diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 065e2ad4..d7461010 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -181,6 +181,8 @@ jobs:
         with:
           context: .
           platforms: linux/amd64,linux/arm64,linux/arm
+          build-args: |
+            K8S_AGENTS_OPERATOR_VERSION=${{ steps.metadata.outputs.version }}
           file: ./Dockerfile
           push: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' && !startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/heads/renovate') }}
           tags: ${{ steps.metadata.outputs.tags }}
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index f74cda6d..2f7a0ea8 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # syntax=docker/dockerfile:1
 
-FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM golang:1.23.2-bookworm@sha256:2341ddffd3eddb72e0aebab476222fbc24d4a507c4d490a51892ec861bdb71fc AS builder
+FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM golang:1.23.3-bookworm@sha256:3f3b9daa3de608f3e869cd2ff8baf21555cf0fca9fd34251b8f340f9b7c30ec5 AS builder
 
 WORKDIR /app
 
@@ -15,8 +15,9 @@ ARG TARGETOS
 ARG TARGETARCH
 ARG GOOS=$TARGETOS
 ARG GOARCH=$TARGETARCH
+ARG K8S_AGENTS_OPERATOR_VERSION="development"
 
-RUN make build
+RUN make build K8S_AGENTS_OPERATOR_VERSION="${K8S_AGENTS_OPERATOR_VERSION}"
 
 # Use minimal base image to package the operator
 # Source: https://github.com/GoogleContainerTools/distroless
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 2f9fea12..4429cada 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ LICENSE_KEY     ?= fake-abc123
 E2E_K8S_VERSION ?= v1.31.1
 ALL_E2E_K8S_VERSIONS ?= v1.31.1 v1.30.5 v1.29.9 v1.28.14 v1.27.16 v1.26.15
 
+K8S_AGENTS_OPERATOR_VERSION = ""
+
 .DEFAULT_GOAL := help
 
 # Go packages to test
@@ -158,7 +160,7 @@ go-format: ## Format all go files
 
 .PHONY: build
 build: ## Build the go binary
-	CGO_ENABLED=0 go build -o $(BIN_DIR)/operator $(GO_DIR)
+	CGO_ENABLED=0 go build -ldflags="-X 'github.com/newrelic/k8s-agents-operator/src/internal/version.version=$(K8S_AGENTS_OPERATOR_VERSION)' -X 'github.com/newrelic/k8s-agents-operator/src/internal/version.buildDate=$(shell date)'" -o $(BIN_DIR)/operator $(GO_DIR)
 
 .PHONY: dockerbuild
 dockerbuild: ## Build the docker image
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 3e20657a..f474679a 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 module github.com/newrelic/k8s-agents-operator
 
-go 1.23.2
+go 1.23.3
 
 require (
 	github.com/go-logr/logr v1.4.2
 	github.com/google/go-cmp v0.6.0
 	github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2 v2.21.0
 	github.com/onsi/gomega v1.35.1
-	github.com/openshift/api v0.0.0-20241107155230-d37bb9f7e380
+	github.com/openshift/api v0.0.0-20241120064718-caf97963ed30
 	github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.5
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.9.0
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel v1.31.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index bddd35c5..095bf383 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -92,6 +92,8 @@ github.com/openshift/api v0.0.0-20241106222702-2429e35d6633 h1:JgeV16qlZA9YRrfPq
 github.com/openshift/api v0.0.0-20241106222702-2429e35d6633/go.mod h1:Shkl4HanLwDiiBzakv+con/aMGnVE2MAGvoKp5oyYUo=
 github.com/openshift/api v0.0.0-20241107155230-d37bb9f7e380 h1:EstDpct2ypQv500NPRQk92YBk9ZO0baDd94mna8o6w0=
 github.com/openshift/api v0.0.0-20241107155230-d37bb9f7e380/go.mod h1:Shkl4HanLwDiiBzakv+con/aMGnVE2MAGvoKp5oyYUo=
+github.com/openshift/api v0.0.0-20241120064718-caf97963ed30 h1:LrNXjO675I1FvPYE4P3UOFNlC0X37iKUUhgwk+huYnc=
+github.com/openshift/api v0.0.0-20241120064718-caf97963ed30/go.mod h1:Shkl4HanLwDiiBzakv+con/aMGnVE2MAGvoKp5oyYUo=
 github.com/pkg/errors v0.9.1 h1:FEBLx1zS214owpjy7qsBeixbURkuhQAwrK5UwLGTwt4=
 github.com/pkg/errors v0.9.1/go.mod h1:bwawxfHBFNV+L2hUp1rHADufV3IMtnDRdf1r5NINEl0=
 github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0/go.mod h1:iKH77koFhYxTK1pcRnkKkqfTogsbg7gZNVY4sRDYZ/4=
diff --git a/interop/github.com/golang/protobuf/go.mod b/interop/github.com/golang/protobuf/go.mod
index 76e71745..5ff59899 100644
--- a/interop/github.com/golang/protobuf/go.mod
+++ b/interop/github.com/golang/protobuf/go.mod
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 module github.com/golang/protobuf
 
