diff --git a/docs/api-reference.md b/docs/api-reference.md
index 9b4e1fc3..9ab637aa 100644
--- a/docs/api-reference.md
+++ b/docs/api-reference.md
@@ -10903,6 +10903,13 @@ Resources requirements.
           Sidecar containers<br/>
         </td>
         <td>false</td>
+      </tr><tr>
+        <td><b>skipVolumeClaimLabels</b></td>
+        <td>boolean</td>
+        <td>
+          Skip Applying Labels to Statefulset.VolumeClaimTemplate<br/>
+        </td>
+        <td>false</td>
       </tr><tr>
         <td><b><a href="#pulsarclusterspecbookkeepertolerationsindex">tolerations</a></b></td>
         <td>[]object</td>
@@ -17529,6 +17536,13 @@ Service configuration.
           Sidecar containers<br/>
         </td>
         <td>false</td>
+      </tr><tr>
+        <td><b>skipVolumeClaimLabels</b></td>
+        <td>boolean</td>
+        <td>
+          Skip Applying Labels to Statefulset.VolumeClaimTemplate<br/>
+        </td>
+        <td>false</td>
       </tr><tr>
         <td><b><a href="#pulsarclusterspecbookkeepersetskeytolerationsindex">tolerations</a></b></td>
         <td>[]object</td>
@@ -29167,6 +29181,13 @@ Indicates if a StorageClass is used. The operator will create the StorageClass i
           Sidecar containers<br/>
         </td>
         <td>false</td>
+      </tr><tr>
+        <td><b>skipVolumeClaimLabels</b></td>
+        <td>boolean</td>
+        <td>
+          Skip Applying Labels to Statefulset.VolumeClaimTemplate<br/>
+        </td>
+        <td>false</td>
       </tr><tr>
         <td><b><a href="#pulsarclusterspecbrokertolerationsindex">tolerations</a></b></td>
         <td>[]object</td>
@@ -35810,6 +35831,13 @@ Service configuration.
           Sidecar containers<br/>
         </td>
         <td>false</td>
+      </tr><tr>
+        <td><b>skipVolumeClaimLabels</b></td>
+        <td>boolean</td>
+        <td>
+          Skip Applying Labels to Statefulset.VolumeClaimTemplate<br/>
+        </td>
+        <td>false</td>
       </tr><tr>
         <td><b><a href="#pulsarclusterspecbrokersetskeytolerationsindex">tolerations</a></b></td>
         <td>[]object</td>
@@ -47214,6 +47242,13 @@ Update strategy for the StatefulSet.
           Sidecar containers<br/>
         </td>
         <td>false</td>
+      </tr><tr>
+        <td><b>skipVolumeClaimLabels</b></td>
+        <td>boolean</td>
+        <td>
+          Skip Applying Labels to Statefulset.VolumeClaimTemplate<br/>
+        </td>
+        <td>false</td>
       </tr><tr>
         <td><b><a href="#pulsarclusterspecfunctionsworkertolerationsindex">tolerations</a></b></td>
         <td>[]object</td>
@@ -57926,6 +57961,13 @@ TLS configurations related to the ZooKeeper component.
           Sidecar containers<br/>
         </td>
         <td>false</td>
+      </tr><tr>
+        <td><b>skipVolumeClaimLabels</b></td>
+        <td>boolean</td>
+        <td>
+          Skip Applying Labels to Statefulset.VolumeClaimTemplate<br/>
+        </td>
+        <td>false</td>
       </tr><tr>
         <td><b>standaloneFunctionsWorker</b></td>
         <td>boolean</td>
@@ -64450,6 +64492,13 @@ Service configuration.
           Sidecar containers<br/>
         </td>
         <td>false</td>
+      </tr><tr>
+        <td><b>skipVolumeClaimLabels</b></td>
+        <td>boolean</td>
+        <td>
+          Skip Applying Labels to Statefulset.VolumeClaimTemplate<br/>
+        </td>
+        <td>false</td>
       </tr><tr>
         <td><b>standaloneFunctionsWorker</b></td>
         <td>boolean</td>
@@ -76049,6 +76098,13 @@ Resources requirements.
