diff --git a/distributions/otelcol-k8s/manifest.yaml b/distributions/otelcol-k8s/manifest.yaml
index 516cc922..62a3201a 100644
--- a/distributions/otelcol-k8s/manifest.yaml
+++ b/distributions/otelcol-k8s/manifest.yaml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ extensions:
 
 exporters:
   - gomod: go.opentelemetry.io/collector/exporter/debugexporter v0.101.0
+  - gomod: go.opentelemetry.io/collector/exporter/nopexporter v0.101.0
   - gomod: go.opentelemetry.io/collector/exporter/otlpexporter v0.101.0
   - gomod: go.opentelemetry.io/collector/exporter/otlphttpexporter v0.101.0
   - gomod: github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/exporter/fileexporter v0.101.0