diff --git a/overlays/otel/kustomization.yaml b/overlays/otel/kustomization.yaml
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+apiVersion: kustomize.config.k8s.io/v1beta1
+kind: Kustomization
+resources:
+  - ../deploy
+
+patches:
+  - path: patches/otel-patch.yaml