-go 1.23.2
+go 1.23.3
 
 require google.golang.org/protobuf v1.35.1
diff --git a/src/apm/dotnet_test.go b/src/apm/dotnet_test.go
index 77e8a6d1..b7c3f715 100644
--- a/src/apm/dotnet_test.go
+++ b/src/apm/dotnet_test.go
@@ -8,8 +8,10 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 
 	"github.com/newrelic/k8s-agents-operator/src/api/v1alpha2"
+	"github.com/newrelic/k8s-agents-operator/src/internal/version"
 )
 
 func TestDotnetInjector_Language(t *testing.T) {
@@ -64,28 +66,33 @@ func TestDotnetInjector_Inject(t *testing.T) {
 			pod: corev1.Pod{Spec: corev1.PodSpec{Containers: []corev1.Container{
 				{Name: "test"},
 			}}},
-			expectedPod: corev1.Pod{Spec: corev1.PodSpec{
-				Containers: []corev1.Container{{
-					Name: "test",
-					Env: []corev1.EnvVar{
-						{Name: "CORECLR_ENABLE_PROFILING", Value: "1"},
-						{Name: "CORECLR_PROFILER", Value: "{36032161-FFC0-4B61-B559-F6C5D41BAE5A}"},
-						{Name: "CORECLR_PROFILER_PATH", Value: "/newrelic-instrumentation/libNewRelicProfiler.so"},
-						{Name: "CORECLR_NEWRELIC_HOME", Value: "/newrelic-instrumentation"},
-						{Name: "NEW_RELIC_APP_NAME", Value: "test"},
-						{Name: "NEW_RELIC_LABELS", Value: "operator:auto-injection"},
-						{Name: "NEW_RELIC_K8S_OPERATOR_ENABLED", Value: "true"},
-						{Name: "NEW_RELIC_LICENSE_KEY", ValueFrom: &corev1.EnvVarSource{SecretKeyRef: &corev1.SecretKeySelector{LocalObjectReference: corev1.LocalObjectReference{Name: "newrelic-key-secret"}, Key: "new_relic_license_key", Optional: &vtrue}}},
-					},
-					VolumeMounts: []corev1.VolumeMount{{Name: "newrelic-instrumentation", MountPath: "/newrelic-instrumentation"}},
+			expectedPod: corev1.Pod{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Labels: map[string]string{
+						DescK8sAgentOperatorVersionLabelName: version.Get().Operator},
+				},
+				Spec: corev1.PodSpec{
+					Containers: []corev1.Container{{
+						Name: "test",
+						Env: []corev1.EnvVar{
+							{Name: "CORECLR_ENABLE_PROFILING", Value: "1"},
+							{Name: "CORECLR_PROFILER", Value: "{36032161-FFC0-4B61-B559-F6C5D41BAE5A}"},
+							{Name: "CORECLR_PROFILER_PATH", Value: "/newrelic-instrumentation/libNewRelicProfiler.so"},
+							{Name: "CORECLR_NEWRELIC_HOME", Value: "/newrelic-instrumentation"},
+							{Name: "NEW_RELIC_APP_NAME", Value: "test"},
+							{Name: "NEW_RELIC_LABELS", Value: "operator:auto-injection"},
+							{Name: "NEW_RELIC_K8S_OPERATOR_ENABLED", Value: "true"},
+							{Name: "NEW_RELIC_LICENSE_KEY", ValueFrom: &corev1.EnvVarSource{SecretKeyRef: &corev1.SecretKeySelector{LocalObjectReference: corev1.LocalObjectReference{Name: "newrelic-key-secret"}, Key: "new_relic_license_key", Optional: &vtrue}}},
+						},
+						VolumeMounts: []corev1.VolumeMount{{Name: "newrelic-instrumentation", MountPath: "/newrelic-instrumentation"}},
+					}},
+					InitContainers: []corev1.Container{{
+						Name:         "newrelic-instrumentation-dotnet",
+						Command:      []string{"cp", "-a", "/instrumentation/.", "/newrelic-instrumentation/"},
+						VolumeMounts: []corev1.VolumeMount{{Name: "newrelic-instrumentation", MountPath: "/newrelic-instrumentation"}},
+					}},
+					Volumes: []corev1.Volume{{Name: "newrelic-instrumentation", VolumeSource: corev1.VolumeSource{EmptyDir: &corev1.EmptyDirVolumeSource{}}}},
 				}},
-				InitContainers: []corev1.Container{{
-					Name:         "newrelic-instrumentation-dotnet",
-					Command:      []string{"cp", "-a", "/instrumentation/.", "/newrelic-instrumentation/"},
-					VolumeMounts: []corev1.VolumeMount{{Name: "newrelic-instrumentation", MountPath: "/newrelic-instrumentation"}},
-				}},
-				Volumes: []corev1.Volume{{Name: "newrelic-instrumentation", VolumeSource: corev1.VolumeSource{EmptyDir: &corev1.EmptyDirVolumeSource{}}}},
-			}},
 			inst: v1alpha2.Instrumentation{Spec: v1alpha2.InstrumentationSpec{Agent: v1alpha2.Agent{Language: "dotnet"}, LicenseKeySecret: "newrelic-key-secret"}},
 		},
 	}
diff --git a/src/apm/helper.go b/src/apm/helper.go
index ef0c5991..4a85b24d 100644
--- a/src/apm/helper.go
+++ b/src/apm/helper.go
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ import (
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
 
