diff --git a/config/manifests/bases/camel-k.clusterserviceversion.yaml b/config/manifests/bases/camel-k.clusterserviceversion.yaml
index 3597a23a71..ed0bd210c8 100644
--- a/config/manifests/bases/camel-k.clusterserviceversion.yaml
+++ b/config/manifests/bases/camel-k.clusterserviceversion.yaml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ metadata:
     repository: https://github.com/apache/camel-k
     support: Camel
   name: camel-k.v2.1.0
-  namespace: placeholder
+  namespace: default
 spec:
   apiservicedefinitions: {}
   customresourcedefinitions:
diff --git a/config/rbac/openshift/operator-cluster-role-console-binding-openshift.yaml b/config/rbac/openshift/operator-cluster-role-console-binding-openshift.yaml
index fef037a6bb..47bc18e19b 100644
--- a/config/rbac/openshift/operator-cluster-role-console-binding-openshift.yaml
+++ b/config/rbac/openshift/operator-cluster-role-console-binding-openshift.yaml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ metadata:
 subjects:
 - kind: ServiceAccount
   name: camel-k-operator
-  namespace: placeholder
+  namespace: default
 roleRef:
   kind: ClusterRole
   name: camel-k-operator-console-openshift
diff --git a/config/rbac/operator-cluster-role-binding-addressable-resolver.yaml b/config/rbac/operator-cluster-role-binding-addressable-resolver.yaml
index bddbcfdfc6..a0718ee2b9 100644
--- a/config/rbac/operator-cluster-role-binding-addressable-resolver.yaml
+++ b/config/rbac/operator-cluster-role-binding-addressable-resolver.yaml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ metadata:
 subjects:
 - kind: ServiceAccount
   name: camel-k-operator
-  namespace: placeholder
+  namespace: default
 roleRef:
   kind: ClusterRole
   name: camel-k-operator-bind-addressable-resolver
diff --git a/config/rbac/operator-cluster-role-binding-custom-resource-definitions.yaml b/config/rbac/operator-cluster-role-binding-custom-resource-definitions.yaml
index 14d3fa1a88..1ec479ccfb 100644
--- a/config/rbac/operator-cluster-role-binding-custom-resource-definitions.yaml
+++ b/config/rbac/operator-cluster-role-binding-custom-resource-definitions.yaml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ metadata:
 subjects:
 - kind: ServiceAccount
   name: camel-k-operator
-  namespace: placeholder
+  namespace: default
 roleRef:
   kind: ClusterRole
   name: camel-k-operator-custom-resource-definitions
diff --git a/config/rbac/operator-role-binding-local-registry.yaml b/config/rbac/operator-role-binding-local-registry.yaml
index 56ed3c47dd..7b71ea1fd8 100644
--- a/config/rbac/operator-role-binding-local-registry.yaml
+++ b/config/rbac/operator-role-binding-local-registry.yaml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ metadata:
 subjects:
 - kind: ServiceAccount
   name: camel-k-operator
-  namespace: placeholder
+  namespace: default
 roleRef:
   kind: ClusterRole
   name: camel-k-operator-local-registry
diff --git a/config/rbac/patch-rolebinding-to-clusterrolebinding.yaml b/config/rbac/patch-rolebinding-to-clusterrolebinding.yaml
index d0d3001f45..94ff1979db 100644
--- a/config/rbac/patch-rolebinding-to-clusterrolebinding.yaml
+++ b/config/rbac/patch-rolebinding-to-clusterrolebinding.yaml
@@ -23,4 +23,4 @@
   value: ClusterRole
 - op: add
   path: /subjects/0/namespace
-  value: placeholder
+  value: default