diff --git a/manifest_staging/charts/secrets-store-csi-driver/templates/secrets-store-csi-driver.yaml b/manifest_staging/charts/secrets-store-csi-driver/templates/secrets-store-csi-driver.yaml
index 8ee4d3c98..a71789a48 100644
--- a/manifest_staging/charts/secrets-store-csi-driver/templates/secrets-store-csi-driver.yaml
+++ b/manifest_staging/charts/secrets-store-csi-driver/templates/secrets-store-csi-driver.yaml
@@ -18,12 +18,12 @@ spec:
 {{ toYaml .Values.linux.updateStrategy | indent 4 }}
   template:
     metadata:
-      annotations:
       labels:
 {{ include "sscd.labels" . | indent 8 }}
 {{- if .Values.linux.podLabels }}
 {{- toYaml .Values.linux.podLabels | nindent 8 }}
 {{- end }}
+      annotations:
         kubectl.kubernetes.io/default-container: secrets-store
 {{- if .Values.linux.podAnnotations }}
 {{ toYaml .Values.linux.podAnnotations | indent 8 }}