diff --git a/.github/scripts/strip-kustomize-helm.sh b/.github/scripts/strip-kustomize-helm.sh
index 7647a83f0..62e47a015 100755
--- a/.github/scripts/strip-kustomize-helm.sh
+++ b/.github/scripts/strip-kustomize-helm.sh
@@ -1,18 +1,26 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
 
 # This script is a hack to support helm flow control in kustomize overlays, which would otherwise break them.
 # It allows us to render helm template bindings and add newlines.
 # For instance, it transforms "___{{ .Value.myValue }}___" to {{ .Value.myValue }}.
-# It also adds newlines wherever ___newline___ is found.
-
-CHARTS_DIR='./chart/open-feature-operator/templates';
+# It also adds newlines wherever ___newline___ is found, and other operations. See
+# sed_expressions below.
 
 echo 'Running strip-kustomize-helm.sh script'
-filenames=`find $CHARTS_DIR -name "*.yaml"`
-for file in $filenames; do
-    sed -i "s/___newline___/\\n/g" $file
-    sed -i "s/\"___//g" $file
-    sed -i "s/___\"//g" $file
-    sed -i "s/___//g" $file
+CHARTS_DIR='./chart/open-feature-operator/templates'
+# Careful! Ordering of these expressions matter!
+sed_expressions=(
+    "s/___newline___/\\n/g"
+    "s/___space___/ /g"
+    "s/\"___//g"
+    "s/___\"//g"
+    "/___delete_me___/d"
+    "s/___//g"
+)
+find $CHARTS_DIR -name "*.yaml" | while read file; do
+    for expr in "${sed_expressions[@]}"; do
+        sed -i "$expr" "$file"
+    done
 done
-echo 'Done running strip-kustomize-helm.sh script'
\ No newline at end of file
+
+echo 'Done running strip-kustomize-helm.sh script'
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 01c8a213a..0d90223d1 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ set-helm-overlay:
 helm-package: set-helm-overlay generate release-manifests helm
 	mkdir -p chart/open-feature-operator/templates/crds
 	mv chart/open-feature-operator/templates/*customresourcedefinition* chart/open-feature-operator/templates/crds
-	sh .github/scripts/strip-kustomize-helm.sh
+	.github/scripts/strip-kustomize-helm.sh
 	$(HELM) package --version $(CHART_VERSION) chart/open-feature-operator
 	mkdir -p charts && mv open-feature-operator-*.tgz charts
 	$(HELM) repo index --url https://open-feature.github.io/open-feature-operator/charts charts
diff --git a/chart/open-feature-operator/README.md b/chart/open-feature-operator/README.md
index 4d0a07cba..cf78aa601 100644
--- a/chart/open-feature-operator/README.md
+++ b/chart/open-feature-operator/README.md
@@ -97,6 +97,8 @@ The command removes all the Kubernetes components associated with the chart and
 | ------------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------ |
 | `defaultNamespace` | To override the namespace use the `--namespace` flag. This default is provided to ensure that the kustomize build charts in `/templates` deploy correctly when no `namespace` is provided via the `-n` flag.                                                                     | `open-feature-operator-system` |
 | `imagePullSecrets` | Array of ImagePullSecret objects containing credentials for images pulled by the operator (flagdProxyConfiguration.image, flagdConfiguration.image, controllerManager.manager.image, controllerManager.kubeRbacProxy.image). Example: imagePullSecrets: [{"name": "my-secret"}]  | `[]`                           |
+| `labels`           | Labels to apply to all of the pods in the operator.                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | `{}`                           |
+| `annotations`      | Annotations to apply to all of the pods in the operator.                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | `{}`                           |
 
 ### Sidecar configuration
 
@@ -167,7 +169,7 @@ The command removes all the Kubernetes components associated with the chart and
 | `controllerManager.kubeRbacProxy.resources.requests.cpu`                  | Sets cpu resource requests for kube-rbac-proxy.                                                                  | `5m`                                         |
 | `controllerManager.kubeRbacProxy.resources.requests.memory`               | Sets memory resource requests for kube-rbac-proxy.                                                               | `64Mi`                                       |
 | `controllerManager.manager.image.repository`                              | Sets the image for the operator.                                                                                 | `ghcr.io/open-feature/open-feature-operator` |
-| `controllerManager.manager.image.tag`                                     | Sets the version tag for the operator.                                                                           | `v0.6.1`                                     |
+| `controllerManager.manager.image.tag`                                     | Sets the version tag for the operator.                                                                           | `v0.7.0`                                     |
 | `controllerManager.manager.resources.limits.cpu`                          | Sets cpu resource limits for operator.                                                                           | `500m`                                       |
 | `controllerManager.manager.resources.limits.memory`                       | Sets memory resource limits for operator.                                                                        | `128Mi`                                      |
 | `controllerManager.manager.resources.requests.cpu`                        | Sets cpu resource requests for operator.                                                                         | `10m`                                        |
@@ -180,3 +182,4 @@ The command removes all the Kubernetes components associated with the chart and
 | `managerConfig.controllerManagerConfigYaml.metrics.bindAddress`           | Sets the bind address for metrics (combined with bindPort).                                                      | `127.0.0.1`                                  |
 | `managerConfig.controllerManagerConfigYaml.metrics.bindPort`              | Sets the bind port for metrics.                                                                                  | `8080`                                       |
 | `managerConfig.controllerManagerConfigYaml.webhook.port`                  | Sets the bind address for webhook.                                                                               | `9443`                                       |
+
diff --git a/chart/open-feature-operator/values.yaml b/chart/open-feature-operator/values.yaml
index 42bec3d8d..8a6ef4002 100644
--- a/chart/open-feature-operator/values.yaml
+++ b/chart/open-feature-operator/values.yaml
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@
 defaultNamespace: open-feature-operator-system
 ## @param imagePullSecrets Array of ImagePullSecret objects containing credentials for images pulled by the operator (flagdProxyConfiguration.image, flagdConfiguration.image, controllerManager.manager.image, controllerManager.kubeRbacProxy.image). Example: imagePullSecrets: [{"name": "my-secret"}] 
 imagePullSecrets: []
+## @param labels Labels to apply to all of the pods in the operator.
+labels: {}
+## @param annotations Annotations to apply to all of the pods in the operator.
+annotations: {}
 
