diff --git a/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/scripts/kata-deploy.sh b/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/scripts/kata-deploy.sh
index 2022475dce..a4b49e7ab8 100755
--- a/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/scripts/kata-deploy.sh
+++ b/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/scripts/kata-deploy.sh
@@ -171,6 +171,7 @@ function configure_containerd_runtime() {
 [$runtime_table]
   runtime_type = "${runtime_type}"
   privileged_without_host_devices = true
+  pod_annotations = ["io.katacontainers.*"]
 EOT
 	fi