diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 4891132a..6f5ae0c0 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -60,7 +60,8 @@ COPY deployment/network-operator/ ./network-operator-chart/
 RUN mkdir crds && \
     cp -r network-operator-chart/crds /workspace/crds/network-operator/ && \
     cp -r network-operator-chart/charts/sriov-network-operator/crds /workspace/crds/sriov-network-operator/ && \
-    cp -r network-operator-chart/charts/node-feature-discovery/crds /workspace/crds/node-feature-discovery/
+    cp -r network-operator-chart/charts/node-feature-discovery/crds /workspace/crds/node-feature-discovery/ && \
+    cp -r network-operator-chart/charts/nic-configuration-operator-chart/crds /workspace/crds/nic-configuration-operator/
 
 # Build
 ARG ARCH
diff --git a/deployment/network-operator/templates/upgrade-crd-hook.yaml b/deployment/network-operator/templates/upgrade-crd-hook.yaml
index 17e86f2c..c12cf13e 100644
--- a/deployment/network-operator/templates/upgrade-crd-hook.yaml
+++ b/deployment/network-operator/templates/upgrade-crd-hook.yaml
@@ -90,5 +90,8 @@ spec:
         {{- if .Values.nfd.enabled }}
               - --crds-dir=/crds/node-feature-discovery
         {{- end }}
+        {{- if .Values.nicConfigurationOperator.enabled }}
+              - --crds-dir=/crds/nic-configuration-operator
+        {{- end }}
       restartPolicy: OnFailure
 {{- end }}