diff --git a/.github/workflows/generate-manifest.yml b/.github/workflows/generate-manifest.yml
index dda9737..f6f2800 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/generate-manifest.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/generate-manifest.yml
@@ -58,7 +58,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Update version in kustomization.yaml
         run: |
           yq -i '.images[0].newTag="${{ steps.get_version_upload_url.outputs.version }}"' config/default/kustomization.yaml
-
+          yq -i '.labels[0].pairs."app.kubernetes.io/version"="${{ steps.get_version_upload_url.outputs.version }}"' config/default/kustomization.yaml
+      
       - name: Download kustomize cli
         run: |
           curl -s "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kubernetes-sigs/kustomize/master/hack/install_kustomize.sh"  | bash