diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 40111d3..f8845f3 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 *.dylib
 _bin
 bin
+dist/
 
 # Test binary, build with `go test -c`
 *.test
diff --git a/deploy/charts/openshift-routes/README.md b/deploy/charts/openshift-routes/README.md
index acf23b1..2533f72 100644
--- a/deploy/charts/openshift-routes/README.md
+++ b/deploy/charts/openshift-routes/README.md
@@ -216,5 +216,12 @@ Create a ServiceMonitor to add openshift-routes to Prometheus.
 > ```
 
 The interval to scrape metrics.
+#### **omitHelmLabels** ~ `bool`
+> Default value:
+> ```yaml
+> false
+> ```
+
+Omit Helm-specific labels. This is useful when generating a static manifest with `helm template`.
 
 <!-- /AUTO-GENERATED -->
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/deploy/charts/openshift-routes/templates/_helpers.tpl b/deploy/charts/openshift-routes/templates/_helpers.tpl
index b253bc6..1896693 100644
--- a/deploy/charts/openshift-routes/templates/_helpers.tpl
+++ b/deploy/charts/openshift-routes/templates/_helpers.tpl
@@ -48,10 +48,17 @@ https://github.com/helm/helm/issues/5358.
 Common labels
 */}}
 {{- define "openshift-routes.labels" -}}
-helm.sh/chart: {{ include "openshift-routes.chart" . }}
-{{ include "openshift-routes.selectorLabels" . }}
+{{/*
+You can generate generate a static manifest free of Helm-specific labels by
+using `--set omitHelmLabels=true`.
+*/}}
+{{- include "openshift-routes.selectorLabels" . }}
+app.kubernetes.io/version: {{ .Chart.AppVersion }}
 app.kubernetes.io/component: controller
+{{- if not .Values.omitHelmLabels }}
 app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: {{ .Release.Service }}
+helm.sh/chart: {{ include "openshift-routes.chart" . }}
+{{- end }}
 {{- end }}
 
 {{/*
@@ -59,7 +66,9 @@ Selector labels
 */}}
 {{- define "openshift-routes.selectorLabels" -}}
 app.kubernetes.io/name: {{ include "openshift-routes.name" . }}
+{{- if not .Values.omitHelmLabels }}
 app.kubernetes.io/instance: {{ .Release.Name }}
+{{- end}}
 {{- end }}
 
 {{/*
diff --git a/deploy/charts/openshift-routes/templates/deployment.yaml b/deploy/charts/openshift-routes/templates/deployment.yaml
index e8bd914..ae3f435 100644
--- a/deploy/charts/openshift-routes/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/deploy/charts/openshift-routes/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ spec:
         {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
       {{- end }}
       labels:
-        {{- include "openshift-routes.selectorLabels" . | nindent 8 }}
+        {{- include "openshift-routes.labels" . | nindent 8 }}
     spec:
       automountServiceAccountToken: true
       {{- with .Values.imagePullSecrets }}
diff --git a/deploy/charts/openshift-routes/values.schema.json b/deploy/charts/openshift-routes/values.schema.json
index 27cb457..4727b29 100644
--- a/deploy/charts/openshift-routes/values.schema.json
+++ b/deploy/charts/openshift-routes/values.schema.json
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
         "nodeSelector": {
           "$ref": "#/$defs/helm-values.nodeSelector"
         },
+        "omitHelmLabels": {
+          "$ref": "#/$defs/helm-values.omitHelmLabels"
+        },
         "podAnnotations": {
           "$ref": "#/$defs/helm-values.podAnnotations"
         },
@@ -180,6 +183,11 @@
       "description": "The nodeSelector on Pods tells Kubernetes to schedule Pods on the nodes with matching labels. For more information, see [Assigning Pods to Nodes](https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/scheduling-eviction/assign-pod-node/).\n\nThis default ensures that Pods are only scheduled to Linux nodes. It prevents Pods being scheduled to Windows nodes in a mixed OS cluster.",
       "type": "object"
     },
+    "helm-values.omitHelmLabels": {
+      "default": false,
+      "description": "Omit Helm-specific labels. This is useful when generating a static manifest with `helm template`.",
+      "type": "boolean"
+    },
     "helm-values.podAnnotations": {
       "default": {},
       "description": "Annotations to add to the openshift-routes pod.",
diff --git a/deploy/charts/openshift-routes/values.yaml b/deploy/charts/openshift-routes/values.yaml
index 0995474..ee66c33 100644
--- a/deploy/charts/openshift-routes/values.yaml
+++ b/deploy/charts/openshift-routes/values.yaml
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ securityContext:
   allowPrivilegeEscalation: false
   capabilities:
     drop:
-    - ALL
+      - ALL
   readOnlyRootFilesystem: true
 
 # Kubernetes pod resources
@@ -143,3 +143,7 @@ metrics:
 
     # The interval to scrape metrics.
     interval: 60s
+
+# Omit Helm-specific labels. This is useful when generating a static manifest
+# with `helm template`.
+omitHelmLabels: false