diff --git a/docs/modules/secret-operator/pages/installation.adoc b/docs/modules/secret-operator/pages/installation.adoc
index 6da95829..90918471 100644
--- a/docs/modules/secret-operator/pages/installation.adoc
+++ b/docs/modules/secret-operator/pages/installation.adoc
@@ -30,7 +30,9 @@ Install the Stackable Secret Operator
 $ helm install secret-operator oci://oci.stackable.tech/sdp-charts/secret-operator
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-Helm will deploy the operator in Kubernetes containers and apply the CRDs. You're now ready to deploy secrets!
+Helm will deploy the operator in Kubernetes containers.
+The operator installs and maintains its own CRDs at startup (see xref:concepts:maintenance/crds.adoc[]).
+You're now ready to deploy secrets!
 
 === Microk8s