 ## @section Sidecar configuration
 sidecarConfiguration:
diff --git a/common/flagdproxy/flagdproxy.go b/common/flagdproxy/flagdproxy.go
index eefdb8abc..28131dd45 100644
--- a/common/flagdproxy/flagdproxy.go
+++ b/common/flagdproxy/flagdproxy.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/go-logr/logr"
 	"github.com/open-feature/open-feature-operator/common"
 	"github.com/open-feature/open-feature-operator/common/types"
+	"golang.org/x/exp/maps"
 	appsV1 "k8s.io/api/apps/v1"
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
@@ -39,9 +40,11 @@ type FlagdProxyConfiguration struct {
 	Namespace              string
 	OperatorDeploymentName string
 	ImagePullSecrets       []string
+	Labels                 map[string]string
+	Annotations            map[string]string
 }
 
-func NewFlagdProxyConfiguration(env types.EnvConfig, imagePullSecrets []string) *FlagdProxyConfiguration {
+func NewFlagdProxyConfiguration(env types.EnvConfig, imagePullSecrets []string, labels map[string]string, annotations map[string]string) *FlagdProxyConfiguration {
 	return &FlagdProxyConfiguration{
 		Image:                  env.FlagdProxyImage,
 		Tag:                    env.FlagdProxyTag,
@@ -51,6 +54,8 @@ func NewFlagdProxyConfiguration(env types.EnvConfig, imagePullSecrets []string)
 		ManagementPort:         env.FlagdProxyManagementPort,
 		DebugLogging:           env.FlagdProxyDebugLogging,
 		ImagePullSecrets:       imagePullSecrets,
+		Labels:                 labels,
+		Annotations:            annotations,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -151,6 +156,21 @@ func (f *FlagdProxyHandler) newFlagdProxyManifest(ownerReference *metav1.OwnerRe
 			Name: secret,
 		})
 	}
+	flagdLabels := map[string]string{
+		"app":                          FlagdProxyDeploymentName,
+		"app.kubernetes.io/name":       FlagdProxyDeploymentName,
+		"app.kubernetes.io/managed-by": common.ManagedByAnnotationValue,
+		"app.kubernetes.io/version":    f.config.Tag,
+	}
+	if len(f.config.Labels) > 0 {
+		maps.Copy(flagdLabels, f.config.Labels)
+	}
+
+	// No "built-in" annotations to merge at this time. If adding them follow the same pattern as labels.
+	flagdAnnotations := map[string]string{}
+	if len(f.config.Annotations) > 0 {
+		maps.Copy(flagdAnnotations, f.config.Annotations)
+	}
 
 	return &appsV1.Deployment{
 		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
@@ -172,12 +192,8 @@ func (f *FlagdProxyHandler) newFlagdProxyManifest(ownerReference *metav1.OwnerRe
 			},
 			Template: corev1.PodTemplateSpec{
 				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
-					Labels: map[string]string{
-						"app":                          FlagdProxyDeploymentName,
-						"app.kubernetes.io/name":       FlagdProxyDeploymentName,
-						"app.kubernetes.io/managed-by": common.ManagedByAnnotationValue,
-						"app.kubernetes.io/version":    f.config.Tag,
-					},
+					Labels:      flagdLabels,
+					Annotations: flagdAnnotations,
 				},
 				Spec: corev1.PodSpec{
 					ServiceAccountName: FlagdProxyServiceAccountName,
diff --git a/common/flagdproxy/flagdproxy_test.go b/common/flagdproxy/flagdproxy_test.go
index ce324b2ed..8ab7d223c 100644
--- a/common/flagdproxy/flagdproxy_test.go
+++ b/common/flagdproxy/flagdproxy_test.go
@@ -21,12 +21,22 @@ import (
 
 var pullSecrets = []string{"test-pullSecret"}
 
+var labels = map[string]string{
+	"label1": "labelValue1",
+	"label2": "labelValue2",
+}
+
+var annotations = map[string]string{
+	"annotation1": "annotationValue1",
+	"annotation2": "annotationValue2",
+}
+
 func TestNewFlagdProxyConfiguration(t *testing.T) {
 
 	kpConfig := NewFlagdProxyConfiguration(types.EnvConfig{
 		FlagdProxyPort:           8015,
 		FlagdProxyManagementPort: 8016,
-	}, pullSecrets)
+	}, pullSecrets, labels, annotations)
 
 	require.NotNil(t, kpConfig)
 	require.Equal(t, &FlagdProxyConfiguration{
@@ -35,6 +45,8 @@ func TestNewFlagdProxyConfiguration(t *testing.T) {
 		DebugLogging:           false,
 		OperatorDeploymentName: common.OperatorDeploymentName,
 		ImagePullSecrets:       pullSecrets,
+		Labels:                 labels,
+		Annotations:            annotations,
 	}, kpConfig)
 }
 
@@ -48,7 +60,7 @@ func TestNewFlagdProxyConfiguration_OverrideEnvVars(t *testing.T) {
 		FlagdProxyDebugLogging:   true,
 	}
 
-	kpConfig := NewFlagdProxyConfiguration(env, pullSecrets)
+	kpConfig := NewFlagdProxyConfiguration(env, pullSecrets, labels, annotations)
 
 	require.NotNil(t, kpConfig)
 	require.Equal(t, &FlagdProxyConfiguration{
@@ -60,11 +72,13 @@ func TestNewFlagdProxyConfiguration_OverrideEnvVars(t *testing.T) {
 		Namespace:              "my-namespace",
 		OperatorDeploymentName: common.OperatorDeploymentName,
 		ImagePullSecrets:       pullSecrets,
+		Labels:                 labels,
+		Annotations:            annotations,
 	}, kpConfig)
 }
 
 func TestNewFlagdProxyHandler(t *testing.T) {
-	kpConfig := NewFlagdProxyConfiguration(types.EnvConfig{}, pullSecrets)
+	kpConfig := NewFlagdProxyConfiguration(types.EnvConfig{}, pullSecrets, labels, annotations)
 
 	require.NotNil(t, kpConfig)
 
@@ -100,7 +114,7 @@ func TestDoesFlagdProxyExist(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}
 
-	kpConfig := NewFlagdProxyConfiguration(env, pullSecrets)
+	kpConfig := NewFlagdProxyConfiguration(env, pullSecrets, labels, annotations)
 
 	require.NotNil(t, kpConfig)
 
@@ -128,7 +142,7 @@ func TestFlagdProxyHandler_HandleFlagdProxy_ProxyExistsWithBadVersion(t *testing
 	env := types.EnvConfig{
 		PodNamespace: "ns",
 	}
-	kpConfig := NewFlagdProxyConfiguration(env, pullSecrets)
+	kpConfig := NewFlagdProxyConfiguration(env, pullSecrets, labels, annotations)
 
 	require.NotNil(t, kpConfig)
 
@@ -187,7 +201,7 @@ func TestFlagdProxyHandler_HandleFlagdProxy_ProxyExistsWithoutLabel(t *testing.T
 	env := types.EnvConfig{
 		PodNamespace: "ns",
 	}
-	kpConfig := NewFlagdProxyConfiguration(env, pullSecrets)
+	kpConfig := NewFlagdProxyConfiguration(env, pullSecrets, labels, annotations)
 
 	require.NotNil(t, kpConfig)
 
@@ -236,7 +250,7 @@ func TestFlagdProxyHandler_HandleFlagdProxy_ProxyExistsWithNewestVersion(t *test
 	env := types.EnvConfig{
 		PodNamespace: "ns",
 	}
-	kpConfig := NewFlagdProxyConfiguration(env, pullSecrets)
+	kpConfig := NewFlagdProxyConfiguration(env, pullSecrets, labels, annotations)
 
 	require.NotNil(t, kpConfig)
 
@@ -280,7 +294,7 @@ func TestFlagdProxyHandler_HandleFlagdProxy_CreateProxy(t *testing.T) {
 		FlagdProxyManagementPort: 90,
 		FlagdProxyDebugLogging:   true,
 	}
-	kpConfig := NewFlagdProxyConfiguration(env, pullSecrets)
+	kpConfig := NewFlagdProxyConfiguration(env, pullSecrets, labels, annotations)
 
 	require.NotNil(t, kpConfig)
 
