diff --git a/install/kubernetes/templates/_container_tetragon.tpl b/install/kubernetes/templates/_container_tetragon.tpl
index 15cebb8b96e..138205ea5a8 100644
--- a/install/kubernetes/templates/_container_tetragon.tpl
+++ b/install/kubernetes/templates/_container_tetragon.tpl
@@ -82,5 +82,7 @@
 - name: {{ include "container.tetragon.name" . }}-operator
   image: "{{ if .Values.tetragonOperator.image.override }}{{ .Values.tetragonOperator.image.override }}{{ else }}{{ .Values.tetragonOperator.image.repository }}{{ .Values.tetragonOperator.image.suffix }}:{{ .Values.tetragonOperator.image.tag }}{{ end }}"
   imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.imagePullPolicy }}
+  args:
+    - "--skip-tetragon-pod-crd={{ .Values.tetragonOperator.skipTetragonPodCRD }}"
 {{- end }}
 {{- end -}}
diff --git a/install/kubernetes/values.yaml b/install/kubernetes/values.yaml
index 4b137ab081f..ffb91bc8cf2 100644
--- a/install/kubernetes/values.yaml
+++ b/install/kubernetes/values.yaml
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ tetragonPod:
   image:
     override: ~
     repository: quay.io/cilium/tetragon-operator
-    tag: v0.0.1
+    tag: v0.8.3
 tetragonOperator:
   # -- Enable the tetragon-operator component (required).
   enabled: true
@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@ tetragonOperator:
     tag: v0.10.0
     # tetragon-operator image-digest
     suffix: ""
+    skipTetragonPodCRD: false
 export:
   # "stdout". "" to disable.
   mode: "stdout"