diff --git a/kustomization.yaml b/kustomization.yaml
index 1fa48a18c8b7acbc774e26707e08c43f86828609..7ce0c38c50966cbeda6aefd72af177bcd490f905 100644
--- a/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/kustomization.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 apiVersion: kustomize.config.k8s.io/v1beta1
 kind: Kustomization
+namespace: system-upgrade
 resources:
 - manifests/clusterrole.yaml
 - manifests/clusterrolebinding.yaml