@@ -357,7 +371,10 @@ func TestFlagdProxyHandler_HandleFlagdProxy_CreateProxy(t *testing.T) {
 						"app.kubernetes.io/name":       FlagdProxyDeploymentName,
 						"app.kubernetes.io/managed-by": common.ManagedByAnnotationValue,
 						"app.kubernetes.io/version":    "tag",
+						"label1":                       "labelValue1",
+						"label2":                       "labelValue2",
 					},
+					Annotations: annotations,
 				},
 				Spec: corev1.PodSpec{
 					ServiceAccountName: FlagdProxyServiceAccountName,
diff --git a/config/overlays/helm/manager.yaml b/config/overlays/helm/manager.yaml
index e35ac993e..8f90f1fe2 100644
--- a/config/overlays/helm/manager.yaml
+++ b/config/overlays/helm/manager.yaml
@@ -6,12 +6,19 @@ metadata:
 spec:
   replicas: 0{{ .Values.controllerManager.replicas }}
   template:
+    metadata:
+      # this is transformed by .github/scripts/strip-kustomize-helm.sh
+      annotations:
+        ___delete_me___: "___ ___newline___{{ if .Values.annotations }}{{___space___toYaml___space___.Values.annotations___space___|___space___indent___space___8___space___}}{{ end }}___"
+      # this is transformed by .github/scripts/strip-kustomize-helm.sh
+      labels:
+        ___delete_me___: "___ ___newline___{{ if .Values.labels }}___newline___{{___space___toYaml___space___.Values.labels___space___|___space___indent___space___8___space___}}{{ end }}___"
     spec:
       # this is transformed by .github/scripts/strip-kustomize-helm.sh
-      ___imagePullSecrets___: "___ ___newline___{{ toYaml .Values.imagePullSecrets | indent 8 }}___"
-      dnsPolicy: "{{ .Values.controllerManager.manager.dnsPolicy }}"
+      ___imagePullSecrets___: "___ ___newline___        {{ toYaml .Values.imagePullSecrets___space___|___space___indent___space___8___space___}}___"
       # this is transformed by .github/scripts/strip-kustomize-helm.sh
       hostNetwork: "___{{ .Values.controllerManager.manager.hostNetwork }}___"
+      dnsPolicy: "{{ .Values.controllerManager.manager.dnsPolicy }}"
       containers:
         - name: manager
           image: "{{ .Values.controllerManager.manager.image.repository }}:{{ .Values.controllerManager.manager.image.tag }}"
@@ -104,6 +111,8 @@ spec:
             - --sidecar-ram-request={{ .Values.sidecarConfiguration.resources.requests.memory }}
             - --image-pull-secrets={{ range .Values.imagePullSecrets }}{{ .name }},{{- end }}
             - --metrics-bind-address=:{{ .Values.managerConfig.controllerManagerConfigYaml.metrics.bindPort }}
+            - --labels={{ $labelKeys := keys .Values.labels -}}{{- $labelPairs := list -}}{{- range $key := $labelKeys -}}{{- $labelPairs = append $labelPairs (printf "%s:%s" $key (index $.Values.labels $key)) -}}{{- end -}}{{- join "," $labelPairs }}
+            - --annotations={{ $annotationKeys := keys .Values.annotations -}}{{- $annotationPairs := list -}}{{- range $key := $annotationKeys -}}{{- $annotationPairs = append $annotationPairs (printf "%s:%s" $key (index $.Values.annotations $key)) -}}{{- end -}}{{- join "," $annotationPairs }}
         - name: kube-rbac-proxy
           image: "{{ .Values.controllerManager.kubeRbacProxy.image.repository }}:{{ .Values.controllerManager.kubeRbacProxy.image.tag }}"
           resources:
diff --git a/controllers/core/featureflagsource/controller_test.go b/controllers/core/featureflagsource/controller_test.go
index e5f9b367e..6f2613b66 100644
--- a/controllers/core/featureflagsource/controller_test.go
+++ b/controllers/core/featureflagsource/controller_test.go
@@ -30,6 +30,16 @@ func TestFeatureFlagSourceReconciler_Reconcile(t *testing.T) {
 	)
 	var pullSecrets = []string{"test-pullsecret"}
 
+	var labels = map[string]string{
+		"label1": "labelValue1",
+		"label2": "labelValue2",
+	}
+
+	var annotations = map[string]string{
+		"annotation1": "annotationValue1",
+		"annotation2": "annotationValue2",
+	}
+
 	tests := []struct {
 		name                            string
 		fsConfig                        *api.FeatureFlagSource
@@ -93,7 +103,7 @@ func TestFeatureFlagSourceReconciler_Reconcile(t *testing.T) {
 			kpConfig := flagdproxy.NewFlagdProxyConfiguration(commontypes.EnvConfig{
 				FlagdProxyImage: "ghcr.io/open-feature/flagd-proxy",
 				FlagdProxyTag:   flagdProxyTag,
-			}, pullSecrets)
+			}, pullSecrets, labels, annotations)
 
 			kpConfig.Namespace = testNamespace
 			kph := flagdproxy.NewFlagdProxyHandler(
@@ -169,6 +179,7 @@ func createTestDeployment(fsConfigName string, testNamespace string, deploymentN
 					},
 				},
 				Spec: corev1.PodSpec{
+					ImagePullSecrets: []corev1.LocalObjectReference{{Name: "test-pullSecret"}},
 					Containers: []corev1.Container{
 						{
 							Name:  "test",
diff --git a/controllers/core/flagd/common/common.go b/controllers/core/flagd/common/common.go
index fcdd61b74..fa88c55a9 100644
--- a/controllers/core/flagd/common/common.go
+++ b/controllers/core/flagd/common/common.go
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ type FlagdConfiguration struct {
 	Image            string
 	Tag              string
 	ImagePullSecrets []string
+	Labels           map[string]string
+	Annotations      map[string]string
 
 	OperatorNamespace      string
 	OperatorDeploymentName string
diff --git a/controllers/core/flagd/config.go b/controllers/core/flagd/config.go
index e4ce776b7..33a1c3434 100644
--- a/controllers/core/flagd/config.go
+++ b/controllers/core/flagd/config.go
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import (
 	resources "github.com/open-feature/open-feature-operator/controllers/core/flagd/common"
 )
 