           Sidecar containers<br/>
         </td>
         <td>false</td>
+      </tr><tr>
+        <td><b>skipVolumeClaimLabels</b></td>
+        <td>boolean</td>
+        <td>
+          Skip Applying Labels to Statefulset.VolumeClaimTemplate<br/>
+        </td>
+        <td>false</td>
       </tr><tr>
         <td><b><a href="#pulsarclusterspeczookeepertolerationsindex">tolerations</a></b></td>
         <td>[]object</td>
diff --git a/helm/kaap/crds/bookkeepers.kaap.oss.datastax.com-v1.yml b/helm/kaap/crds/bookkeepers.kaap.oss.datastax.com-v1.yml
index 70f13a8d..5a14ff82 100644
--- a/helm/kaap/crds/bookkeepers.kaap.oss.datastax.com-v1.yml
+++ b/helm/kaap/crds/bookkeepers.kaap.oss.datastax.com-v1.yml
@@ -904,6 +904,9 @@ spec:
                                   type: string
                               type: object
                           type: object
+                        skipVolumeClaimLabels:
+                          description: Skip Applying Labels to Statefulset.VolumeClaimTemplate
+                          type: boolean
                         imagePullSecrets:
                           description: Image pull secrets.
                           items:
@@ -3083,6 +3086,9 @@ spec:
                             type: string
                         type: object
                     type: object
+                  skipVolumeClaimLabels:
+                    description: Skip Applying Labels to Statefulset.VolumeClaimTemplate
+                    type: boolean
                   imagePullSecrets:
                     description: Image pull secrets.
                     items:
diff --git a/helm/kaap/crds/brokers.kaap.oss.datastax.com-v1.yml b/helm/kaap/crds/brokers.kaap.oss.datastax.com-v1.yml
index 0f0b6e98..1ace66ef 100644
--- a/helm/kaap/crds/brokers.kaap.oss.datastax.com-v1.yml
+++ b/helm/kaap/crds/brokers.kaap.oss.datastax.com-v1.yml
@@ -855,6 +855,9 @@ spec:
                                 Default is 'false'.
                               type: boolean
                           type: object
+                        skipVolumeClaimLabels:
+                          description: Skip Applying Labels to Statefulset.VolumeClaimTemplate
+                          type: boolean
                         imagePullSecrets:
                           description: Image pull secrets.
                           items:
@@ -3000,6 +3003,9 @@ spec:
                           is 'false'.
                         type: boolean
                     type: object
+                  skipVolumeClaimLabels:
+                    description: Skip Applying Labels to Statefulset.VolumeClaimTemplate
+                    type: boolean
                   imagePullSecrets:
                     description: Image pull secrets.
                     items:
diff --git a/helm/kaap/crds/functionsworkers.kaap.oss.datastax.com-v1.yml b/helm/kaap/crds/functionsworkers.kaap.oss.datastax.com-v1.yml
index a5ff149e..a3bca881 100644
--- a/helm/kaap/crds/functionsworkers.kaap.oss.datastax.com-v1.yml
+++ b/helm/kaap/crds/functionsworkers.kaap.oss.datastax.com-v1.yml
@@ -787,6 +787,9 @@ spec:
                           should be used.
                         type: string
                     type: object
+                  skipVolumeClaimLabels:
+                    description: Skip Applying Labels to Statefulset.VolumeClaimTemplate
+                    type: boolean
                   imagePullSecrets:
                     description: Image pull secrets.
                     items:
diff --git a/helm/kaap/crds/proxies.kaap.oss.datastax.com-v1.yml b/helm/kaap/crds/proxies.kaap.oss.datastax.com-v1.yml
index 6d6ca6ab..a0277151 100644
--- a/helm/kaap/crds/proxies.kaap.oss.datastax.com-v1.yml
+++ b/helm/kaap/crds/proxies.kaap.oss.datastax.com-v1.yml
@@ -850,6 +850,9 @@ spec:
                                 Default is 'false'.
                               type: boolean
                           type: object
+                        skipVolumeClaimLabels:
+                          description: Skip Applying Labels to Statefulset.VolumeClaimTemplate
+                          type: boolean
                         imagePullSecrets:
                           description: Image pull secrets.
                           items:
@@ -2992,6 +2995,9 @@ spec:
                           is 'false'.
