diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 44cbf85..0d2a895 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ export class Redis extends Construct {
       metadata: {
         name: name,
         labels: {
-          'app.kubernetes.io/name': name,
+          app: name,
         },
       },
       type: 'Opaque',
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ export class Redis extends Construct {
       metadata: {
         name: `${name}-default`,
         labels: {
-          'app.kubernetes.io/name': name,
+          app: name,
         },
       },
       data: {
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ export class Redis extends Construct {
       metadata: {
         name: `${name}-scripts`,
         labels: {
-          'app.kubernetes.io/name': name,
+          app: name,
         },
       },
       data: {
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ export class Redis extends Construct {
       metadata: {
         name: `${name}-headless`,
         labels: {
-          'app.kubernetes.io/name': name,
+          app: name,
         },
       },
       spec: {
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ export class Redis extends Construct {
           },
         ],
         selector: {
-          'app.kubernetes.io/name': name,
+          app: name,
         },
       },
     });
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ export class Redis extends Construct {
       metadata: {
         name: name,
         labels: {
-          'app.kubernetes.io/name': name,
+          app: name,
         },
         annotations: undefined,
       },
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ export class Redis extends Construct {
           protocol: 'TCP',
         }],
         selector: {
-          'app.kubernetes.io/name': name,
+          app: name,
         },
       },
     });
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ export class Redis extends Construct {
       metadata: {
         name: name,
         labels: {
-          'app.kubernetes.io/name': name,
+          app: name,
         },
       },
       spec: {
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ export class Redis extends Construct {
         },
         selector: {
           matchLabels: {
-            'app.kubernetes.io/name': name,
+            app: name,
           },
         },
         replicas: replicas,
@@ -282,12 +282,14 @@ export class Redis extends Construct {
         podManagementPolicy: 'Parallel',
         template: {
           metadata: {
-            labels: opts?.kumaMesh && opts?.kumaMeshName ? {
+            annotations: opts?.kumaMesh && opts?.kumaMeshName ? {
               'kuma.io/sidecar-injection': 'enabled',
-              'app.kubernetes.io/name': name,
               'kuma.io/mesh': opts?.kumaMeshName,
             } : {
-              'app.kubernetes.io/name': name,
+              'kuma.io/sidecar-injection': 'disabled',
+            },
+            labels: {
+              app: name,
             },
           },
           spec: {
@@ -303,7 +305,7 @@ export class Redis extends Construct {
                   podAffinityTerm: {
                     labelSelector: {
                       matchLabels: {
-                        'app.kubernetes.io/name': name,
+                        app: name,
                       },
                     },
                     namespaces: [ns],
@@ -469,7 +471,7 @@ export class Redis extends Construct {
           metadata: {
             name: 'redis-data',
             labels: {
-              'app.kubernetes.io/name': name,
+              app: name,
             },
           },
           spec: {
diff --git a/test/__snapshots__/hello.test.ts.snap b/test/__snapshots__/hello.test.ts.snap
index 8dbe0ef..ba66237 100644
--- a/test/__snapshots__/hello.test.ts.snap
+++ b/test/__snapshots__/hello.test.ts.snap
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ Array [
     "kind": "Secret",
     "metadata": Object {
       "labels": Object {
-        "app.kubernetes.io/name": "asd-redis",
+        "app": "asd-redis",
       },
       "name": "asd-redis",
       "namespace": "test",
@@ -1850,7 +1850,7 @@ Array [
     "kind": "ConfigMap",
     "metadata": Object {
       "labels": Object {
-        "app.kubernetes.io/name": "asd-redis",
+        "app": "asd-redis",
       },
       "name": "asd-redis-default",
       "namespace": "test",
@@ -1894,7 +1894,7 @@ Array [
     "kind": "ConfigMap",
     "metadata": Object {
       "labels": Object {
-        "app.kubernetes.io/name": "asd-redis",
+        "app": "asd-redis",
       },
       "name": "asd-redis-scripts",
       "namespace": "test",
@@ -1905,7 +1905,7 @@ Array [
     "kind": "Service",
     "metadata": Object {
       "labels": Object {
-        "app.kubernetes.io/name": "asd-redis",
+        "app": "asd-redis",
       },
       "name": "asd-redis-headless",
       "namespace": "test",
@@ -1926,7 +1926,7 @@ Array [
       ],
       "publishNotReadyAddresses": true,
       "selector": Object {
-        "app.kubernetes.io/name": "asd-redis",
+        "app": "asd-redis",
       },
       "type": "ClusterIP",
     },
@@ -1936,7 +1936,7 @@ Array [
     "kind": "Service",