 	"github.com/newrelic/k8s-agents-operator/src/api/v1alpha2"
+	"github.com/newrelic/k8s-agents-operator/src/internal/version"
 )
 
 const LicenseKey = "new_relic_license_key"
@@ -46,10 +47,11 @@ const (
 )
 
 const (
-	EnvNewRelicAppName            = "NEW_RELIC_APP_NAME"
-	EnvNewRelicK8sOperatorEnabled = "NEW_RELIC_K8S_OPERATOR_ENABLED"
-	EnvNewRelicLabels             = "NEW_RELIC_LABELS"
-	EnvNewRelicLicenseKey         = "NEW_RELIC_LICENSE_KEY"
+	EnvNewRelicAppName                   = "NEW_RELIC_APP_NAME"
+	EnvNewRelicK8sOperatorEnabled        = "NEW_RELIC_K8S_OPERATOR_ENABLED"
+	EnvNewRelicLabels                    = "NEW_RELIC_LABELS"
+	EnvNewRelicLicenseKey                = "NEW_RELIC_LICENSE_KEY"
+	DescK8sAgentOperatorVersionLabelName = "newrelic-k8s-agents-operator-version"
 )
 
 var ErrInjectorAlreadyRegistered = errors.New("injector already registered in registry")
@@ -252,6 +254,11 @@ func (i *baseInjector) injectNewrelicEnvConfig(ctx context.Context, resource v1a
 			Name:  EnvNewRelicLabels,
 			Value: "operator:auto-injection",
 		})
+	} else {
+		customLabel := container.Env[idx].Value
+		customLabel += ";operator:auto-injection"
+		container.Env[idx].Value = customLabel
+
 	}
 	if idx := getIndexOfEnv(container.Env, EnvNewRelicK8sOperatorEnabled); idx == -1 {
 		container.Env = append(container.Env, corev1.EnvVar{
@@ -259,6 +266,8 @@ func (i *baseInjector) injectNewrelicEnvConfig(ctx context.Context, resource v1a
 			Value: "true",
 		})
 	}
+	// Also apply specific pod labels indicating that operator is being attached and it's version
+	ApplyLabel(&pod, DescK8sAgentOperatorVersionLabelName, version.Get().Operator)
 	return pod
 }
 
@@ -390,3 +399,12 @@ func createServiceInstanceId(namespaceName, podName, containerName string) strin
 	}
 	return serviceInstanceId
 }
+
+func ApplyLabel(pod *corev1.Pod, key, val string) *corev1.Pod {
+	labels := pod.ObjectMeta.GetLabels()
+	if labels == nil {
+		pod.ObjectMeta.Labels = make(map[string]string)
+	}
+	pod.ObjectMeta.Labels[key] = val
+	return pod
+}
diff --git a/src/apm/helper_test.go b/src/apm/helper_test.go
index ee76c51d..dfe20f72 100644
--- a/src/apm/helper_test.go
+++ b/src/apm/helper_test.go
@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
 package apm
 
-import "testing"
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+)
 
 func TestBaseInjector_ConfigureClient(t *testing.T) {
 
@@ -21,3 +28,46 @@ func TestInjectorRegistery_MustRegister(t *testing.T) {
 func TestInjectors_Names(t *testing.T) {
 