-func NewFlagdConfiguration(env types.EnvConfig, imagePullSecrets []string) resources.FlagdConfiguration {
+func NewFlagdConfiguration(env types.EnvConfig, imagePullSecrets []string, labels map[string]string, annotations map[string]string) resources.FlagdConfiguration {
 	return resources.FlagdConfiguration{
 		Image:                  env.FlagdImage,
 		Tag:                    env.FlagdTag,
@@ -17,5 +17,7 @@ func NewFlagdConfiguration(env types.EnvConfig, imagePullSecrets []string) resou
 		ManagementPort:         env.FlagdManagementPort,
 		DebugLogging:           env.FlagdDebugLogging,
 		ImagePullSecrets:       imagePullSecrets,
+		Labels:                 labels,
+		Annotations:            annotations,
 	}
 }
diff --git a/controllers/core/flagd/resources/deployment.go b/controllers/core/flagd/resources/deployment.go
index faedb5226..ba15567ce 100644
--- a/controllers/core/flagd/resources/deployment.go
+++ b/controllers/core/flagd/resources/deployment.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/open-feature/open-feature-operator/common"
 	"github.com/open-feature/open-feature-operator/common/flagdinjector"
 	resources "github.com/open-feature/open-feature-operator/controllers/core/flagd/common"
+	"golang.org/x/exp/maps"
 	appsv1 "k8s.io/api/apps/v1"
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
@@ -46,11 +47,20 @@ func (r *FlagdDeployment) GetResource(ctx context.Context, flagd *api.Flagd) (cl
 		"app.kubernetes.io/managed-by": common.ManagedByAnnotationValue,
 		"app.kubernetes.io/version":    r.FlagdConfig.Tag,
 	}
+	if len(r.FlagdConfig.Labels) > 0 {
+		maps.Copy(labels, r.FlagdConfig.Labels)
+	}
+	// No "built-in" annotations to merge at this time. If adding them follow the same pattern as labels.
+	annotations := map[string]string{}
+	if len(r.FlagdConfig.Annotations) > 0 {
+		maps.Copy(annotations, r.FlagdConfig.Annotations)
+	}
 	deployment := &appsv1.Deployment{
 		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
-			Name:      flagd.Name,
-			Namespace: flagd.Namespace,
-			Labels:    labels,
+			Name:        flagd.Name,
+			Namespace:   flagd.Namespace,
+			Labels:      labels,
+			Annotations: annotations,
 			OwnerReferences: []metav1.OwnerReference{{
 				APIVersion: flagd.APIVersion,
 				Kind:       flagd.Kind,
@@ -77,11 +87,9 @@ func (r *FlagdDeployment) GetResource(ctx context.Context, flagd *api.Flagd) (cl
 	}
 
 	featureFlagSource := &api.FeatureFlagSource{}
-	imagePullSecrets := []corev1.LocalObjectReference{}
-	for _, secret := range r.FlagdConfig.ImagePullSecrets {
-		imagePullSecrets = append(imagePullSecrets, corev1.LocalObjectReference{
-			Name: secret,
-		})
+	imagePullSecrets := make([]corev1.LocalObjectReference, len(r.FlagdConfig.ImagePullSecrets))
+	for i, secret := range r.FlagdConfig.ImagePullSecrets {
+		imagePullSecrets[i] = corev1.LocalObjectReference{Name: secret}
 	}
 
 	if err := r.Client.Get(ctx, client.ObjectKey{
@@ -100,9 +108,14 @@ func (r *FlagdDeployment) GetResource(ctx context.Context, flagd *api.Flagd) (cl
 		return nil, errors.New("no flagd container has been injected into deployment")
 	}
 
-	deployment.Spec.Template.Spec.ImagePullSecrets = imagePullSecrets
-
 	// override settings for the injected container for flagd standalone deployment mode
+	deployment.Spec.Template.Spec.ImagePullSecrets = imagePullSecrets
+	if len(r.FlagdConfig.Labels) > 0 {
+		maps.Copy(deployment.Spec.Template.ObjectMeta.Labels, r.FlagdConfig.Labels)
+	}
+	if len(r.FlagdConfig.Annotations) > 0 {
+		maps.Copy(deployment.Spec.Template.ObjectMeta.Annotations, r.FlagdConfig.Annotations)
+	}
 	deployment.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers[0].Image = fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s", r.FlagdConfig.Image, r.FlagdConfig.Tag)
 
