diff --git a/examples/apps/lgtm/grafana.pkl b/examples/apps/lgtm/grafana.pkl
index 5959de08..d028ac84 100644
--- a/examples/apps/lgtm/grafana.pkl
+++ b/examples/apps/lgtm/grafana.pkl
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ function grafanaDeployment(k8sTarget: formae.Target, appNs: ns.Namespace, enable
       replicas = 1
       selector = new k8s.LabelSelector { matchLabels = grafanaLabels }
       template = new k8s.PodTemplateSpec {
-
+        metadata = new k8s.PodTemplateMetadata { labels = grafanaLabels }
         spec = new k8s.PodSpec {
           containers = new Listing {
             new k8s.Container {
diff --git a/examples/apps/lgtm/minio.pkl b/examples/apps/lgtm/minio.pkl
index 3fd1cc37..b905e67b 100644
--- a/examples/apps/lgtm/minio.pkl
+++ b/examples/apps/lgtm/minio.pkl
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ function minioStatefulSet(
       replicas = 1
       selector = new k8s.LabelSelector { matchLabels = minioLabels }
       template = new k8s.PodTemplateSpec {
-
+        metadata = new k8s.PodTemplateMetadata { labels = minioLabels }
         spec = new k8s.PodSpec {
           containers = new Listing {
             new k8s.Container {
diff --git a/examples/apps/lgtm/otel.pkl b/examples/apps/lgtm/otel.pkl
index 364fe9e6..ccc4155b 100644
--- a/examples/apps/lgtm/otel.pkl
+++ b/examples/apps/lgtm/otel.pkl
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ function gatewayDeployment(k8sTarget: formae.Target, appNs: ns.Namespace): dep.D
       replicas = 2
       selector = new k8s.LabelSelector { matchLabels = gatewayLabels }
       template = new k8s.PodTemplateSpec {
-
+        metadata = new k8s.PodTemplateMetadata { labels = gatewayLabels }
         spec = new k8s.PodSpec {
           containers = new Listing {
             new k8s.Container {
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ function agentDaemonSet(k8sTarget: formae.Target, appNs: ns.Namespace): ds.Daemo
     spec = new ds.DaemonSetSpec {
       selector = new k8s.LabelSelector { matchLabels = agentLabels }
       template = new k8s.PodTemplateSpec {
-
+        metadata = new k8s.PodTemplateMetadata { labels = agentLabels }
         spec = new k8s.PodSpec {
           serviceAccountName = agentServiceAccount
           containers = new Listing {