 }
+
+func TestApplyLabel(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name           string
+		pod            *corev1.Pod
+		expectedPod    *corev1.Pod
+		expectedErrStr string
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "a container with labels added",
+			pod: &corev1.Pod{
+				Spec: corev1.PodSpec{
+					Containers: []corev1.Container{{
+						Name: "test",
+						Env: []corev1.EnvVar{
+							{Name: "NEW_RELIC_LABELS", Value: "app:java-injected"},
+						}}}}},
+
+			expectedPod: &corev1.Pod{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Labels: map[string]string{
+						"foo": "bar"},
+				},
+				Spec: corev1.PodSpec{
+					Containers: []corev1.Container{{
+						Name: "test",
+						Env: []corev1.EnvVar{
+							{Name: "NEW_RELIC_LABELS", Value: "app:java-injected"},
+						},
+					}},
+				}},
+		},
+	}
+	for _, test := range tests {
+		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			actualPod := ApplyLabel(test.pod, "foo", "bar")
+
+			if diff := cmp.Diff(test.expectedPod, actualPod); diff != "" {
+				assert.Fail(t, diff)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/apm/java_test.go b/src/apm/java_test.go
index 913ce9d4..b711d104 100644
--- a/src/apm/java_test.go
+++ b/src/apm/java_test.go
@@ -8,8 +8,10 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 
 	"github.com/newrelic/k8s-agents-operator/src/api/v1alpha2"
+	"github.com/newrelic/k8s-agents-operator/src/internal/version"
 )
 
 func TestJavaInjector_Language(t *testing.T) {
@@ -26,6 +28,7 @@ func TestJavaInjector_Inject(t *testing.T) {
 		expectedPod    corev1.Pod
 		expectedErrStr string
 	}{
+
 		{
 			name: "nothing",
 		},
@@ -64,25 +67,66 @@ func TestJavaInjector_Inject(t *testing.T) {
 			pod: corev1.Pod{Spec: corev1.PodSpec{Containers: []corev1.Container{
 				{Name: "test"},
 			}}},
-			expectedPod: corev1.Pod{Spec: corev1.PodSpec{
-				Containers: []corev1.Container{{
-					Name: "test",
-					Env: []corev1.EnvVar{
-						{Name: "JAVA_TOOL_OPTIONS", Value: " -javaagent:/newrelic-instrumentation/newrelic-agent.jar"},
-						{Name: "NEW_RELIC_APP_NAME", Value: "test"},
-						{Name: "NEW_RELIC_LABELS", Value: "operator:auto-injection"},
-						{Name: "NEW_RELIC_K8S_OPERATOR_ENABLED", Value: "true"},
-						{Name: "NEW_RELIC_LICENSE_KEY", ValueFrom: &corev1.EnvVarSource{SecretKeyRef: &corev1.SecretKeySelector{LocalObjectReference: corev1.LocalObjectReference{Name: "newrelic-key-secret"}, Key: "new_relic_license_key", Optional: &vtrue}}},
-					},
-					VolumeMounts: []corev1.VolumeMount{{Name: "newrelic-instrumentation", MountPath: "/newrelic-instrumentation"}},
+			expectedPod: corev1.Pod{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Labels: map[string]string{
+						DescK8sAgentOperatorVersionLabelName: version.Get().Operator},
+				},
+				Spec: corev1.PodSpec{
+					Containers: []corev1.Container{{
+						Name: "test",
+						Env: []corev1.EnvVar{
+							{Name: "JAVA_TOOL_OPTIONS", Value: " -javaagent:/newrelic-instrumentation/newrelic-agent.jar"},
+							{Name: "NEW_RELIC_APP_NAME", Value: "test"},
+							{Name: "NEW_RELIC_LABELS", Value: "operator:auto-injection"},
+							{Name: "NEW_RELIC_K8S_OPERATOR_ENABLED", Value: "true"},
+							{Name: "NEW_RELIC_LICENSE_KEY", ValueFrom: &corev1.EnvVarSource{SecretKeyRef: &corev1.SecretKeySelector{LocalObjectReference: corev1.LocalObjectReference{Name: "newrelic-key-secret"}, Key: "new_relic_license_key", Optional: &vtrue}}},
+						},
