diff --git a/packages/system/capi-operator/values.yaml b/packages/system/capi-operator/values.yaml
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+cluster-api-operator:
+  resources:
+    limits:
+      cpu: 200m
+      memory: 512Mi
+    requests:
+      cpu: 100m
+      memory: 100Mi