOG.md b/deploy/helm/CHANGELOG.md
index 190bfe0f..acd7a156 100644
--- a/deploy/helm/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/deploy/helm/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,9 +7,16 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+
+## [4.0.0-alpha.5] - 2024-07-16
+
+### Added
+
+- Added k8s.object.kind to manifest events.
+
 ### Changed
 
-- internal configuration of filterprocessor is using OTTL syntax now. 
+- Internal configuration of filterprocessor is using OTTL syntax now. 
 
 
 ## [4.0.0-alpha.4] - 2024-07-11
diff --git a/deploy/helm/Chart.yaml b/deploy/helm/Chart.yaml
index 3ec9d8b9..7f0023c6 100644
--- a/deploy/helm/Chart.yaml
+++ b/deploy/helm/Chart.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 apiVersion: v2
 name: swo-k8s-collector
-version: 4.0.0-alpha.4
+version: 4.0.0-alpha.5
 appVersion: "0.11.1"
 description: SolarWinds Kubernetes Integration
 keywords:
diff --git a/deploy/helm/events-collector-config.yaml b/deploy/helm/events-collector-config.yaml
index 760127e8..700d8c9f 100644
--- a/deploy/helm/events-collector-config.yaml
+++ b/deploy/helm/events-collector-config.yaml
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ processors:
             - set(attributes["k8s.persistentvolumeclaim.name"], body["metadata"]["name"]) where body["kind"] == "PersistentVolumeClaim"
             - set(attributes["k8s.namespace.name"], body["metadata"]["namespace"])
             - set(attributes["k8s.ingress.name"], body["metadata"]["name"]) where body["kind"] == "Ingress"
+            - set(attributes["k8s.object.kind"], body["kind"]) where body["kind"] != nil
 
             # There are some attributes added by k8sobjects receiver, SWO do not need them so removing it
             - delete_key(attributes, "k8s.resource.name")
diff --git a/deploy/helm/tests/__snapshot__/events-collector-config-map_test.yaml.snap b/deploy/helm/tests/__snapshot__/events-collector-config-map_test.yaml.snap
index 5af5712a..e8a5c186 100644
--- a/deploy/helm/tests/__snapshot__/events-collector-config-map_test.yaml.snap
+++ b/deploy/helm/tests/__snapshot__/events-collector-config-map_test.yaml.snap
@@ -960,6 +960,7 @@ Events config should match snapshot when using default values:
             - set(attributes["k8s.namespace.name"], body["metadata"]["namespace"])
             - set(attributes["k8s.ingress.name"], body["metadata"]["name"]) where body["kind"]
               == "Ingress"
+            - set(attributes["k8s.object.kind"], body["kind"]) where body["kind"] != nil
             - delete_key(attributes, "k8s.resource.name")
             - delete_key(attributes, "event.name")
             - delete_key(attributes, "event.domain")
diff --git a/deploy/helm/tests/__snapshot__/logs-fargate-config-map_test.yaml.snap b/deploy/helm/tests/__snapshot__/logs-fargate-config-map_test.yaml.snap
index fa722e7f..7c527dcc 100644
--- a/deploy/helm/tests/__snapshot__/logs-fargate-config-map_test.yaml.snap
+++ b/deploy/helm/tests/__snapshot__/logs-fargate-config-map_test.yaml.snap
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ Fargate logging ConfigMap spec should include additional filters when they are c
           Match *
           Add sw.k8s.cluster.uid <CLUSTER_UID>
           Add sw.k8s.log.type container
-          Add sw.k8s.agent.manifest.version "4.0.0-alpha.4"
+          Add sw.k8s.agent.manifest.version "4.0.0-alpha.5"
     flb_log_cw: "false"
     output.conf: |
       [OUTPUT]
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ Fargate logging ConfigMap spec should match snapshot when Fargate logging is ena
           Match *
           Add sw.k8s.cluster.uid <CLUSTER_UID>
           Add sw.k8s.log.type container
-          Add sw.k8s.agent.manifest.version "4.0.0-alpha.4"
+          Add sw.k8s.agent.manifest.version "4.0.0-alpha.5"
     flb_log_cw: "false"
     output.conf: |
       [OUTPUT]