diff --git a/charts/clabernetes/templates/deployment.yaml b/charts/clabernetes/templates/deployment.yaml
index 21af4114..6c0753f6 100644
--- a/charts/clabernetes/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/clabernetes/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ metadata:
     release: {{ .Release.Name }}
     heritage: {{ .Release.Service }}
     revision: "{{ .Release.Revision }}"
+    app.kubernetes.io/name: "{{ .Values.appName }}-manager"
     clabernetes/app: {{ .Values.appName }}
     clabernetes/name: "{{ .Values.appName }}-manager"
     clabernetes/component: manager
diff --git a/charts/clabernetes/tests/clicker/test-fixtures/golden/deployment.yaml b/charts/clabernetes/tests/clicker/test-fixtures/golden/deployment.yaml
index 759f8d36..3396f820 100755
--- a/charts/clabernetes/tests/clicker/test-fixtures/golden/deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/clabernetes/tests/clicker/test-fixtures/golden/deployment.yaml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ metadata:
     release: release-name
     heritage: Helm
     revision: "1"
+    app.kubernetes.io/name: "clabernetes-plus-clicker-manager"
     clabernetes/app: clabernetes-plus-clicker
     clabernetes/name: "clabernetes-plus-clicker-manager"
     clabernetes/component: manager
diff --git a/charts/clabernetes/tests/default_vaules/test-fixtures/golden/deployment.yaml b/charts/clabernetes/tests/default_vaules/test-fixtures/golden/deployment.yaml
index a0b01c15..5d629a96 100755
--- a/charts/clabernetes/tests/default_vaules/test-fixtures/golden/deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/clabernetes/tests/default_vaules/test-fixtures/golden/deployment.yaml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ metadata:
     release: release-name
     heritage: Helm
     revision: "1"
+    app.kubernetes.io/name: "clabernetes-manager"
     clabernetes/app: clabernetes
     clabernetes/name: "clabernetes-manager"
     clabernetes/component: manager
diff --git a/constants/labels.go b/constants/labels.go
index 46e5d103..3562e4f9 100644
--- a/constants/labels.go
+++ b/constants/labels.go
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 package constants
 
 const (
+	// LabelKubernetesName is the key for the standard kubernetes app.kubernetes.io/name label --
+	// some tools use this label so we want to put it on all the deployments we spawn.
+	LabelKubernetesName = "app.kubernetes.io/name"
+
 	// LabelApp is the label key for the simple app name.
 	LabelApp = "clabernetes/app"
 
diff --git a/controllers/topology/deployment.go b/controllers/topology/deployment.go
index 1bd9465a..33ddf6fb 100644
--- a/controllers/topology/deployment.go
+++ b/controllers/topology/deployment.go
@@ -109,10 +109,11 @@ func (r *DeploymentReconciler) renderDeploymentBase(
 	deploymentName := fmt.Sprintf("%s-%s", owningTopologyName, nodeName)
 
 	selectorLabels := map[string]string{
-		clabernetesconstants.LabelApp:           clabernetesconstants.Clabernetes,
-		clabernetesconstants.LabelName:          deploymentName,
-		clabernetesconstants.LabelTopologyOwner: owningTopologyName,
-		clabernetesconstants.LabelTopologyNode:  nodeName,
+		clabernetesconstants.LabelKubernetesName: deploymentName,
+		clabernetesconstants.LabelApp:            clabernetesconstants.Clabernetes,
+		clabernetesconstants.LabelName:           deploymentName,
+		clabernetesconstants.LabelTopologyOwner:  owningTopologyName,
+		clabernetesconstants.LabelTopologyNode:   nodeName,
 	}
 
 	labels := map[string]string{}
diff --git a/controllers/topology/test-fixtures/golden/deployment/render-deployment/containerlab-debug.json b/controllers/topology/test-fixtures/golden/deployment/render-deployment/containerlab-debug.json
index 710c6835..383fed88 100755
--- a/controllers/topology/test-fixtures/golden/deployment/render-deployment/containerlab-debug.json
+++ b/controllers/topology/test-fixtures/golden/deployment/render-deployment/containerlab-debug.json
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
         "namespace": "clabernetes",
         "creationTimestamp": null,
         "labels": {
+            "app.kubernetes.io/name": "render-deployment-test-srl1",
             "clabernetes/app": "clabernetes",
             "clabernetes/name": "render-deployment-test-srl1",