                         type: boolean
                     type: object
+                  skipVolumeClaimLabels:
+                    description: Skip Applying Labels to Statefulset.VolumeClaimTemplate
+                    type: boolean
                   imagePullSecrets:
                     description: Image pull secrets.
                     items:
diff --git a/helm/kaap/crds/pulsarclusters.kaap.oss.datastax.com-v1.yml b/helm/kaap/crds/pulsarclusters.kaap.oss.datastax.com-v1.yml
index 416bfbcc..e68bc13a 100644
--- a/helm/kaap/crds/pulsarclusters.kaap.oss.datastax.com-v1.yml
+++ b/helm/kaap/crds/pulsarclusters.kaap.oss.datastax.com-v1.yml
@@ -850,6 +850,9 @@ spec:
                                 Default is 'false'.
                               type: boolean
                           type: object
+                        skipVolumeClaimLabels:
+                          description: Skip Applying Labels to Statefulset.VolumeClaimTemplate
+                          type: boolean
                         imagePullSecrets:
                           description: Image pull secrets.
                           items:
@@ -2992,6 +2995,9 @@ spec:
                           is 'false'.
                         type: boolean
                     type: object
+                  skipVolumeClaimLabels:
+                    description: Skip Applying Labels to Statefulset.VolumeClaimTemplate
+                    type: boolean
                   imagePullSecrets:
                     description: Image pull secrets.
                     items:
@@ -5077,6 +5083,9 @@ spec:
                           should be used.
                         type: string
                     type: object
+                  skipVolumeClaimLabels:
+                    description: Skip Applying Labels to Statefulset.VolumeClaimTemplate
+                    type: boolean
                   imagePullSecrets:
                     description: Image pull secrets.
                     items:
@@ -9619,6 +9628,9 @@ spec:
                           should be used.
                         type: string
                     type: object
+                  skipVolumeClaimLabels:
+                    description: Skip Applying Labels to Statefulset.VolumeClaimTemplate
+                    type: boolean
                   imagePullSecrets:
                     description: Image pull secrets.
                     items:
@@ -11763,6 +11775,9 @@ spec:
                                 Default is 'false'.
                               type: boolean
                           type: object
+                        skipVolumeClaimLabels:
+                          description: Skip Applying Labels to Statefulset.VolumeClaimTemplate
+                          type: boolean
                         imagePullSecrets:
                           description: Image pull secrets.
                           items:
@@ -13908,6 +13923,9 @@ spec:
                           is 'false'.
                         type: boolean
                     type: object
+                  skipVolumeClaimLabels:
+                    description: Skip Applying Labels to Statefulset.VolumeClaimTemplate
+                    type: boolean
                   imagePullSecrets:
                     description: Image pull secrets.
                     items:
@@ -16101,6 +16119,9 @@ spec:
                                   type: string
                               type: object
                           type: object
+                        skipVolumeClaimLabels:
+                          description: Skip Applying Labels to Statefulset.VolumeClaimTemplate
+                          type: boolean
                         imagePullSecrets:
                           description: Image pull secrets.
                           items:
@@ -18280,6 +18301,9 @@ spec:
                             type: string
                         type: object
                     type: object
+                  skipVolumeClaimLabels:
+                    description: Skip Applying Labels to Statefulset.VolumeClaimTemplate
+                    type: boolean
                   imagePullSecrets:
                     description: Image pull secrets.
                     items:
diff --git a/helm/kaap/crds/zookeepers.kaap.oss.datastax.com-v1.yml b/helm/kaap/crds/zookeepers.kaap.oss.datastax.com-v1.yml
index e31ddb88..b378ced8 100644
--- a/helm/kaap/crds/zookeepers.kaap.oss.datastax.com-v1.yml
+++ b/helm/kaap/crds/zookeepers.kaap.oss.datastax.com-v1.yml
@@ -226,6 +226,9 @@ spec:
                           should be used.
