diff --git a/helm-charts/secrets-operator/Chart.yaml b/helm-charts/secrets-operator/Chart.yaml
index 2a14d45d13..dcc1b1c70c 100644
--- a/helm-charts/secrets-operator/Chart.yaml
+++ b/helm-charts/secrets-operator/Chart.yaml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ type: application
 # This is the chart version. This version number should be incremented each time you make changes
 # to the chart and its templates, including the app version.
 # Versions are expected to follow Semantic Versioning (https://semver.org/)
-version: 0.3.2
+version: 0.3.3
 # This is the version number of the application being deployed. This version number should be
 # incremented each time you make changes to the application. Versions are not expected to
 # follow Semantic Versioning. They should reflect the version the application is using.
diff --git a/k8-operator/controllers/infisicalsecret_helper.go b/k8-operator/controllers/infisicalsecret_helper.go
index 2c291a46ee..5f7ff4798e 100644
--- a/k8-operator/controllers/infisicalsecret_helper.go
+++ b/k8-operator/controllers/infisicalsecret_helper.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
+	ctrl "sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime"
 )
 
 const SERVICE_ACCOUNT_ACCESS_KEY = "serviceAccountAccessKey"
@@ -159,7 +160,13 @@ func (r *InfisicalSecretReconciler) CreateInfisicalManagedKubeSecret(ctx context
 		Data: plainProcessedSecrets,
 	}
 
-	err := r.Client.Create(ctx, newKubeSecretInstance)
+	// Set InfisicalSecret instance as the owner and controller
+	err := ctrl.SetControllerReference(&infisicalSecret, newKubeSecretInstance, r.Scheme)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	err = r.Client.Create(ctx, newKubeSecretInstance)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("unable to create the managed Kubernetes secret : %w", err)
 	}