diff --git a/ansible/inventory/group_vars/all/pxc b/ansible/inventory/group_vars/all/pxc
index 1a3fed2..c6b0408 100644
--- a/ansible/inventory/group_vars/all/pxc
+++ b/ansible/inventory/group_vars/all/pxc
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
+---
+zuul_operator_pxc_crd_url: "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/percona/percona-xtradb-cluster-operator/refs/tags/v1.17.0/deploy/crd.yaml"
 zuul_operator_pxc_bundle_url: "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/percona/percona-xtradb-cluster-operator/refs/tags/v1.17.0/deploy/bundle.yaml"
diff --git a/ansible/run.yml b/ansible/run.yml
index ce2c23e..d8250ff 100644
--- a/ansible/run.yml
+++ b/ansible/run.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,13 @@
   hosts: localhost
 
   tasks:
+    - name: Ensure PXC CRDs
+      kubernetes.core.k8s:
+        src: "{{ zuul_operator_pxc_crd_url }}"
+        state: present
+      when: zuul_operator_pxc_crd_url | length > 0
+      tags: pxc
+
     - name: Ensure PXC namespace
       kubernetes.core.k8s:
         name: pxc
@@ -13,7 +20,7 @@
 
     - name: Ensure PXC bundle
       kubernetes.core.k8s:
-        namespace: "zuul"
+        namespace: "pxc"
         src: "{{ zuul_operator_pxc_bundle_url }}"
         state: present
       when: zuul_operator_pxc_bundle_url | length > 0