+						VolumeMounts: []corev1.VolumeMount{{Name: "newrelic-instrumentation", MountPath: "/newrelic-instrumentation"}},
+					}},
+					InitContainers: []corev1.Container{{
+						Name:         "newrelic-instrumentation-java",
+						Command:      []string{"cp", "/newrelic-agent.jar", "/newrelic-instrumentation/newrelic-agent.jar"},
+						VolumeMounts: []corev1.VolumeMount{{Name: "newrelic-instrumentation", MountPath: "/newrelic-instrumentation"}},
+					}},
+					Volumes: []corev1.Volume{{Name: "newrelic-instrumentation", VolumeSource: corev1.VolumeSource{EmptyDir: &corev1.EmptyDirVolumeSource{}}}},
 				}},
-				InitContainers: []corev1.Container{{
-					Name:         "newrelic-instrumentation-java",
-					Command:      []string{"cp", "/newrelic-agent.jar", "/newrelic-instrumentation/newrelic-agent.jar"},
-					VolumeMounts: []corev1.VolumeMount{{Name: "newrelic-instrumentation", MountPath: "/newrelic-instrumentation"}},
+			inst: v1alpha2.Instrumentation{Spec: v1alpha2.InstrumentationSpec{Agent: v1alpha2.Agent{Language: "java"}, LicenseKeySecret: "newrelic-key-secret"}},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "a container, instrumentation with added new relic labels",
+			pod: corev1.Pod{
+				Spec: corev1.PodSpec{
+					Containers: []corev1.Container{{
+						Name: "test",
+						Env: []corev1.EnvVar{
+							{Name: "NEW_RELIC_LABELS", Value: "app:java-injected"},
+						}}}}},
+
+			expectedPod: corev1.Pod{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Labels: map[string]string{
+						DescK8sAgentOperatorVersionLabelName: version.Get().Operator},
+				},
+				Spec: corev1.PodSpec{
+					Containers: []corev1.Container{{
+						Name: "test",
+						Env: []corev1.EnvVar{
+							{Name: "NEW_RELIC_LABELS", Value: "app:java-injected;operator:auto-injection"},
+							{Name: "JAVA_TOOL_OPTIONS", Value: " -javaagent:/newrelic-instrumentation/newrelic-agent.jar"},
+							{Name: "NEW_RELIC_APP_NAME", Value: "test"},
+							{Name: "NEW_RELIC_K8S_OPERATOR_ENABLED", Value: "true"},
+							{Name: "NEW_RELIC_LICENSE_KEY", ValueFrom: &corev1.EnvVarSource{SecretKeyRef: &corev1.SecretKeySelector{LocalObjectReference: corev1.LocalObjectReference{Name: "newrelic-key-secret"}, Key: "new_relic_license_key", Optional: &vtrue}}},
+						},
+						VolumeMounts: []corev1.VolumeMount{{Name: "newrelic-instrumentation", MountPath: "/newrelic-instrumentation"}},
+					}},
+					InitContainers: []corev1.Container{{
+						Name:         "newrelic-instrumentation-java",
+						Command:      []string{"cp", "/newrelic-agent.jar", "/newrelic-instrumentation/newrelic-agent.jar"},
+						VolumeMounts: []corev1.VolumeMount{{Name: "newrelic-instrumentation", MountPath: "/newrelic-instrumentation"}},
+					}},
+					Volumes: []corev1.Volume{{Name: "newrelic-instrumentation", VolumeSource: corev1.VolumeSource{EmptyDir: &corev1.EmptyDirVolumeSource{}}}},
 				}},
-				Volumes: []corev1.Volume{{Name: "newrelic-instrumentation", VolumeSource: corev1.VolumeSource{EmptyDir: &corev1.EmptyDirVolumeSource{}}}},
-			}},
 			inst: v1alpha2.Instrumentation{Spec: v1alpha2.InstrumentationSpec{Agent: v1alpha2.Agent{Language: "java"}, LicenseKeySecret: "newrelic-key-secret"}},
 		},
 	}
diff --git a/src/apm/nodejs_test.go b/src/apm/nodejs_test.go
index 2fe3ba02..ae21d83c 100644
--- a/src/apm/nodejs_test.go
+++ b/src/apm/nodejs_test.go
@@ -8,8 +8,10 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 
 	"github.com/newrelic/k8s-agents-operator/src/api/v1alpha2"
+	"github.com/newrelic/k8s-agents-operator/src/internal/version"
 )
 