 	deployment.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers[0].Ports = []corev1.ContainerPort{
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 83ba65500..53892ec9e 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/open-feature/open-feature-operator/apis v0.2.41-0.20240506125212-c4831a3cdc00
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.4
 	go.uber.org/zap v1.27.0
+	golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20240707233637-46b078467d37
 	k8s.io/api v0.28.10
 	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.28.10
 	k8s.io/client-go v0.28.10
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/golang/groupcache v0.0.0-20210331224755-41bb18bfe9da // indirect
 	github.com/golang/protobuf v1.5.4 // indirect
 	github.com/google/gnostic-models v0.6.8 // indirect
-	github.com/google/go-cmp v0.5.9 // indirect
+	github.com/google/go-cmp v0.6.0 // indirect
 	github.com/google/gofuzz v1.2.0 // indirect
 	github.com/google/uuid v1.3.0 // indirect
 	github.com/imdario/mergo v0.3.12 // indirect
@@ -54,7 +55,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/xeipuuv/gojsonreference v0.0.0-20180127040603-bd5ef7bd5415 // indirect
 	github.com/xeipuuv/gojsonschema v1.2.0 // indirect
 	go.uber.org/multierr v1.11.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20220722155223-a9213eeb770e // indirect
 	golang.org/x/net v0.23.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.8.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/sys v0.19.0 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index ac9f436ce..c4bfb4b8d 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 github.com/benbjohnson/clock v1.1.0/go.mod h1:J11/hYXuz8f4ySSvYwY0FKfm+ezbsZBKZxNJlLklBHA=
-github.com/benbjohnson/clock v1.3.0 h1:ip6w0uFQkncKQ979AypyG0ER7mqUSBdKLOgAle/AT8A=
-github.com/benbjohnson/clock v1.3.0/go.mod h1:J11/hYXuz8f4ySSvYwY0FKfm+ezbsZBKZxNJlLklBHA=
 github.com/beorn7/perks v1.0.1 h1:VlbKKnNfV8bJzeqoa4cOKqO6bYr3WgKZxO8Z16+hsOM=
 github.com/beorn7/perks v1.0.1/go.mod h1:G2ZrVWU2WbWT9wwq4/hrbKbnv/1ERSJQ0ibhJ6rlkpw=
 github.com/cespare/xxhash/v2 v2.2.0 h1:DC2CZ1Ep5Y4k3ZQ899DldepgrayRUGE6BBZ/cd9Cj44=
@@ -18,7 +16,6 @@ github.com/evanphx/json-patch/v5 v5.6.0/go.mod h1:G79N1coSVB93tBe7j6PhzjmR3/2Vvl
 github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.6.0 h1:n+5WquG0fcWoWp6xPWfHdbskMCQaFnG6PfBrh1Ky4HY=
 github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.6.0/go.mod h1:sl3t1tCWJFWoRz9R8WJCbQihKKwmorjAbSClcnxKAGw=
 github.com/go-logr/logr v1.2.0/go.mod h1:jdQByPbusPIv2/zmleS9BjJVeZ6kBagPoEUsqbVz/1A=
-github.com/go-logr/logr v1.2.4 h1:g01GSCwiDw2xSZfjJ2/T9M+S6pFdcNtFYsp+Y43HYDQ=
 github.com/go-logr/logr v1.2.4/go.mod h1:jdQByPbusPIv2/zmleS9BjJVeZ6kBagPoEUsqbVz/1A=
 github.com/go-logr/logr v1.4.2 h1:6pFjapn8bFcIbiKo3XT4j/BhANplGihG6tvd+8rYgrY=
 github.com/go-logr/logr v1.4.2/go.mod h1:9T104GzyrTigFIr8wt5mBrctHMim0Nb2HLGrmQ40KvY=
@@ -44,8 +41,8 @@ github.com/golang/protobuf v1.5.4 h1:i7eJL8qZTpSEXOPTxNKhASYpMn+8e5Q6AdndVa1dWek
 github.com/golang/protobuf v1.5.4/go.mod h1:lnTiLA8Wa4RWRcIUkrtSVa5nRhsEGBg48fD6rSs7xps=
 github.com/google/gnostic-models v0.6.8 h1:yo/ABAfM5IMRsS1VnXjTBvUb61tFIHozhlYvRgGre9I=
 github.com/google/gnostic-models v0.6.8/go.mod h1:5n7qKqH0f5wFt+aWF8CW6pZLLNOfYuF5OpfBSENuI8U=
-github.com/google/go-cmp v0.5.9 h1:O2Tfq5qg4qc4AmwVlvv0oLiVAGB7enBSJ2x2DqQFi38=
-github.com/google/go-cmp v0.5.9/go.mod h1:17dUlkBOakJ0+DkrSSNjCkIjxS6bF9zb3elmeNGIjoY=
+github.com/google/go-cmp v0.6.0 h1:ofyhxvXcZhMsU5ulbFiLKl/XBFqE1GSq7atu8tAmTRI=
+github.com/google/go-cmp v0.6.0/go.mod h1:17dUlkBOakJ0+DkrSSNjCkIjxS6bF9zb3elmeNGIjoY=
 github.com/google/gofuzz v1.0.0/go.mod h1:dBl0BpW6vV/+mYPU4Po3pmUjxk6FQPldtuIdl/M65Eg=
 github.com/google/gofuzz v1.2.0 h1:xRy4A+RhZaiKjJ1bPfwQ8sedCA+YS2YcCHW6ec7JMi0=
 github.com/google/gofuzz v1.2.0/go.mod h1:dBl0BpW6vV/+mYPU4Po3pmUjxk6FQPldtuIdl/M65Eg=
@@ -130,21 +127,19 @@ github.com/yuin/goldmark v1.3.5/go.mod h1:mwnBkeHKe2W/ZEtQ+71ViKU8L12m81fl3OWwC1
 github.com/yuin/goldmark v1.4.13/go.mod h1:6yULJ656Px+3vBD8DxQVa3kxgyrAnzto9xy5taEt/CY=
 go.uber.org/atomic v1.7.0/go.mod h1:fEN4uk6kAWBTFdckzkM89CLk9XfWZrxpCo0nPH17wJc=
 go.uber.org/goleak v1.1.11/go.mod h1:cwTWslyiVhfpKIDGSZEM2HlOvcqm+tG4zioyIeLoqMQ=
-go.uber.org/goleak v1.2.1 h1:NBol2c7O1ZokfZ0LEU9K6Whx/KnwvepVetCUhtKja4A=
-go.uber.org/goleak v1.2.1/go.mod h1:qlT2yGI9QafXHhZZLxlSuNsMw3FFLxBr+tBRlmO1xH4=