             "clabernetes/topologyNode": "srl1",
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@
         "replicas": 1,
         "selector": {
             "matchLabels": {
+                "app.kubernetes.io/name": "render-deployment-test-srl1",
                 "clabernetes/app": "clabernetes",
                 "clabernetes/name": "render-deployment-test-srl1",
                 "clabernetes/topologyNode": "srl1",
@@ -27,6 +29,7 @@
             "metadata": {
                 "creationTimestamp": null,
                 "labels": {
+                    "app.kubernetes.io/name": "render-deployment-test-srl1",
                     "clabernetes/app": "clabernetes",
                     "clabernetes/name": "render-deployment-test-srl1",
                     "clabernetes/topologyNode": "srl1",
diff --git a/controllers/topology/test-fixtures/golden/deployment/render-deployment/docker-daemon.json b/controllers/topology/test-fixtures/golden/deployment/render-deployment/docker-daemon.json
index 4d9a68b1..95cb6734 100755
--- a/controllers/topology/test-fixtures/golden/deployment/render-deployment/docker-daemon.json
+++ b/controllers/topology/test-fixtures/golden/deployment/render-deployment/docker-daemon.json
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
         "namespace": "clabernetes",
         "creationTimestamp": null,
         "labels": {
+            "app.kubernetes.io/name": "render-deployment-test-srl1",
             "clabernetes/app": "clabernetes",
             "clabernetes/name": "render-deployment-test-srl1",
             "clabernetes/topologyNode": "srl1",
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@
         "replicas": 1,
         "selector": {
             "matchLabels": {
+                "app.kubernetes.io/name": "render-deployment-test-srl1",
                 "clabernetes/app": "clabernetes",
                 "clabernetes/name": "render-deployment-test-srl1",
                 "clabernetes/topologyNode": "srl1",
@@ -27,6 +29,7 @@
             "metadata": {
                 "creationTimestamp": null,
                 "labels": {
+                    "app.kubernetes.io/name": "render-deployment-test-srl1",
                     "clabernetes/app": "clabernetes",
                     "clabernetes/name": "render-deployment-test-srl1",
                     "clabernetes/topologyNode": "srl1",
diff --git a/controllers/topology/test-fixtures/golden/deployment/render-deployment/insecure-registries.json b/controllers/topology/test-fixtures/golden/deployment/render-deployment/insecure-registries.json
index 50bdf2b1..c594fc3b 100755
--- a/controllers/topology/test-fixtures/golden/deployment/render-deployment/insecure-registries.json
+++ b/controllers/topology/test-fixtures/golden/deployment/render-deployment/insecure-registries.json
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
         "namespace": "clabernetes",
         "creationTimestamp": null,
         "labels": {
+            "app.kubernetes.io/name": "render-deployment-test-srl1",
             "clabernetes/app": "clabernetes",
             "clabernetes/name": "render-deployment-test-srl1",
             "clabernetes/topologyNode": "srl1",
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@
         "replicas": 1,
         "selector": {
             "matchLabels": {
+                "app.kubernetes.io/name": "render-deployment-test-srl1",
                 "clabernetes/app": "clabernetes",
                 "clabernetes/name": "render-deployment-test-srl1",
                 "clabernetes/topologyNode": "srl1",
@@ -27,6 +29,7 @@
             "metadata": {
                 "creationTimestamp": null,
                 "labels": {
+                    "app.kubernetes.io/name": "render-deployment-test-srl1",
                     "clabernetes/app": "clabernetes",
                     "clabernetes/name": "render-deployment-test-srl1",
                     "clabernetes/topologyNode": "srl1",
diff --git a/controllers/topology/test-fixtures/golden/deployment/render-deployment/launcher-log-level.json b/controllers/topology/test-fixtures/golden/deployment/render-deployment/launcher-log-level.json
index 72cece89..7ea6529f 100755
--- a/controllers/topology/test-fixtures/golden/deployment/render-deployment/launcher-log-level.json