 func TestNodejsInjector_Language(t *testing.T) {
@@ -64,25 +66,30 @@ func TestNodejsInjector_Inject(t *testing.T) {
 			pod: corev1.Pod{Spec: corev1.PodSpec{Containers: []corev1.Container{
 				{Name: "test"},
 			}}},
-			expectedPod: corev1.Pod{Spec: corev1.PodSpec{
-				Containers: []corev1.Container{{
-					Name: "test",
-					Env: []corev1.EnvVar{
-						{Name: "NODE_OPTIONS", Value: " --require /newrelic-instrumentation/newrelicinstrumentation.js"},
-						{Name: "NEW_RELIC_APP_NAME", Value: "test"},
-						{Name: "NEW_RELIC_LABELS", Value: "operator:auto-injection"},
-						{Name: "NEW_RELIC_K8S_OPERATOR_ENABLED", Value: "true"},
-						{Name: "NEW_RELIC_LICENSE_KEY", ValueFrom: &corev1.EnvVarSource{SecretKeyRef: &corev1.SecretKeySelector{LocalObjectReference: corev1.LocalObjectReference{Name: "newrelic-key-secret"}, Key: "new_relic_license_key", Optional: &vtrue}}},
-					},
-					VolumeMounts: []corev1.VolumeMount{{Name: "newrelic-instrumentation", MountPath: "/newrelic-instrumentation"}},
+			expectedPod: corev1.Pod{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Labels: map[string]string{
+						DescK8sAgentOperatorVersionLabelName: version.Get().Operator},
+				},
+				Spec: corev1.PodSpec{
+					Containers: []corev1.Container{{
+						Name: "test",
+						Env: []corev1.EnvVar{
+							{Name: "NODE_OPTIONS", Value: " --require /newrelic-instrumentation/newrelicinstrumentation.js"},
+							{Name: "NEW_RELIC_APP_NAME", Value: "test"},
+							{Name: "NEW_RELIC_LABELS", Value: "operator:auto-injection"},
+							{Name: "NEW_RELIC_K8S_OPERATOR_ENABLED", Value: "true"},
+							{Name: "NEW_RELIC_LICENSE_KEY", ValueFrom: &corev1.EnvVarSource{SecretKeyRef: &corev1.SecretKeySelector{LocalObjectReference: corev1.LocalObjectReference{Name: "newrelic-key-secret"}, Key: "new_relic_license_key", Optional: &vtrue}}},
+						},
+						VolumeMounts: []corev1.VolumeMount{{Name: "newrelic-instrumentation", MountPath: "/newrelic-instrumentation"}},
+					}},
+					InitContainers: []corev1.Container{{
+						Name:         "newrelic-instrumentation-nodejs",
+						Command:      []string{"cp", "-a", "/instrumentation/.", "/newrelic-instrumentation/"},
+						VolumeMounts: []corev1.VolumeMount{{Name: "newrelic-instrumentation", MountPath: "/newrelic-instrumentation"}},
+					}},
+					Volumes: []corev1.Volume{{Name: "newrelic-instrumentation", VolumeSource: corev1.VolumeSource{EmptyDir: &corev1.EmptyDirVolumeSource{}}}},
 				}},
-				InitContainers: []corev1.Container{{
-					Name:         "newrelic-instrumentation-nodejs",
-					Command:      []string{"cp", "-a", "/instrumentation/.", "/newrelic-instrumentation/"},
-					VolumeMounts: []corev1.VolumeMount{{Name: "newrelic-instrumentation", MountPath: "/newrelic-instrumentation"}},
-				}},
-				Volumes: []corev1.Volume{{Name: "newrelic-instrumentation", VolumeSource: corev1.VolumeSource{EmptyDir: &corev1.EmptyDirVolumeSource{}}}},
-			}},
 			inst: v1alpha2.Instrumentation{Spec: v1alpha2.InstrumentationSpec{Agent: v1alpha2.Agent{Language: "nodejs"}, LicenseKeySecret: "newrelic-key-secret"}},
 		},
 	}
diff --git a/src/apm/php_test.go b/src/apm/php_test.go
index 01a81935..9643467f 100644
--- a/src/apm/php_test.go
+++ b/src/apm/php_test.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 
 	"github.com/newrelic/k8s-agents-operator/src/api/v1alpha2"
+	"github.com/newrelic/k8s-agents-operator/src/internal/version"
 )
 
