diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e47067ba0be4..6bf08768fb54 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ verify: tidy download ## Verify code. Includes dependencies, linting, formatting
 	bash -c 'source ./hack/validation/requirements.sh && injectDomainRequirementRestrictions "karpenter.k8s.aws"'
 	bash -c 'source ./hack/validation/labels.sh && injectDomainLabelRestrictions "karpenter.k8s.aws"'
 	cp pkg/apis/crds/* charts/karpenter-crd/templates
+	hack/mutation/crd_annotations.sh
 	hack/github/dependabot.sh
 	$(foreach dir,$(MOD_DIRS),cd $(dir) && golangci-lint run $(newline))
 	@git diff --quiet ||\
diff --git a/charts/karpenter-crd/templates/karpenter.k8s.aws_ec2nodeclasses.yaml b/charts/karpenter-crd/templates/karpenter.k8s.aws_ec2nodeclasses.yaml
index 97917a011911..28ed4b2b0716 100644
--- a/charts/karpenter-crd/templates/karpenter.k8s.aws_ec2nodeclasses.yaml
+++ b/charts/karpenter-crd/templates/karpenter.k8s.aws_ec2nodeclasses.yaml
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ apiVersion: apiextensions.k8s.io/v1
 kind: CustomResourceDefinition
 metadata:
   annotations:
+    {{- with .Values.additionalAnnotations }}
+      {{- toYaml . | nindent 4 }}
+    {{- end }}
     controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.16.5
   name: ec2nodeclasses.karpenter.k8s.aws
 spec:
diff --git a/charts/karpenter-crd/templates/karpenter.sh_nodeclaims.yaml b/charts/karpenter-crd/templates/karpenter.sh_nodeclaims.yaml
index bfe259dea177..487f12a9af1f 100644
--- a/charts/karpenter-crd/templates/karpenter.sh_nodeclaims.yaml
+++ b/charts/karpenter-crd/templates/karpenter.sh_nodeclaims.yaml
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ apiVersion: apiextensions.k8s.io/v1
 kind: CustomResourceDefinition
 metadata:
   annotations:
+    {{- with .Values.additionalAnnotations }}
+      {{- toYaml . | nindent 4 }}
+    {{- end }}
     controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.16.5
   name: nodeclaims.karpenter.sh
 spec:
diff --git a/charts/karpenter-crd/templates/karpenter.sh_nodepools.yaml b/charts/karpenter-crd/templates/karpenter.sh_nodepools.yaml
index d53ecbb85b56..200314a04025 100644
--- a/charts/karpenter-crd/templates/karpenter.sh_nodepools.yaml
+++ b/charts/karpenter-crd/templates/karpenter.sh_nodepools.yaml
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ apiVersion: apiextensions.k8s.io/v1
 kind: CustomResourceDefinition
 metadata:
   annotations:
+    {{- with .Values.additionalAnnotations }}
+      {{- toYaml . | nindent 4 }}
+    {{- end }}
     controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.16.5
   name: nodepools.karpenter.sh
 spec:
diff --git a/charts/karpenter-crd/values.yaml b/charts/karpenter-crd/values.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..8d422f6cde3d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/charts/karpenter-crd/values.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# -- Additional annotations for the custom resource definitions.
+additionalAnnotations: {}
diff --git a/hack/mutation/crd_annotations.sh b/hack/mutation/crd_annotations.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000000..5882ad87bc46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hack/mutation/crd_annotations.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# Add additional annotations variable to the CRDS
+
+CRDS="charts/karpenter-crd/templates/*.yaml"
+for CRD in $CRDS
+do
+  awk '{print} /  annotations:/ && !n {print "    {{- with .Values.additionalAnnotations }}\n      {{- toYaml . | nindent 4 }}\n    {{- end }}"; n++}' "$CRD" > "$CRD.new" && mv "$CRD.new" "$CRD"
+done