diff --git a/Dockerfile.rhel b/Dockerfile.rhel
index 7bf568becf..81ae1a8b23 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.rhel
+++ b/Dockerfile.rhel
@@ -40,3 +40,5 @@ COPY --from=builder /workspace/manager .
 # Use uid of nonroot user (65532) because kubernetes expects numeric user when applying pod security policies
 USER 65532
 ENTRYPOINT ["/manager"]
+
+LABEL io.openshift.release.operator true