diff --git a/manifests/minimal-fake-pooler-deployment.yaml b/manifests/minimal-fake-pooler-deployment.yaml
index fdbdc4c55..f97b7fdce 100644
--- a/manifests/minimal-fake-pooler-deployment.yaml
+++ b/manifests/minimal-fake-pooler-deployment.yaml
@@ -6,13 +6,13 @@ metadata:
   labels:
     application: db-connection-pooler
     connection-pooler: acid-minimal-cluster-pooler
-    cluster-name: acid-minimal-cluster
 spec:
   replicas: 1
   selector:
     matchLabels:
       application: db-connection-pooler
       connection-pooler: acid-minimal-cluster-pooler
+      version: acid-minimal-cluster
   template:
     metadata:
       labels:
diff --git a/pkg/cluster/connection_pooler.go b/pkg/cluster/connection_pooler.go
index 93d3dd2f0..56cd70b13 100644
--- a/pkg/cluster/connection_pooler.go
+++ b/pkg/cluster/connection_pooler.go
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ func (c *Cluster) generateConnectionPoolerPodTemplate(role PostgresRole) (
 
 	podTemplate := &v1.PodTemplateSpec{
 		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
-			Labels:      c.connectionPoolerLabels(role, true).MatchLabels,
+			Labels:      c.connectionPoolerLabels(role, false).MatchLabels,
 			Namespace:   c.Namespace,
 			Annotations: c.generatePodAnnotations(spec),
 		},