 func TestPhpInjector_Language(t *testing.T) {
@@ -74,7 +75,11 @@ func TestPhpInjector_Inject(t *testing.T) {
 				}},
 			},
 			expectedPod: corev1.Pod{
-				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Annotations: map[string]string{"instrumentation.newrelic.com/php-version": "8.3"}},
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Annotations: map[string]string{"instrumentation.newrelic.com/php-version": "8.3"},
+					Labels: map[string]string{
+						DescK8sAgentOperatorVersionLabelName: version.Get().Operator},
+				},
 				Spec: corev1.PodSpec{
 					Containers: []corev1.Container{{
 						Name: "test",
diff --git a/src/apm/python_test.go b/src/apm/python_test.go
index 9fc1c138..b4b52fed 100644
--- a/src/apm/python_test.go
+++ b/src/apm/python_test.go
@@ -8,8 +8,10 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 
 	"github.com/newrelic/k8s-agents-operator/src/api/v1alpha2"
+	"github.com/newrelic/k8s-agents-operator/src/internal/version"
 )
 
 func TestPythonInjector_Language(t *testing.T) {
@@ -64,25 +66,29 @@ func TestPythonInjector_Inject(t *testing.T) {
 			pod: corev1.Pod{Spec: corev1.PodSpec{Containers: []corev1.Container{
 				{Name: "test"},
 			}}},
-			expectedPod: corev1.Pod{Spec: corev1.PodSpec{
-				Containers: []corev1.Container{{
-					Name: "test",
-					Env: []corev1.EnvVar{
-						{Name: "PYTHONPATH", Value: "/newrelic-instrumentation"},
-						{Name: "NEW_RELIC_APP_NAME", Value: "test"},
-						{Name: "NEW_RELIC_LABELS", Value: "operator:auto-injection"},
-						{Name: "NEW_RELIC_K8S_OPERATOR_ENABLED", Value: "true"},
-						{Name: "NEW_RELIC_LICENSE_KEY", ValueFrom: &corev1.EnvVarSource{SecretKeyRef: &corev1.SecretKeySelector{LocalObjectReference: corev1.LocalObjectReference{Name: "newrelic-key-secret"}, Key: "new_relic_license_key", Optional: &vtrue}}},
-					},
-					VolumeMounts: []corev1.VolumeMount{{Name: "newrelic-instrumentation", MountPath: "/newrelic-instrumentation"}},
+			expectedPod: corev1.Pod{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Labels: map[string]string{
+						DescK8sAgentOperatorVersionLabelName: version.Get().Operator},
+				}, Spec: corev1.PodSpec{
+					Containers: []corev1.Container{{
+						Name: "test",
+						Env: []corev1.EnvVar{
+							{Name: "PYTHONPATH", Value: "/newrelic-instrumentation"},
+							{Name: "NEW_RELIC_APP_NAME", Value: "test"},
+							{Name: "NEW_RELIC_LABELS", Value: "operator:auto-injection"},
+							{Name: "NEW_RELIC_K8S_OPERATOR_ENABLED", Value: "true"},
+							{Name: "NEW_RELIC_LICENSE_KEY", ValueFrom: &corev1.EnvVarSource{SecretKeyRef: &corev1.SecretKeySelector{LocalObjectReference: corev1.LocalObjectReference{Name: "newrelic-key-secret"}, Key: "new_relic_license_key", Optional: &vtrue}}},
+						},
+						VolumeMounts: []corev1.VolumeMount{{Name: "newrelic-instrumentation", MountPath: "/newrelic-instrumentation"}},
+					}},
+					InitContainers: []corev1.Container{{
+						Name:         "newrelic-instrumentation-python",
+						Command:      []string{"cp", "-a", "/instrumentation/.", "/newrelic-instrumentation/"},
+						VolumeMounts: []corev1.VolumeMount{{Name: "newrelic-instrumentation", MountPath: "/newrelic-instrumentation"}},
+					}},
+					Volumes: []corev1.Volume{{Name: "newrelic-instrumentation", VolumeSource: corev1.VolumeSource{EmptyDir: &corev1.EmptyDirVolumeSource{}}}},
 				}},
-				InitContainers: []corev1.Container{{
-					Name:         "newrelic-instrumentation-python",
-					Command:      []string{"cp", "-a", "/instrumentation/.", "/newrelic-instrumentation/"},
-					VolumeMounts: []corev1.VolumeMount{{Name: "newrelic-instrumentation", MountPath: "/newrelic-instrumentation"}},
-				}},
-				Volumes: []corev1.Volume{{Name: "newrelic-instrumentation", VolumeSource: corev1.VolumeSource{EmptyDir: &corev1.EmptyDirVolumeSource{}}}},
-			}},
 			inst: v1alpha2.Instrumentation{Spec: v1alpha2.InstrumentationSpec{Agent: v1alpha2.Agent{Language: "python"}, LicenseKeySecret: "newrelic-key-secret"}},
 		},
 	}
diff --git a/src/apm/ruby_test.go b/src/apm/ruby_test.go
index 14d2459f..3831f2ca 100644
--- a/src/apm/ruby_test.go
+++ b/src/apm/ruby_test.go
@@ -8,8 +8,10 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 
 	"github.com/newrelic/k8s-agents-operator/src/api/v1alpha2"
+	"github.com/newrelic/k8s-agents-operator/src/internal/version"
 )
 
