diff --git a/deployments/backups/namespace.yaml b/deployments/backups/namespace.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5106245
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+++ b/deployments/backups/namespace.yaml
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+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Namespace
+metadata:
+  name: backups
+  labels:
+    app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: argocd