diff --git a/helm/olmv1/templates/deployment-olmv1-system-catalogd-controller-manager.yml b/helm/olmv1/templates/deployment-olmv1-system-catalogd-controller-manager.yml
index 092cb7a24..ac69bce6a 100644
--- a/helm/olmv1/templates/deployment-olmv1-system-catalogd-controller-manager.yml
+++ b/helm/olmv1/templates/deployment-olmv1-system-catalogd-controller-manager.yml
@@ -12,11 +12,11 @@ metadata:
   namespace: {{ .Values.namespaces.olmv1.name }}
 spec:
   minReadySeconds: 5
-  replicas: 1
+  replicas: {{ .Values.options.catalogd.deployment.replicas }}
   strategy:
     type: RollingUpdate
     rollingUpdate:
-      maxSurge: 1          # Allow temporary 2 pods (1 + 1) for zero-downtime updates
+      maxSurge: 1          # Allow temporary extra pod for zero-downtime updates
       maxUnavailable: 0    # Never allow pods to be unavailable during updates
   selector:
     matchLabels:
diff --git a/helm/olmv1/templates/deployment-olmv1-system-operator-controller-controller-manager.yml b/helm/olmv1/templates/deployment-olmv1-system-operator-controller-controller-manager.yml
index 249610244..bea8f0404 100644
--- a/helm/olmv1/templates/deployment-olmv1-system-operator-controller-controller-manager.yml
+++ b/helm/olmv1/templates/deployment-olmv1-system-operator-controller-controller-manager.yml
@@ -11,11 +11,11 @@ metadata:
   name: operator-controller-controller-manager
   namespace: {{ .Values.namespaces.olmv1.name }}
 spec:
-  replicas: 1
+  replicas: {{ .Values.options.operatorController.deployment.replicas }}
   strategy:
     type: RollingUpdate
     rollingUpdate:
-      maxSurge: 1          # Allow temporary 2 pods (1 + 1) for zero-downtime updates
+      maxSurge: 1          # Allow temporary extra pod for zero-downtime updates
       maxUnavailable: 0    # Never allow pods to be unavailable during updates
   selector:
     matchLabels:
diff --git a/helm/olmv1/values.yaml b/helm/olmv1/values.yaml
index cb454f625..c5845b9a1 100644
--- a/helm/olmv1/values.yaml
+++ b/helm/olmv1/values.yaml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ options:
     enabled: true
     deployment:
       image: quay.io/operator-framework/operator-controller:devel
+      replicas: 1
       extraArguments: []
     features:
       enabled: []
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ options:
     enabled: true
     deployment:
       image: quay.io/operator-framework/catalogd:devel
+      replicas: 1
       extraArguments: []
     features:
       enabled: []
diff --git a/manifests/experimental-e2e.yaml b/manifests/experimental-e2e.yaml
index 4d4453230..4a27cf205 100644
--- a/manifests/experimental-e2e.yaml
+++ b/manifests/experimental-e2e.yaml
@@ -2582,7 +2582,7 @@ spec:
   strategy:
     type: RollingUpdate
     rollingUpdate:
-      maxSurge: 1          # Allow temporary 2 pods (1 + 1) for zero-downtime updates
+      maxSurge: 1          # Allow temporary extra pod for zero-downtime updates
       maxUnavailable: 0    # Never allow pods to be unavailable during updates
   selector:
     matchLabels:
@@ -2733,7 +2733,7 @@ spec:
   strategy:
     type: RollingUpdate
     rollingUpdate:
-      maxSurge: 1          # Allow temporary 2 pods (1 + 1) for zero-downtime updates
+      maxSurge: 1          # Allow temporary extra pod for zero-downtime updates
       maxUnavailable: 0    # Never allow pods to be unavailable during updates
   selector:
     matchLabels:
diff --git a/manifests/experimental.yaml b/manifests/experimental.yaml
index 7f5d7c53a..9a8fa0b40 100644
--- a/manifests/experimental.yaml
+++ b/manifests/experimental.yaml
@@ -2502,7 +2502,7 @@ spec:
   strategy:
     type: RollingUpdate
     rollingUpdate:
-      maxSurge: 1          # Allow temporary 2 pods (1 + 1) for zero-downtime updates
+      maxSurge: 1          # Allow temporary extra pod for zero-downtime updates
       maxUnavailable: 0    # Never allow pods to be unavailable during updates
   selector:
     matchLabels:
@@ -2640,7 +2640,7 @@ spec:
   strategy:
     type: RollingUpdate
     rollingUpdate:
-      maxSurge: 1          # Allow temporary 2 pods (1 + 1) for zero-downtime updates
+      maxSurge: 1          # Allow temporary extra pod for zero-downtime updates
       maxUnavailable: 0    # Never allow pods to be unavailable during updates
   selector:
     matchLabels:
diff --git a/manifests/standard-e2e.yaml b/manifests/standard-e2e.yaml
index f68e17f74..a3a72e89f 100644
--- a/manifests/standard-e2e.yaml
+++ b/manifests/standard-e2e.yaml
@@ -1782,7 +1782,7 @@ spec:
   strategy:
     type: RollingUpdate
     rollingUpdate:
-      maxSurge: 1          # Allow temporary 2 pods (1 + 1) for zero-downtime updates
+      maxSurge: 1          # Allow temporary extra pod for zero-downtime updates
       maxUnavailable: 0    # Never allow pods to be unavailable during updates
   selector:
     matchLabels:
@@ -1932,7 +1932,7 @@ spec:
   strategy:
     type: RollingUpdate
     rollingUpdate:
-      maxSurge: 1          # Allow temporary 2 pods (1 + 1) for zero-downtime updates
+      maxSurge: 1          # Allow temporary extra pod for zero-downtime updates
       maxUnavailable: 0    # Never allow pods to be unavailable during updates
   selector:
     matchLabels:
diff --git a/manifests/standard.yaml b/manifests/standard.yaml
index 6db6b21ad..ad02f96e2 100644
--- a/manifests/standard.yaml
+++ b/manifests/standard.yaml
@@ -1702,7 +1702,7 @@ spec:
   strategy:
     type: RollingUpdate
     rollingUpdate:
-      maxSurge: 1          # Allow temporary 2 pods (1 + 1) for zero-downtime updates
+      maxSurge: 1          # Allow temporary extra pod for zero-downtime updates
       maxUnavailable: 0    # Never allow pods to be unavailable during updates
   selector:
     matchLabels:
@@ -1839,7 +1839,7 @@ spec:
   strategy:
     type: RollingUpdate
     rollingUpdate:
-      maxSurge: 1          # Allow temporary 2 pods (1 + 1) for zero-downtime updates
+      maxSurge: 1          # Allow temporary extra pod for zero-downtime updates
       maxUnavailable: 0    # Never allow pods to be unavailable during updates
   selector:
     matchLabels: