diff --git a/chart/templates/mattermost/operator/values.yaml b/chart/templates/mattermost/operator/values.yaml
index 4d71b00fc270c861d1a2867eccfa680cd471c41a..abc7f1848d52c5bf6e2dbaab9977833ee29f5548 100644
--- a/chart/templates/mattermost/operator/values.yaml
+++ b/chart/templates/mattermost/operator/values.yaml
@@ -9,6 +9,11 @@ imagePullSecrets:
 image:
   imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.imagePullPolicy }}
 
+{{- if .Values.istio.enabled }}
+podAnnotations:
+  {{ include "istioAnnotation" . }}
+{{- end}}
+
 networkPolicies:
   enabled: {{ .Values.networkPolicies.enabled }}
   controlPlaneCidr: {{ .Values.networkPolicies.controlPlaneCidr }}
diff --git a/chart/values.yaml b/chart/values.yaml
index 6c7214b7469b99a68ad624ed171929a095747689..e0fa3fd07ac6ee70e6c740337d65e3974fd87264 100644
--- a/chart/values.yaml
+++ b/chart/values.yaml
@@ -1009,7 +1009,7 @@ addons:
     git:
       repo: https://repo1.dso.mil/platform-one/big-bang/apps/collaboration-tools/mattermost-operator.git
       path: "./chart"
-      tag: "1.17.0-bb.0"
+      tag: "1.17.0-bb.1"
 
     # -- Flux reconciliation overrides specifically for the Mattermost Operator Package
     flux: {}