                         type: string
                     type: object
+                  skipVolumeClaimLabels:
+                    description: Skip Applying Labels to Statefulset.VolumeClaimTemplate
+                    type: boolean
                   imagePullSecrets:
                     description: Image pull secrets.
                     items:
diff --git a/migration-tool/src/main/java/com/datastax/oss/kaap/migrationtool/PulsarClusterResourceGenerator.java b/migration-tool/src/main/java/com/datastax/oss/kaap/migrationtool/PulsarClusterResourceGenerator.java
index ebdf838c..92ad6a8b 100644
--- a/migration-tool/src/main/java/com/datastax/oss/kaap/migrationtool/PulsarClusterResourceGenerator.java
+++ b/migration-tool/src/main/java/com/datastax/oss/kaap/migrationtool/PulsarClusterResourceGenerator.java
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
 import java.util.function.Predicate;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.BooleanUtils;
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 
 @Slf4j
@@ -210,11 +211,11 @@ private AuthConfig getAuthConfig() {
                         )
                         .contains(spec.getSpecName()) && spec.isEnabled();
 
-        final boolean authEnabled = getValueAssertSame(
+        final boolean authEnabled = BooleanUtils.isTrue(getValueAssertSame(
                 filterComponents,
                 spec -> parseConfigValueBool(spec.getConfig(), "authenticationEnabled"),
                 false,
-                "authenticationEnabled").booleanValue();
+                "authenticationEnabled"));
         if (!authEnabled) {
             log.info("Found authenticationEnabled=false, auth will be disabled in the CRD");
             return AuthConfig.builder()
diff --git a/migration-tool/src/main/java/com/datastax/oss/kaap/migrationtool/specs/AutorecoverySpecGenerator.java b/migration-tool/src/main/java/com/datastax/oss/kaap/migrationtool/specs/AutorecoverySpecGenerator.java
index 14b0f5dc..a568a88c 100644
--- a/migration-tool/src/main/java/com/datastax/oss/kaap/migrationtool/specs/AutorecoverySpecGenerator.java
+++ b/migration-tool/src/main/java/com/datastax/oss/kaap/migrationtool/specs/AutorecoverySpecGenerator.java
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Objects;
 import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 
 @Slf4j
 public class AutorecoverySpecGenerator extends BaseSpecGenerator<AutorecoverySpec> {
@@ -82,8 +83,9 @@ public void internalGenerateSpec() {
         isRestartOnConfigMapChange = isPodDependantOnConfigMap(deploymentSpec.getTemplate());
         priorityClassName = spec.getPriorityClassName();
         config = convertConfigMapData(configMap);
-        if (!config.containsKey("ensemblePlacementPolicy")) {
-            config.put("ensemblePlacementPolicy", "");
+        Object ensemblePlacementPolicy = config.get("ensemblePlacementPolicy");
+        if (ensemblePlacementPolicy instanceof String policy && StringUtils.isBlank(policy)) {
+            config.remove("ensemblePlacementPolicy");
         }
         tlsEntryConfig = createTlsEntryConfig(deployment);
 
diff --git a/migration-tool/src/main/java/com/datastax/oss/kaap/migrationtool/specs/BookKeeperSetSpecGenerator.java b/migration-tool/src/main/java/com/datastax/oss/kaap/migrationtool/specs/BookKeeperSetSpecGenerator.java
index 8b191c79..c2773613 100644
--- a/migration-tool/src/main/java/com/datastax/oss/kaap/migrationtool/specs/BookKeeperSetSpecGenerator.java
+++ b/migration-tool/src/main/java/com/datastax/oss/kaap/migrationtool/specs/BookKeeperSetSpecGenerator.java
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ public void internalGenerateSpec() {
                 .nodeAffinity(nodeAffinity)
                 .pdb(podDisruptionBudgetConfig)
                 .labels(statefulSet.getMetadata().getLabels())
+                .skipVolumeClaimLabels(true)
                 .podLabels(statefulSetSpec.getTemplate().getMetadata().getLabels())
                 .matchLabels(matchLabels)
                 .config(config)
diff --git a/migration-tool/src/main/java/com/datastax/oss/kaap/migrationtool/specs/FunctionsWorkerSpecGenerator.java b/migration-tool/src/main/java/com/datastax/oss/kaap/migrationtool/specs/FunctionsWorkerSpecGenerator.java
index 137276f9..a800dcd1 100644
--- a/migration-tool/src/main/java/com/datastax/oss/kaap/migrationtool/specs/FunctionsWorkerSpecGenerator.java
