diff --git a/deployment/human-connection/deployment-backend.yaml b/deployment/human-connection/deployment-backend.yaml
index 13cc7f7ed..29992ef7e 100644
--- a/deployment/human-connection/deployment-backend.yaml
+++ b/deployment/human-connection/deployment-backend.yaml
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@
   metadata:
     name: nitro-backend
     namespace: human-connection
-    labels:
-      commit: "COMMIT"
   spec:
     replicas: 1
     minReadySeconds: 15
@@ -20,6 +18,7 @@
     template:
       metadata:
         labels:
+          human-connection.org/commit: COMMIT
           human-connection.org/selector: deployment-human-connection-backend
         name: "nitro-backend"
       spec:
diff --git a/deployment/human-connection/deployment-web.yaml b/deployment/human-connection/deployment-web.yaml
index d69ebf617..885762e0a 100644
--- a/deployment/human-connection/deployment-web.yaml
+++ b/deployment/human-connection/deployment-web.yaml
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@ kind: Deployment
 metadata:
   name: nitro-web
   namespace: human-connection
-  labels:
-    commit: "COMMIT"
 spec:
   replicas: 2
   minReadySeconds: 15
@@ -15,6 +13,7 @@ spec:
   template:
     metadata:
       labels:
+        human-connection.org/commit: COMMIT
         human-connection.org/selector: deployment-human-connection-web
       name: nitro-web
     spec:
diff --git a/scripts/patch-deployment.yaml b/scripts/patch-deployment.yaml
index 05afe9b31..c229b8e7c 100644
--- a/scripts/patch-deployment.yaml
+++ b/scripts/patch-deployment.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
-metadata:
-  labels:
-    commit: <COMMIT>
+spec:
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      labels:
+        human-connection.org/commit: <COMMIT>