diff --git a/tailscale/namespace.yaml b/tailscale/namespace.yaml
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+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Namespace
+metadata:
+  name: tailscale
+  labels:
+    app.kubernetes.io/name: tailscale
+    app.kubernetes.io/component: operator