diff --git a/.sops-stdin.yaml b/.sops-stdin.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e7d85723
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.sops-stdin.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+creation_rules:
+  - path_regex: \/dev\/stdin
+    pgp: >-
+      31E70E5BC80C58AFF5DD649921AC5A1AC6E5B7F2
diff --git a/.sops.yaml b/.sops.yaml
index 04e2ed52..368dabc6 100644
--- a/.sops.yaml
+++ b/.sops.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 creation_rules:
+  - path_regex: (k8s|kube|kubernetes)\/.*tal.*\.sops\.ya?ml
+    input_type: yaml
+    pgp: >-
+      31E70E5BC80C58AFF5DD649921AC5A1AC6E5B7F2
   - path_regex: (k8s|kube|kubernetes)\/.*\.sops\.ya?ml
     input_type: yaml
     encrypted_regex: "^(data|stringData)$"
@@ -7,7 +11,7 @@ creation_rules:
     pgp: >-
       31E70E5BC80C58AFF5DD649921AC5A1AC6E5B7F2
   - path_regex: (k8s|kube|kubernetes)/.*\.ya?ml
-    input_type:
+    input_type: yaml
     encrypted_regex: ^(data|stringData)$
     age: >-
       age1u57l4s400gqstc0p485j4646cemntufr0pcyp32yudklsp90xpmszxvnkj