diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/base/kustomization.yaml b/base/kustomization.yaml
index 3b72cf0..61825b6 100644
--- a/base/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/base/kustomization.yaml
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ kind: Kustomization
 
 bases:
   - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/flannel-io/flannel/master/Documentation/kube-flannel.yml
+  - https://github.com/cert-manager/cert-manager/releases/download/v1.10.0/cert-manager.yaml
diff --git a/base/minio/kustomization.yaml b/base/minio/kustomization.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c33be7a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/base/minio/kustomization.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+apiVersion: kustomize.config.k8s.io/v1beta1
+kind: Kustomization
+namespace: minio-operator
+commonAnnotations:
+  operator.min.io/authors: "MinIO, Inc."
+  operator.min.io/license: "AGPLv3"
+  operator.min.io/support: "https://subnet.min.io"
+
+resources:
+  - github.com/minio/operator/resources
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