diff --git a/charts/flagger/templates/crd.yaml b/charts/flagger/templates/crd.yaml
index f00e2b08..81eae5b8 100644
--- a/charts/flagger/templates/crd.yaml
+++ b/charts/flagger/templates/crd.yaml
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ apiVersion: apiextensions.k8s.io/v1beta1
 kind: CustomResourceDefinition
 metadata:
   name: canaries.flagger.app
+  annotations:
+    helm.sh/resource-policy: keep
 spec:
   group: flagger.app
   version: v1alpha3