diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 3c58e0a770..7ae4c95a08 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ ifdef NAMESPACE
 	'oc port-forward -n ${NAMESPACE} svc/ds-pipeline-md-${DSPA_NAME} ${METADATA_ENVOY_SERVICE_PORT}:8443' \
 	'oc port-forward -n ${NAMESPACE} svc/ds-pipeline-${DSPA_NAME} ${DS_PIPELINE_DSPA_SERVICE_PORT}:8443' \
 	'oc port-forward -n ${NAMESPACE} svc/${TRUSTYAI_NAME}-tls ${TRUSTYAI_TAIS_SERVICE_PORT}:443' \
-	'oc port-forward -n odh-model-registries svc/${MODEL_REGISTRY_NAME} ${MODEL_REGISTRY_SERVICE_PORT}:8080' 
+	'oc port-forward -n secure-model-registries svc/${MODEL_REGISTRY_NAME} ${MODEL_REGISTRY_SERVICE_PORT}:8080' 
 else
 	$(error Missing NAMESPACE variable)
 endif
diff --git a/backend/src/routes/api/service/modelregistry/index.ts b/backend/src/routes/api/service/modelregistry/index.ts
index 5b93e94db0..e65b5bd443 100644
--- a/backend/src/routes/api/service/modelregistry/index.ts
+++ b/backend/src/routes/api/service/modelregistry/index.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ export default proxyService(
   },
   {
     // Use port forwarding for local development:
-    // kubectl port-forward -n odh-model-registries svc/<service-name> 8085:8080
+    // kubectl port-forward -n secure-model-registries svc/<service-name> 8085:8080
     host: process.env.MODEL_REGISTRY_SERVICE_HOST,
     port: process.env.MODEL_REGISTRY_SERVICE_PORT,
   },
diff --git a/backend/src/utils/constants.ts b/backend/src/utils/constants.ts
index 1d726d8213..08c504309a 100644
--- a/backend/src/utils/constants.ts
+++ b/backend/src/utils/constants.ts
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ export const THANOS_INSTANCE_NAME = 'thanos-querier';
 export const THANOS_NAMESPACE = 'openshift-monitoring';
 export const LABEL_SELECTOR_DASHBOARD_RESOURCE = `${KnownLabels.DASHBOARD_RESOURCE}=true`;
 
-export const MODEL_REGISTRY_NAMESPACE = 'odh-model-registries';
+export const MODEL_REGISTRY_NAMESPACE = 'secure-model-registries';
 
 export const SERVICE_ADDRESS_ANNOTATIONS: Record<ServiceAddressType, string | null> = {
   [ServiceAddressType.INTERNAL]: null,
diff --git a/frontend/src/__mocks__/mockModelRegistryService.ts b/frontend/src/__mocks__/mockModelRegistryService.ts
index c90b17e6dc..53b0d62ee2 100644
--- a/frontend/src/__mocks__/mockModelRegistryService.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/__mocks__/mockModelRegistryService.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ type MockServiceType = {
 
 export const mockModelRegistryService = ({
   name = 'modelregistry-sample',
-  namespace = 'odh-model-registries',
+  namespace = 'secure-model-registries',
 }: MockServiceType): ServiceKind => ({
   kind: 'Service',
   apiVersion: 'v1',
diff --git a/frontend/src/__mocks__/mockSelfSubjectRulesReview.ts b/frontend/src/__mocks__/mockSelfSubjectRulesReview.ts
index 16dc9dc07f..ab3e2ae7b4 100644
--- a/frontend/src/__mocks__/mockSelfSubjectRulesReview.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/__mocks__/mockSelfSubjectRulesReview.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ export const mockSelfSubjectRulesReview = (): SelfSubjectRulesReviewKind => ({
   kind: 'SelfSubjectRulesReview',
   apiVersion: 'authorization.k8s.io/v1',
   spec: {
-    namespace: 'odh-model-registries',
+    namespace: 'secure-model-registries',
   },
   status: {
     resourceRules: [
diff --git a/frontend/src/__tests__/cypress/cypress/tests/mocked/modelRegistrySettings/modelRegistryPermissions.cy.ts b/frontend/src/__tests__/cypress/cypress/tests/mocked/modelRegistrySettings/modelRegistryPermissions.cy.ts
index ddabf8aaff..9eaac62df6 100644
--- a/frontend/src/__tests__/cypress/cypress/tests/mocked/modelRegistrySettings/modelRegistryPermissions.cy.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/__tests__/cypress/cypress/tests/mocked/modelRegistrySettings/modelRegistryPermissions.cy.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import { mockModelRegistry } from '~/__mocks__/mockModelRegistry';
 import { mockGroup } from '~/__mocks__/mockGroup';
 import { modelRegistryPermissions } from '~/__tests__/cypress/cypress/pages/modelRegistryPermissions';
 
-const MODEL_REGISTRY_DEFAULT_NAMESPACE = 'odh-model-registries';
+const MODEL_REGISTRY_DEFAULT_NAMESPACE = 'secure-model-registries';
 
 const userSubjects: RoleBindingSubject[] = [
   {
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ describe('MR Permissions', () => {
       cy.wait('@addProject').then((interception) => {
         expect(interception.request.body).to.containSubset({
           metadata: {
-            namespace: 'odh-model-registries',
+            namespace: 'secure-model-registries',
           },
           roleRef: {
             apiGroup: 'rbac.authorization.k8s.io',
@@ -498,7 +498,7 @@ describe('MR Permissions', () => {
       cy.wait('@editProject').then((interception) => {
         expect(interception.request.body).to.containSubset({
           metadata: {
-            namespace: 'odh-model-registries',
+            namespace: 'secure-model-registries',
           },
           roleRef: {
             apiGroup: 'rbac.authorization.k8s.io',
diff --git a/frontend/src/concepts/modelRegistry/const.ts b/frontend/src/concepts/modelRegistry/const.ts
index ced9db3475..943a650c70 100644
--- a/frontend/src/concepts/modelRegistry/const.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/concepts/modelRegistry/const.ts
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-export const MODEL_REGISTRY_DEFAULT_NAMESPACE = 'odh-model-registries'; // The default namespace for the model registry service, controlled by the operator.
+export const MODEL_REGISTRY_DEFAULT_NAMESPACE = 'secure-model-registries'; // The default namespace for the model registry service, controlled by the operator.
 export const MODEL_REGISTRY_API_VERSION = 'v1alpha3';