diff --git a/deploy/12-operator.yaml b/deploy/12-operator.yaml
index 8d5590ad262..07c7ea193c9 100644
--- a/deploy/12-operator.yaml
+++ b/deploy/12-operator.yaml
@@ -31,6 +31,13 @@ spec:
           - '--zap-level=info'
           - '--zap-time-encoding=epoch'
           imagePullPolicy: Always
+          resources:
+            requests:
+              cpu: 100m
+              memory: 100Mi
+            limits:
+              cpu: 1000m
+              memory: 1000Mi
           livenessProbe:
             httpGet:
               path: /healthz
diff --git a/deploy/22-metrics-deployment.yaml b/deploy/22-metrics-deployment.yaml
index 5a3cf41e59b..576fbbeb5a0 100644
--- a/deploy/22-metrics-deployment.yaml
+++ b/deploy/22-metrics-deployment.yaml
@@ -24,6 +24,13 @@ spec:
         - name: keda-metrics-apiserver
           image: docker.io/kedacore/keda-metrics-adapter:2.0.0-alpha1
           imagePullPolicy: Always
+          resources:
+            requests:
+              cpu: 100m
+              memory: 100Mi
+            limits:
+              cpu: 1000m
+              memory: 1000Mi
           livenessProbe:
             httpGet:
               scheme: HTTPS