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+apiVersion: argoproj.io/v1alpha1
+kind: Application
+metadata:
+  name: otel-operator
+  namespace: argocd
+spec:
+  project: default
+  destination:
+    server: https://kubernetes.default.svc
+    namespace: otel-operator
+  syncPolicy:
+    automated:
+      prune: true
+      selfHeal: true
+    syncOptions:
+      - CreateNamespace=true
+  source:
+    repoURL: https://open-telemetry.github.io/opentelemetry-helm-charts
+    chart: opentelemetry-operator
+    targetRevision: 0.88.6
+    helm:
+      valuesObject:
+        # optional and not used anymore
+        kubeRBACProxy:
+            enabled: false
+        manager:
+          collectorImage:
+            repository: ghcr.io/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-releases/opentelemetry-collector-k8s
+        admissionWebhooks:
+          certManager:
+            enabled: true