 func TestRubyInjector_Language(t *testing.T) {
@@ -64,25 +66,29 @@ func TestRubyInjector_Inject(t *testing.T) {
 			pod: corev1.Pod{Spec: corev1.PodSpec{Containers: []corev1.Container{
 				{Name: "test"},
 			}}},
-			expectedPod: corev1.Pod{Spec: corev1.PodSpec{
-				Containers: []corev1.Container{{
-					Name: "test",
-					Env: []corev1.EnvVar{
-						{Name: "RUBYOPT", Value: "-r /newrelic-instrumentation/lib/boot/strap"},
-						{Name: "NEW_RELIC_APP_NAME", Value: "test"},
-						{Name: "NEW_RELIC_LABELS", Value: "operator:auto-injection"},
-						{Name: "NEW_RELIC_K8S_OPERATOR_ENABLED", Value: "true"},
-						{Name: "NEW_RELIC_LICENSE_KEY", ValueFrom: &corev1.EnvVarSource{SecretKeyRef: &corev1.SecretKeySelector{LocalObjectReference: corev1.LocalObjectReference{Name: "newrelic-key-secret"}, Key: "new_relic_license_key", Optional: &vtrue}}},
-					},
-					VolumeMounts: []corev1.VolumeMount{{Name: "newrelic-instrumentation", MountPath: "/newrelic-instrumentation"}},
+			expectedPod: corev1.Pod{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Labels: map[string]string{
+						DescK8sAgentOperatorVersionLabelName: version.Get().Operator},
+				}, Spec: corev1.PodSpec{
+					Containers: []corev1.Container{{
+						Name: "test",
+						Env: []corev1.EnvVar{
+							{Name: "RUBYOPT", Value: "-r /newrelic-instrumentation/lib/boot/strap"},
+							{Name: "NEW_RELIC_APP_NAME", Value: "test"},
+							{Name: "NEW_RELIC_LABELS", Value: "operator:auto-injection"},
+							{Name: "NEW_RELIC_K8S_OPERATOR_ENABLED", Value: "true"},
+							{Name: "NEW_RELIC_LICENSE_KEY", ValueFrom: &corev1.EnvVarSource{SecretKeyRef: &corev1.SecretKeySelector{LocalObjectReference: corev1.LocalObjectReference{Name: "newrelic-key-secret"}, Key: "new_relic_license_key", Optional: &vtrue}}},
+						},
+						VolumeMounts: []corev1.VolumeMount{{Name: "newrelic-instrumentation", MountPath: "/newrelic-instrumentation"}},
+					}},
+					InitContainers: []corev1.Container{{
+						Name:         "newrelic-instrumentation-ruby",
+						Command:      []string{"cp", "-a", "/instrumentation/.", "/newrelic-instrumentation/"},
+						VolumeMounts: []corev1.VolumeMount{{Name: "newrelic-instrumentation", MountPath: "/newrelic-instrumentation"}},
+					}},
+					Volumes: []corev1.Volume{{Name: "newrelic-instrumentation", VolumeSource: corev1.VolumeSource{EmptyDir: &corev1.EmptyDirVolumeSource{}}}},
 				}},
-				InitContainers: []corev1.Container{{
-					Name:         "newrelic-instrumentation-ruby",
-					Command:      []string{"cp", "-a", "/instrumentation/.", "/newrelic-instrumentation/"},
-					VolumeMounts: []corev1.VolumeMount{{Name: "newrelic-instrumentation", MountPath: "/newrelic-instrumentation"}},
-				}},
-				Volumes: []corev1.Volume{{Name: "newrelic-instrumentation", VolumeSource: corev1.VolumeSource{EmptyDir: &corev1.EmptyDirVolumeSource{}}}},
-			}},
 			inst: v1alpha2.Instrumentation{Spec: v1alpha2.InstrumentationSpec{Agent: v1alpha2.Agent{Language: "ruby"}, LicenseKeySecret: "newrelic-key-secret"}},
 		},
 	}
diff --git a/src/internal/webhookhandler/webhookhandler_suite_test.go b/src/internal/webhookhandler/webhookhandler_suite_test.go
index da9345dc..d3f30feb 100644
--- a/src/internal/webhookhandler/webhookhandler_suite_test.go
+++ b/src/internal/webhookhandler/webhookhandler_suite_test.go
@@ -20,10 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"crypto/tls"
 	"fmt"
-	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
-	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp/cmpopts"
 	"io"
-	apierrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
 	"net"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
@@ -32,6 +29,10 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
+	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp/cmpopts"
+	apierrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
+
 	admissionv1 "k8s.io/api/admission/v1"
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
@@ -292,7 +293,10 @@ func TestPodMutationHandler_Handle(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			},
 			expectedPod: corev1.Pod{
-				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: "alpine1", Namespace: "default", Labels: map[string]string{"inject": "python"}},
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: "alpine1", Namespace: "default", Labels: map[string]string{
+					"inject":                                 "python",
+					apm.DescK8sAgentOperatorVersionLabelName: version.Get().Operator},
+				},
 				Spec: corev1.PodSpec{
 					InitContainers: []corev1.Container{
 						{
@@ -380,7 +384,10 @@ func TestPodMutationHandler_Handle(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			},
 			expectedPod: corev1.Pod{
-				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: "alpine2", Namespace: "default", Labels: map[string]string{"inject": "php"}},
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: "alpine2", Namespace: "default", Labels: map[string]string{
+					"inject":                                 "php",
+					apm.DescK8sAgentOperatorVersionLabelName: version.Get().Operator},
+				},
 				Spec: corev1.PodSpec{
 					InitContainers: []corev1.Container{
 						{