+go.uber.org/goleak v1.3.0 h1:2K3zAYmnTNqV73imy9J1T3WC+gmCePx2hEGkimedGto=
+go.uber.org/goleak v1.3.0/go.mod h1:CoHD4mav9JJNrW/WLlf7HGZPjdw8EucARQHekz1X6bE=
 go.uber.org/multierr v1.6.0/go.mod h1:cdWPpRnG4AhwMwsgIHip0KRBQjJy5kYEpYjJxpXp9iU=
 go.uber.org/multierr v1.11.0 h1:blXXJkSxSSfBVBlC76pxqeO+LN3aDfLQo+309xJstO0=
 go.uber.org/multierr v1.11.0/go.mod h1:20+QtiLqy0Nd6FdQB9TLXag12DsQkrbs3htMFfDN80Y=
 go.uber.org/zap v1.24.0/go.mod h1:2kMP+WWQ8aoFoedH3T2sq6iJ2yDWpHbP0f6MQbS9Gkg=
-go.uber.org/zap v1.25.0 h1:4Hvk6GtkucQ790dqmj7l1eEnRdKm3k3ZUrUMS2d5+5c=
-go.uber.org/zap v1.25.0/go.mod h1:JIAUzQIH94IC4fOJQm7gMmBJP5k7wQfdcnYdPoEXJYk=
 go.uber.org/zap v1.27.0 h1:aJMhYGrd5QSmlpLMr2MftRKl7t8J8PTZPA732ud/XR8=
 go.uber.org/zap v1.27.0/go.mod h1:GB2qFLM7cTU87MWRP2mPIjqfIDnGu+VIO4V/SdhGo2E=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20191011191535-87dc89f01550/go.mod h1:yigFU9vqHzYiE8UmvKecakEJjdnWj3jj499lnFckfCI=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20210921155107-089bfa567519/go.mod h1:GvvjBRRGRdwPK5ydBHafDWAxML/pGHZbMvKqRZ5+Abc=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.22.0/go.mod h1:vr6Su+7cTlO45qkww3VDJlzDn0ctJvRgYbC2NvXHt+M=
-golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20220722155223-a9213eeb770e h1:+WEEuIdZHnUeJJmEUjyYC2gfUMj69yZXw17EnHg/otA=
-golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20220722155223-a9213eeb770e/go.mod h1:Kr81I6Kryrl9sr8s2FK3vxD90NdsKWRuOIl2O4CvYbA=
+golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20240707233637-46b078467d37 h1:uLDX+AfeFCct3a2C7uIWBKMJIR3CJMhcgfrUAqjRK6w=
+golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20240707233637-46b078467d37/go.mod h1:M4RDyNAINzryxdtnbRXRL/OHtkFuWGRjvuhBJpk2IlY=
 golang.org/x/lint v0.0.0-20190930215403-16217165b5de/go.mod h1:6SW0HCj/g11FgYtHlgUYUwCkIfeOF89ocIRzGO/8vkc=
 golang.org/x/mod v0.2.0/go.mod h1:s0Qsj1ACt9ePp/hMypM3fl4fZqREWJwdYDEqhRiZZUA=
 golang.org/x/mod v0.3.0/go.mod h1:s0Qsj1ACt9ePp/hMypM3fl4fZqREWJwdYDEqhRiZZUA=
@@ -190,8 +185,8 @@ golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20210106214847-113979e3529a/go.mod h1:emZCQorbCU4vsT4f
 golang.org/x/tools v0.1.5/go.mod h1:o0xws9oXOQQZyjljx8fwUC0k7L1pTE6eaCbjGeHmOkk=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.1.12/go.mod h1:hNGJHUnrk76NpqgfD5Aqm5Crs+Hm0VOH/i9J2+nxYbc=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.6.0/go.mod h1:Xwgl3UAJ/d3gWutnCtw505GrjyAbvKui8lOU390QaIU=
-golang.org/x/tools v0.16.1 h1:TLyB3WofjdOEepBHAU20JdNC1Zbg87elYofWYAY5oZA=
-golang.org/x/tools v0.16.1/go.mod h1:kYVVN6I1mBNoB1OX+noeBjbRk4IUEPa7JJ+TJMEooJ0=
+golang.org/x/tools v0.23.0 h1:SGsXPZ+2l4JsgaCKkx+FQ9YZ5XEtA1GZYuoDjenLjvg=
+golang.org/x/tools v0.23.0/go.mod h1:pnu6ufv6vQkll6szChhK3C3L/ruaIv5eBeztNG8wtsI=
 golang.org/x/xerrors v0.0.0-20190717185122-a985d3407aa7/go.mod h1:I/5z698sn9Ka8TeJc9MKroUUfqBBauWjQqLJ2OPfmY0=
 golang.org/x/xerrors v0.0.0-20191011141410-1b5146add898/go.mod h1:I/5z698sn9Ka8TeJc9MKroUUfqBBauWjQqLJ2OPfmY0=
 golang.org/x/xerrors v0.0.0-20191204190536-9bdfabe68543/go.mod h1:I/5z698sn9Ka8TeJc9MKroUUfqBBauWjQqLJ2OPfmY0=
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 779679648..c3902e062 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -58,16 +58,27 @@ const (
 	metricsBindAddressFlagName     = "metrics-bind-address"
 	verboseFlagName                = "verbose"
 	leaderElectFlagName            = "leader-elect"
-	sidecarCpuLimitFlagName        = "sidecar-cpu-limit"
-	sidecarRamLimitFlagName        = "sidecar-ram-limit"
-	sidecarCpuRequestFlagName      = "sidecar-cpu-request"
-	sidecarRamRequestFlagName      = "sidecar-ram-request"
-	sidecarCpuLimitDefault         = "0.5"
-	sidecarRamLimitDefault         = "64M"
-	sidecarCpuRequestDefault       = "0.2"
-	sidecarRamRequestDefault       = "32M"
-	imagePullSecretFlagName        = "image-pull-secrets"
-	imagePullSecretFlagDefault     = ""
+
+	sidecarCpuLimitFlagName = "sidecar-cpu-limit"
+	sidecarCpuLimitDefault  = "0.5"
+
+	sidecarRamLimitFlagName = "sidecar-ram-limit"
+	sidecarRamLimitDefault  = "64M"
+
+	sidecarCpuRequestFlagName = "sidecar-cpu-request"
+	sidecarCpuRequestDefault  = "0.2"
+
+	sidecarRamRequestFlagName = "sidecar-ram-request"
+	sidecarRamRequestDefault  = "32M"
+
+	imagePullSecretFlagName    = "image-pull-secrets"
+	imagePullSecretFlagDefault = ""
+
+	labelsFlagName    = "labels"
+	labelsFlagDefault = ""
+
+	annotationsFlagName    = "annotations"
+	annotationsFlagDefault = ""
 )
 
