diff --git a/bootstrap/kubeadm/config/manager/manager.yaml b/bootstrap/kubeadm/config/manager/manager.yaml
index d5e12b4572e8..dae2a9b6c615 100644
--- a/bootstrap/kubeadm/config/manager/manager.yaml
+++ b/bootstrap/kubeadm/config/manager/manager.yaml
@@ -26,6 +26,19 @@ spec:
             - "--bootstrap-token-ttl=${KUBEADM_BOOTSTRAP_TOKEN_TTL:=15m}"
           image: controller:latest
           name: manager
+          env:
+            - name: POD_NAMESPACE
+              valueFrom:
+                fieldRef:
+                  fieldPath: metadata.namespace
+            - name: POD_NAME
+              valueFrom:
+                fieldRef:
+                  fieldPath: metadata.name
+            - name: POD_UID
+              valueFrom:
+                fieldRef:
+                  fieldPath: metadata.uid
           ports:
             - containerPort: 9440
               name: healthz