+++ b/migration-tool/src/main/java/com/datastax/oss/kaap/migrationtool/specs/FunctionsWorkerSpecGenerator.java
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ public void internalGenerateSpec() {
                 .nodeAffinity(nodeAffinity)
                 .probes(createProbeConfig(mainContainer))
                 .labels(statefulSet.getMetadata().getLabels())
+                .skipVolumeClaimLabels(true)
                 .podLabels(statefulSetSpec.getTemplate().getMetadata().getLabels())
                 .matchLabels(matchLabels)
                 .config(config)
diff --git a/migration-tool/src/main/java/com/datastax/oss/kaap/migrationtool/specs/ZooKeeperSpecGenerator.java b/migration-tool/src/main/java/com/datastax/oss/kaap/migrationtool/specs/ZooKeeperSpecGenerator.java
index 3a093c1c..5b2fdd49 100644
--- a/migration-tool/src/main/java/com/datastax/oss/kaap/migrationtool/specs/ZooKeeperSpecGenerator.java
+++ b/migration-tool/src/main/java/com/datastax/oss/kaap/migrationtool/specs/ZooKeeperSpecGenerator.java
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ public void internalGenerateSpec() {
                 .nodeAffinity(nodeAffinity)
                 .pdb(podDisruptionBudgetConfig)
                 .labels(statefulSet.getMetadata().getLabels())
+                .skipVolumeClaimLabels(true)
                 .podLabels(statefulSetSpec.getTemplate().getMetadata().getLabels())
                 .matchLabels(matchLabels)
                 .config(config)
diff --git a/migration-tool/src/test/java/com/datastax/oss/kaap/migrationtool/PulsarClusterResourceGeneratorTest.java b/migration-tool/src/test/java/com/datastax/oss/kaap/migrationtool/PulsarClusterResourceGeneratorTest.java
index a934e0a4..ea6fe6ed 100644
--- a/migration-tool/src/test/java/com/datastax/oss/kaap/migrationtool/PulsarClusterResourceGeneratorTest.java
+++ b/migration-tool/src/test/java/com/datastax/oss/kaap/migrationtool/PulsarClusterResourceGeneratorTest.java
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ public void test() throws Exception {
         final DiffCollectorOutputWriter diff = generate(client, tmpDir);
         final File outputDir = new File(tmpDir.toFile(), CONTEXT);
         assertValue(outputDir);
-        assertDiff(diff, 159);
+        assertDiff(diff, 155);
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ public void testNoFunctions() throws Exception {
         final DiffCollectorOutputWriter diff = generate(client, tmpDir);
         final File outputDir = new File(tmpDir.toFile(), CONTEXT);
         final PulsarCluster pulsar = getPulsarClusterFromOutputdir(outputDir);
-        assertDiff(diff, 120);
+        assertDiff(diff, 117);
         Assert.assertEquals(pulsar.getSpec().getFunctionsWorker().getReplicas(), 0);
     }
 
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ public void testNoBastion() throws Exception {
         final DiffCollectorOutputWriter diff = generate(client, tmpDir);
         final File outputDir = new File(tmpDir.toFile(), CONTEXT);
         final PulsarCluster pulsar = getPulsarClusterFromOutputdir(outputDir);
-        assertDiff(diff, 152);
+        assertDiff(diff, 148);
         Assert.assertEquals(pulsar.getSpec().getBastion().getReplicas(), 0);
     }
 
@@ -202,6 +202,7 @@ private void assertValue(File tmpDir) {
                               component: zookeeper
                               heritage: Helm
                               release: pulsar-cluster
+                            skipVolumeClaimLabels: true
                             podLabels:
                               app: pulsar
                               cluster: pulsar-cluster
@@ -284,6 +285,7 @@ private void assertValue(File tmpDir) {
                               component: bookkeeper
                               heritage: Helm
                               release: pulsar-cluster
+                            skipVolumeClaimLabels: true
                             podLabels:
                               app: pulsar
                               cluster: pulsar-cluster
@@ -892,7 +894,6 @@ private void assertValue(File tmpDir) {
                               PULSAR_EXTRA_OPTS: -Dpulsar.log.root.level=info
                               PULSAR_LOG_LEVEL: info
                               PULSAR_LOG_ROOT_LEVEL: info
-                              ensemblePlacementPolicy: ""
                               zkServers: pulsar-cluster-zookeeper-ca:2181
