diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index cb6cb17..a064738 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ repos:
 
       # YAML
       - id: check-yaml  # checks yaml files for parseable syntax.
+        exclude: '.*/templates/.*\.yaml$'  # Exclude Helm templates (contain Go templating)
 
   - repo: https://github.com/antonbabenko/pre-commit-terraform
     rev: v1.81.0
diff --git a/src/charts/echo-server/templates/deployment.yaml b/src/charts/echo-server/templates/deployment.yaml
index 1eade38..f575568 100644
--- a/src/charts/echo-server/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/src/charts/echo-server/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ spec:
       name: {{ include "echo-server.fullname" . }}
       labels:
         {{- include "echo-server.selectorLabels" . | nindent 8 }}
+        {{- with .Values.labels }}
+        {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
+        {{- end }}
     spec:
       containers:
         - name: {{ .Chart.Name }}