+++ b/controllers/topology/test-fixtures/golden/deployment/render-deployment/launcher-log-level.json
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
         "namespace": "clabernetes",
         "creationTimestamp": null,
         "labels": {
+            "app.kubernetes.io/name": "render-deployment-test-srl1",
             "clabernetes/app": "clabernetes",
             "clabernetes/name": "render-deployment-test-srl1",
             "clabernetes/topologyNode": "srl1",
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@
         "replicas": 1,
         "selector": {
             "matchLabels": {
+                "app.kubernetes.io/name": "render-deployment-test-srl1",
                 "clabernetes/app": "clabernetes",
                 "clabernetes/name": "render-deployment-test-srl1",
                 "clabernetes/topologyNode": "srl1",
@@ -27,6 +29,7 @@
             "metadata": {
                 "creationTimestamp": null,
                 "labels": {
+                    "app.kubernetes.io/name": "render-deployment-test-srl1",
                     "clabernetes/app": "clabernetes",
                     "clabernetes/name": "render-deployment-test-srl1",
                     "clabernetes/topologyNode": "srl1",
diff --git a/controllers/topology/test-fixtures/golden/deployment/render-deployment/privileged-launcher.json b/controllers/topology/test-fixtures/golden/deployment/render-deployment/privileged-launcher.json
index 38a21d0f..46cf4a79 100755
--- a/controllers/topology/test-fixtures/golden/deployment/render-deployment/privileged-launcher.json
+++ b/controllers/topology/test-fixtures/golden/deployment/render-deployment/privileged-launcher.json
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
         "namespace": "clabernetes",
         "creationTimestamp": null,
         "labels": {
+            "app.kubernetes.io/name": "render-deployment-test-srl1",
             "clabernetes/app": "clabernetes",
             "clabernetes/name": "render-deployment-test-srl1",
             "clabernetes/topologyNode": "srl1",
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@
         "replicas": 1,
         "selector": {
             "matchLabels": {
+                "app.kubernetes.io/name": "render-deployment-test-srl1",
                 "clabernetes/app": "clabernetes",
                 "clabernetes/name": "render-deployment-test-srl1",
                 "clabernetes/topologyNode": "srl1",
@@ -24,6 +26,7 @@
             "metadata": {
                 "creationTimestamp": null,
                 "labels": {
+                    "app.kubernetes.io/name": "render-deployment-test-srl1",
                     "clabernetes/app": "clabernetes",
                     "clabernetes/name": "render-deployment-test-srl1",
                     "clabernetes/topologyNode": "srl1",
diff --git a/controllers/topology/test-fixtures/golden/deployment/render-deployment/simple.json b/controllers/topology/test-fixtures/golden/deployment/render-deployment/simple.json
index 59970695..ba78a44b 100755
--- a/controllers/topology/test-fixtures/golden/deployment/render-deployment/simple.json
+++ b/controllers/topology/test-fixtures/golden/deployment/render-deployment/simple.json
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
         "namespace": "clabernetes",
         "creationTimestamp": null,
         "labels": {
+            "app.kubernetes.io/name": "render-deployment-test-srl1",
             "clabernetes/app": "clabernetes",
             "clabernetes/name": "render-deployment-test-srl1",
             "clabernetes/topologyNode": "srl1",
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@
         "replicas": 1,
         "selector": {
             "matchLabels": {
+                "app.kubernetes.io/name": "render-deployment-test-srl1",
                 "clabernetes/app": "clabernetes",
                 "clabernetes/name": "render-deployment-test-srl1",
                 "clabernetes/topologyNode": "srl1",
@@ -27,6 +29,7 @@
             "metadata": {
                 "creationTimestamp": null,
                 "labels": {
+                    "app.kubernetes.io/name": "render-deployment-test-srl1",
                     "clabernetes/app": "clabernetes",
                     "clabernetes/name": "render-deployment-test-srl1",
                     "clabernetes/topologyNode": "srl1",