diff --git a/install/kots/manifests/gitpod-certificate.yaml b/install/kots/manifests/gitpod-certificate.yaml
index 83700906e55850..549f8dced89825 100644
--- a/install/kots/manifests/gitpod-certificate.yaml
+++ b/install/kots/manifests/gitpod-certificate.yaml
@@ -23,3 +23,5 @@ spec:
     labels:
       app: gitpod
       component: gitpod-installer
+      kots.io/app-slug: '{{repl LicenseFieldValue "appSlug" }}'
+      kots.io/backup: velero
diff --git a/install/kots/manifests/gitpod-installation-status.yaml b/install/kots/manifests/gitpod-installation-status.yaml
index eb9d3763e5b400..5920d10eac106c 100644
--- a/install/kots/manifests/gitpod-installation-status.yaml
+++ b/install/kots/manifests/gitpod-installation-status.yaml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ spec:
       containers:
         - name: installation-status
           # This will normally be the release tag
-          image: "eu.gcr.io/gitpod-core-dev/build/installer:nvn-fix-11408.15"
+          image: "eu.gcr.io/gitpod-core-dev/build/installer:sje-kots-backup.33"
           command:
             - /bin/sh
             - -c
diff --git a/install/kots/manifests/gitpod-installer-job.yaml b/install/kots/manifests/gitpod-installer-job.yaml
index b548a98823182f..4b7fc907859cad 100644
--- a/install/kots/manifests/gitpod-installer-job.yaml
+++ b/install/kots/manifests/gitpod-installer-job.yaml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ spec:
       containers:
         - name: installer
           # This will normally be the release tag
-          image: "eu.gcr.io/gitpod-core-dev/build/installer:nvn-fix-11408.15"
+          image: "eu.gcr.io/gitpod-core-dev/build/installer:sje-kots-backup.33"
           volumeMounts:
             - mountPath: /config-patch
               name: config-patch
diff --git a/install/kots/manifests/kots-backup.yaml b/install/kots/manifests/kots-backup.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..d699b367336ddb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/install/kots/manifests/kots-backup.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2022 Gitpod GmbH. All rights reserved.
+# Licensed under the MIT License. See License-MIT.txt in the project root for license information.
+
+apiVersion: velero.io/v1
+kind: Backup
+metadata:
+  name: backup
+spec: {}