diff --git a/base/metallb/kustomization.yaml b/base/metallb/kustomization.yaml
index 4999ff5..617c145 100644
--- a/base/metallb/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/base/metallb/kustomization.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
+apiVersion: kustomize.config.k8s.io/v1beta1
+kind: Kustomization
 namespace: metallb-system
 
 resources:
-  - github.com/metallb/metallb/config/native?ref=v0.13.7
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+  - ./secrets
+  - github.com/metallb/metallb/config/native?ref=v0.13.7
diff --git a/base/metallb/secrets/kustomization.yaml b/base/metallb/secrets/kustomization.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..897c9bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/base/metallb/secrets/kustomization.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+apiVersion: kustomize.config.k8s.io/v1beta1
+kind: Kustomization
+namespace: metallb-system
+
+secretGenerator:
+- name: memberlist
+  literals:
+  - secretkey=FiXmEiAmNoTaReAlSeCr3tAnDineedtobereplacewithapropersecretforyourinfrastruture 
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