diff --git a/pkg/api/annotation_key_constants.go b/pkg/api/annotation_key_constants.go
index 55bf20f9..e1080a34 100644
--- a/pkg/api/annotation_key_constants.go
+++ b/pkg/api/annotation_key_constants.go
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ const (
 	// webhook backend fails.
 	ImagePolicyFailedOpenKey string = "alpha.image-policy.k8s.io/failed-open"
 
+	// PodPresetOptOutAnnotationKey represents the annotation key for a pod to exempt itself from pod preset manipulation
+	PodPresetOptOutAnnotationKey string = "podpreset.admission.kubernetes.io/exclude"
+
 	// MirrorAnnotationKey represents the annotation key set by kubelets when creating mirror pods
 	MirrorPodAnnotationKey string = "kubernetes.io/config.mirror"
 
diff --git a/pkg/api/v1/annotation_key_constants.go b/pkg/api/v1/annotation_key_constants.go
index 8591f08b..bb458855 100644
--- a/pkg/api/v1/annotation_key_constants.go
+++ b/pkg/api/v1/annotation_key_constants.go
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ const (
 	// webhook backend fails.
 	ImagePolicyFailedOpenKey string = "alpha.image-policy.k8s.io/failed-open"
 
+	// PodPresetOptOutAnnotationKey represents the annotation key for a pod to exempt itself from pod preset manipulation
+	PodPresetOptOutAnnotationKey string = "podpreset.admission.kubernetes.io/exclude"
+
 	// MirrorAnnotationKey represents the annotation key set by kubelets when creating mirror pods
 	MirrorPodAnnotationKey string = "kubernetes.io/config.mirror"