diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index 3b06348d..df05aaf0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -63,12 +63,16 @@ jobs:
           cd operator/
           go fmt ./...
           go vet ./...
+      - name: Parse Tag
+        id: parse-tag
+        run: echo ::set-output name=version::${GITHUB_REF#refs/*/}
       - name: "Build'n Push Operator"
         uses: docker/build-push-action@v1
         with:
           username: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_USERNAME }}
           password: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_PASSWORD }}
           repository: scbexperimental/operator
+          build_args: VERSION=`${{ steps.parse-tag.outputs.version }}
           tag_with_ref: true
           tag_with_sha: true
           path: ./operator/
diff --git a/operator/Dockerfile b/operator/Dockerfile
index 6b5600ec..202cb7df 100644
--- a/operator/Dockerfile
+++ b/operator/Dockerfile
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ RUN go mod download
 COPY main.go main.go
 COPY apis/ apis/
 COPY controllers/ controllers/
+COPY internal/ internal/
 COPY utils/ utils/
 
 # Build
@@ -21,6 +22,11 @@ RUN CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=linux GOARCH=amd64 GO111MODULE=on go build -a -o manager
 # Use distroless as minimal base image to package the manager binary
 # Refer to https://github.com/GoogleContainerTools/distroless for more details
 FROM gcr.io/distroless/static:nonroot
+
+ARG VERSION=unkown
+ENV VERSION ENV ${BRANCH}
+ENV TELEMETRY_ENABLED "true"
+
 WORKDIR /
 COPY --from=builder /workspace/manager .
 USER nonroot:nonroot
diff --git a/operator/internal/telemetry/telemetry.go b/operator/internal/telemetry/telemetry.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..db2c47eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/operator/internal/telemetry/telemetry.go
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+package telemetry
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"net/http"
+	"os"
+	"time"
+
+	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
+
+	"github.com/go-logr/logr"
+	executionv1 "github.com/secureCodeBox/secureCodeBox-v2/operator/apis/execution/v1"
+	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+)
+
+var telemetryInterval = 24 * time.Hour
+
+// officialScanTypes contains the list of official secureCodeBox Scan Types.
+// Unofficial Scan Types should be reported as "other" to avoid leakage of confidential data via the scan-types name
+var officialScanTypes map[string]bool = map[string]bool{
+	"amass":         true,
+	"kube-hunter":   true,
+	"kubeaudit":     true,
+	"ncrack":        true,
+	"nikto":         true,
+	"nmap":          true,
+	"ssh-scan":      true,
+	"sslyze":        true,
+	"trivy":         true,
+	"wpscan":        true,
+	"zap-baseline":  true,
+	"zap-api-scan":  true,
+	"zap-full-scan": true,
+}
+
+// telemetryData submitted by operator
+type telemetryData struct {
+	Version            string   `json:"version"`
+	InstalledScanTypes []string `json:"installedScanTypes"`
+}
+
+// Loop Submits Telemetry Data in a regular interval
+func Loop(apiClient client.Client, log logr.Logger) {
+	log.Info("The Operator sends anonymous telemetry data, to give the team an overview how much the secureCodeBox is used. Find out more at https://www.securecodebox.io/telemetry")
+
+	// Wait until controller cache is initialized
+	time.Sleep(10 * time.Second)
+
+	for {
+		var version string
+		if envVersion, ok := os.LookupEnv("VERSION"); ok {
+			version = envVersion
+		} else {
+			version = "unkown"
+		}
+
+		ctx := context.Background()
+
+		installedScanTypes := map[string]bool{}
+		var scanTypes executionv1.ScanTypeList
+		err := apiClient.List(ctx, &scanTypes, client.InNamespace(metav1.NamespaceAll))
+
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Error(err, "Failed to list ScanTypes")
+		}
+		for _, scanType := range scanTypes.Items {
+			installedScanTypes[scanType.Name] = true
+		}
+
+		installedScanTypesList := []string{}
+		for key := range installedScanTypes {
+			if _, ok := officialScanTypes[key]; ok {
+				installedScanTypesList = append(installedScanTypesList, key)
+			} else {
+				installedScanTypesList = append(installedScanTypesList, "other")
+			}
+		}
+
+		log.Info("Submitting Anonymous Telemetry Data", "Version", version, "InstalledScanTypes", installedScanTypesList)
+
+		reqBody, err := json.Marshal(telemetryData{
+			Version:            version,
+			InstalledScanTypes: installedScanTypesList,
+		})
+
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Error(err, "Failed to encode telemetry data to json")
+		}
+		response, err := http.Post("https://telemetry.chase.securecodebox.io/v1/submit", "application/json", bytes.NewBuffer(reqBody))
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Error(err, "Failed to send telemetry data")
+		}
+		if response != nil {
+			response.Body.Close()
+		}
+
+		time.Sleep(telemetryInterval)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/operator/main.go b/operator/main.go
index ac4dc3e8..ef84fa47 100644
--- a/operator/main.go
+++ b/operator/main.go
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import (
 	executionv1 "github.com/secureCodeBox/secureCodeBox-v2/operator/apis/execution/v1"
 	executioncontroller "github.com/secureCodeBox/secureCodeBox-v2/operator/controllers/execution"
 	scancontroller "github.com/secureCodeBox/secureCodeBox-v2/operator/controllers/execution/scans"
+	"github.com/secureCodeBox/secureCodeBox-v2/operator/internal/telemetry"
 	// +kubebuilder:scaffold:imports
 )
 