 var (
@@ -79,8 +90,22 @@ var (
 	verbose                                                                bool
 	sidecarCpuLimit, sidecarRamLimit, sidecarCpuRequest, sidecarRamRequest string
 	imagePullSecrets                                                       string
+	labels                                                                 string
+	annotations                                                            string
 )
 
+// StringToMap transforms a string into a map[string]string
+func StringToMap(s string) map[string]string {
+	m := map[string]string{}
+	for _, pair := range strings.Split(s, ",") {
+		kv := strings.SplitN(pair, ":", 2)
+		if len(kv) == 2 {
+			m[kv[0]] = kv[1]
+		}
+	}
+	return m
+}
+
 func init() {
 	utilruntime.Must(clientgoscheme.AddToScheme(scheme))
 	utilruntime.Must(corev1beta1.AddToScheme(scheme))
@@ -107,6 +132,8 @@ func main() {
 	flag.StringVar(&sidecarCpuRequest, sidecarCpuRequestFlagName, sidecarCpuRequestDefault, "sidecar CPU minimum, in cores. (500m = .5 cores)")
 	flag.StringVar(&sidecarRamRequest, sidecarRamRequestFlagName, sidecarRamRequestDefault, "sidecar memory minimum, in bytes. (500Gi = 500GiB = 500 * 1024 * 1024 * 1024)")
 	flag.StringVar(&imagePullSecrets, imagePullSecretFlagName, imagePullSecretFlagDefault, "Comma-delimited list of secrets containing credentials to pull images.")
+	flag.StringVar(&labels, labelsFlagName, labelsFlagDefault, "Map of labels to add to the deployed pods. Formatted like key1:value1,key2:value2,key3:value3")
+	flag.StringVar(&annotations, annotationsFlagName, annotationsFlagDefault, "Map of annotations to add to the deployed pods. Formatted like key1:value1,key2:value2,key3:value3")
 
 	flag.Parse()
 
@@ -182,8 +209,16 @@ func main() {
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 
+	labelsMap := StringToMap(labels)
+	annotationsMap := StringToMap(annotations)
+
 	kph := flagdproxy.NewFlagdProxyHandler(
-		flagdproxy.NewFlagdProxyConfiguration(env, strings.Split(imagePullSecrets, ",")),
+		flagdproxy.NewFlagdProxyConfiguration(
+			env,
+			strings.Split(imagePullSecrets, ","),
+			labelsMap,
+			annotationsMap,
+		),
 		mgr.GetClient(),
 		ctrl.Log.WithName("FeatureFlagSource FlagdProxyHandler"),
 	)
@@ -215,7 +250,12 @@ func main() {
 		Scheme: mgr.GetScheme(),
 		Log:    flagdControllerLogger,
 	}
-	flagdConfig := flagd.NewFlagdConfiguration(env, strings.Split(imagePullSecrets, ","))
+	flagdConfig := flagd.NewFlagdConfiguration(
+		env,
+		strings.Split(imagePullSecrets, ","),
+		labelsMap,
+		annotationsMap,
+	)
 
 	if err = (&flagd.FlagdReconciler{
 		Client:             mgr.GetClient(),