diff --git a/deployment/human-connection/deployment-backend.yaml b/deployment/human-connection/deployment-backend.yaml
index a873b7bb2..51f0eb43c 100644
--- a/deployment/human-connection/deployment-backend.yaml
+++ b/deployment/human-connection/deployment-backend.yaml
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
         human-connection.org/selector: deployment-human-connection-backend
     template:
       metadata:
+        annotations:
+          backup.velero.io/backup-volumes: uploads
         labels:
           human-connection.org/commit: COMMIT
           human-connection.org/selector: deployment-human-connection-backend
diff --git a/deployment/human-connection/deployment-neo4j.yaml b/deployment/human-connection/deployment-neo4j.yaml
index 4a715da76..3c4887194 100644
--- a/deployment/human-connection/deployment-neo4j.yaml
+++ b/deployment/human-connection/deployment-neo4j.yaml
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
         human-connection.org/selector: deployment-human-connection-neo4j
     template:
       metadata:
+        annotations:
+          backup.velero.io/backup-volumes: neo4j-data
         labels:
           human-connection.org/selector: deployment-human-connection-neo4j
         name: nitro-neo4j