     "metadata": Object {
       "labels": Object {
-        "app.kubernetes.io/name": "asd-redis",
+        "app": "asd-redis",
       },
       "name": "asd-redis",
       "namespace": "test",
@@ -1951,7 +1951,7 @@ Array [
         },
       ],
       "selector": Object {
-        "app.kubernetes.io/name": "asd-redis",
+        "app": "asd-redis",
       },
       "type": "ClusterIP",
     },
@@ -1961,7 +1961,7 @@ Array [
     "kind": "StatefulSet",
     "metadata": Object {
       "labels": Object {
-        "app.kubernetes.io/name": "asd-redis",
+        "app": "asd-redis",
       },
       "name": "asd-redis",
       "namespace": "test",
@@ -1971,14 +1971,17 @@ Array [
       "replicas": 3,
       "selector": Object {
         "matchLabels": Object {
-          "app.kubernetes.io/name": "asd-redis",
+          "app": "asd-redis",
         },
       },
       "serviceName": "asd-redis-headless",
       "template": Object {
         "metadata": Object {
+          "annotations": Object {
+            "kuma.io/sidecar-injection": "disabled",
+          },
           "labels": Object {
-            "app.kubernetes.io/name": "asd-redis",
+            "app": "asd-redis",
           },
         },
         "spec": Object {
@@ -1989,7 +1992,7 @@ Array [
                   "podAffinityTerm": Object {
                     "labelSelector": Object {
                       "matchLabels": Object {
-                        "app.kubernetes.io/name": "asd-redis",
+                        "app": "asd-redis",
                       },
                     },
                     "namespaces": Array [
@@ -2171,7 +2174,7 @@ Array [
         Object {
           "metadata": Object {
             "labels": Object {
-              "app.kubernetes.io/name": "asd-redis",
+              "app": "asd-redis",
             },
             "name": "redis-data",
           },
@@ -2217,7 +2220,7 @@ Array [
     "kind": "Secret",
     "metadata": Object {
       "labels": Object {
-        "app.kubernetes.io/name": "asdasd-redis",
+        "app": "asdasd-redis",
       },
       "name": "asdasd-redis",
       "namespace": "test",
@@ -4043,7 +4046,7 @@ Array [
     "kind": "ConfigMap",
     "metadata": Object {
       "labels": Object {
-        "app.kubernetes.io/name": "asdasd-redis",
+        "app": "asdasd-redis",
       },
       "name": "asdasd-redis-default",
       "namespace": "test",
@@ -4087,7 +4090,7 @@ Array [
     "kind": "ConfigMap",
     "metadata": Object {
       "labels": Object {
-        "app.kubernetes.io/name": "asdasd-redis",
+        "app": "asdasd-redis",
       },
       "name": "asdasd-redis-scripts",
       "namespace": "test",
@@ -4098,7 +4101,7 @@ Array [
     "kind": "Service",
     "metadata": Object {
       "labels": Object {
-        "app.kubernetes.io/name": "asdasd-redis",
+        "app": "asdasd-redis",
       },
       "name": "asdasd-redis-headless",
       "namespace": "test",
@@ -4119,7 +4122,7 @@ Array [
       ],
       "publishNotReadyAddresses": true,
       "selector": Object {
-        "app.kubernetes.io/name": "asdasd-redis",
+        "app": "asdasd-redis",
       },
       "type": "ClusterIP",
     },
@@ -4129,7 +4132,7 @@ Array [
     "kind": "Service",
     "metadata": Object {
       "labels": Object {
-        "app.kubernetes.io/name": "asdasd-redis",
+        "app": "asdasd-redis",
       },
       "name": "asdasd-redis",
       "namespace": "test",
@@ -4144,7 +4147,7 @@ Array [
         },
       ],
       "selector": Object {
-        "app.kubernetes.io/name": "asdasd-redis",
+        "app": "asdasd-redis",
       },
       "type": "ClusterIP",
     },
@@ -4154,7 +4157,7 @@ Array [
     "kind": "StatefulSet",
     "metadata": Object {
       "labels": Object {
-        "app.kubernetes.io/name": "asdasd-redis",
+        "app": "asdasd-redis",
       },
       "name": "asdasd-redis",
       "namespace": "test",
@@ -4164,17 +4167,19 @@ Array [
       "replicas": 2,
       "selector": Object {
         "matchLabels": Object {
-          "app.kubernetes.io/name": "asdasd-redis",
+          "app": "asdasd-redis",
         },
       },
       "serviceName": "asdasd-redis-headless",
       "template": Object {
         "metadata": Object {
-          "labels": Object {
-            "app.kubernetes.io/name": "asdasd-redis",
+          "annotations": Object {
             "kuma.io/mesh": "test-mesh",
             "kuma.io/sidecar-injection": "enabled",
           },
+          "labels": Object {
+            "app": "asdasd-redis",
+          },
         },
         "spec": Object {
           "affinity": Object {
@@ -4184,7 +4189,7 @@ Array [
                   "podAffinityTerm": Object {
                     "labelSelector": Object {
                       "matchLabels": Object {
-                        "app.kubernetes.io/name": "asdasd-redis",
+                        "app": "asdasd-redis",
                       },
                     },
                     "namespaces": Array [
@@ -4378,7 +4383,7 @@ Array [
         Object {
           "metadata": Object {
             "labels": Object {
-              "app.kubernetes.io/name": "asdasd-redis",
+              "app": "asdasd-redis",
             },
             "name": "redis-data",
           },