@@ -87,6 +88,10 @@ func main() {
 	}
 	// +kubebuilder:scaffold:builder
 
+	if enabled, ok := os.LookupEnv("TELEMETRY_ENABLED"); ok && enabled == "true" {
+		go telemetry.Loop(mgr.GetClient(), ctrl.Log.WithName("telemetry"))
+	}
+
 	setupLog.Info("starting manager")
 	if err := mgr.Start(ctrl.SetupSignalHandler()); err != nil {
 		setupLog.Error(err, "problem running manager")
diff --git a/operator/templates/NOTES.txt b/operator/templates/NOTES.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..98256c15
--- /dev/null
+++ b/operator/templates/NOTES.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+secureCodeBox Operator Deployed 🚀
+
+The operator can orchestrate the execution of various security scanning tools inside of your cluster.
+You can find a list of all officially supported scanners here: https://www.securecodebox.io/integrations/
+The website also lists other integrations, like persisting scan results to DefectDojo or Elasticsearch.
+
+{{ if .Values.telemetryEnabled -}}
+The operator send out regular telemetry pings to a central service.
+This lets us, the secureCodeBox team, get a grasp on how much the secureCodeBox is used.
+The submitted data is chosen to be as anonymous as possible.
+You can find a complete report of the data submitted and links to the source-code at: https://www.securecodebox.io/telemetry
+The first ping is send one hour after the install, you can prevent this by upgrading the chart and setting `telemetryEnabled` to `false`.
+{{ else -}}
+Telemetry data collection has been disabled.
+{{ end -}}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/operator/templates/manager/manager.yaml b/operator/templates/manager/manager.yaml
index 2ee84703..721f70d1 100644
--- a/operator/templates/manager/manager.yaml
+++ b/operator/templates/manager/manager.yaml
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ spec:
           imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.image.pullPolicy }}
           name: manager
           env:
+            - name: TELEMETRY_ENABLED
+              value: {{ .Values.telemetryEnabled | quote }}
             # TODO: integrate with cert manager and auto gen a cert for minio
             {{- if .Values.minio.enabled }}
             - name: S3_USE_SSL
diff --git a/operator/values.yaml b/operator/values.yaml
index 2a6e396d..c2e7a44d 100644
--- a/operator/values.yaml
+++ b/operator/values.yaml
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 # This is a YAML-formatted file.
 # Declare variables to be passed into your templates.
 
+# telemetryEnabled -- The Operator sends anonymous telemetry data, to give the team an overview how much the secureCodeBox is used. Find out more at https://www.securecodebox.io/telemetry
+telemetryEnabled: true
+
 image:
   registry: docker.io
   repository: scbexperimental/operator
@@ -45,4 +48,4 @@ resources:
     memory: 30Mi
   requests:
     cpu: 100m
-    memory: 20Mi
\ No newline at end of file
+    memory: 20Mi