diff --git a/config/kustomize/base/kustomization.yaml b/config/kustomize/base/kustomization.yaml
index 334518b..696c974 100644
--- a/config/kustomize/base/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/config/kustomize/base/kustomization.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 resources:
+- resources/namespace.yaml
 - resources/deployment.yaml
 - resources/ingress.yaml
 - resources/servicemonitor.yaml
diff --git a/config/kustomize/base/resources/namespace.yaml b/config/kustomize/base/resources/namespace.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ab22015
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/kustomize/base/resources/namespace.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Namespace
+metadata:
+  labels:
+    kubernetes.io/metadata.name: sma-ums
+    pod-security.kubernetes.io/enforce: baseline
+    pod-security.kubernetes.io/audit: restricted
+  name: sma-ums
+spec:
+  finalizers:
+  - kubernetes
diff --git a/config/kustomize/prodwork01/kustomization.yaml b/config/kustomize/prodwork01/kustomization.yaml
index e992ee7..6f604fa 100644
--- a/config/kustomize/prodwork01/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/config/kustomize/prodwork01/kustomization.yaml
@@ -16,5 +16,4 @@ images:
 patchesStrategicMerge:
 - patches/ingress.yaml
 
-
-# senseless string to trigger git-push-mirror mechanism
+namespace: sma-ums