                             replicas: 1
                             annotations: {}
@@ -1013,6 +1014,7 @@ private void assertValue(File tmpDir) {
                               component: function
                               heritage: Helm
                               release: pulsar-cluster
+                            skipVolumeClaimLabels: true
                             podLabels:
                               app: pulsar
                               cluster: pulsar-cluster
diff --git a/operator/src/main/java/com/datastax/oss/kaap/controllers/BaseResourcesFactory.java b/operator/src/main/java/com/datastax/oss/kaap/controllers/BaseResourcesFactory.java
index 65ac3af7..d4f8cde0 100644
--- a/operator/src/main/java/com/datastax/oss/kaap/controllers/BaseResourcesFactory.java
+++ b/operator/src/main/java/com/datastax/oss/kaap/controllers/BaseResourcesFactory.java
@@ -689,6 +689,13 @@ protected String genChecksum(Object object) {
     protected PersistentVolumeClaim createPersistentVolumeClaim(String name,
                                                                 VolumeConfig volumeConfig,
                                                                 Map<String, String> labels) {
+        return createPersistentVolumeClaim(name, volumeConfig, labels, false);
+    }
+
+    protected PersistentVolumeClaim createPersistentVolumeClaim(String name,
+                                                                VolumeConfig volumeConfig,
+                                                                Map<String, String> labels,
+                                                                boolean skipLabels) {
         String storageClassName = null;
         if (volumeConfig.getExistingStorageClassName() != null) {
             if (!volumeConfig.getExistingStorageClassName().equals("default")) {
@@ -701,7 +708,7 @@ protected PersistentVolumeClaim createPersistentVolumeClaim(String name,
         return new PersistentVolumeClaimBuilder()
                 .withNewMetadata()
                 .withName(name)
-                .withLabels(labels)
+                .withLabels(skipLabels ? Map.of() : labels)
                 .endMetadata()
                 .withNewSpec()
                 .withAccessModes(List.of("ReadWriteOnce"))
diff --git a/operator/src/main/java/com/datastax/oss/kaap/controllers/bookkeeper/BookKeeperResourcesFactory.java b/operator/src/main/java/com/datastax/oss/kaap/controllers/bookkeeper/BookKeeperResourcesFactory.java
index 6c705e01..9cabf60b 100644
--- a/operator/src/main/java/com/datastax/oss/kaap/controllers/bookkeeper/BookKeeperResourcesFactory.java
+++ b/operator/src/main/java/com/datastax/oss/kaap/controllers/bookkeeper/BookKeeperResourcesFactory.java
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
 import java.util.Objects;
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicInteger;
 import lombok.extern.jbosslog.JBossLog;
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.BooleanUtils;
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.ObjectUtils;
 
 @JBossLog
@@ -214,6 +215,7 @@ public void patchStatefulSet() {
 
     public StatefulSet generateStatefulSet() {
         Map<String, String> labels = getLabels(spec.getLabels());
+        boolean getSkipVolumeClaimLabels = BooleanUtils.isTrue(spec.getSkipVolumeClaimLabels());
         Map<String, String> podLabels = getPodLabels(spec.getPodLabels());
         Objects.requireNonNull(configMap, "ConfigMap should have been created at this point");
         Map<String, String> podAnnotations = getPodAnnotations(spec.getPodAnnotations(), configMap, DEFAULT_HTTP_PORT + "");
@@ -295,9 +297,9 @@ public StatefulSet generateStatefulSet() {
             );
         } else {
             persistentVolumeClaims.add(createPersistentVolumeClaim(journalVolumeName, spec.getVolumes().getJournal(),
-                    labels));
+                    labels, getSkipVolumeClaimLabels));
             persistentVolumeClaims.add(createPersistentVolumeClaim(ledgersVolumeName, spec.getVolumes().getLedgers(),
-                    labels));
+                    labels, getSkipVolumeClaimLabels));
         }
 
 
diff --git a/operator/src/main/java/com/datastax/oss/kaap/controllers/function/FunctionsWorkerResourcesFactory.java b/operator/src/main/java/com/datastax/oss/kaap/controllers/function/FunctionsWorkerResourcesFactory.java
index a8478c0d..7c18ca61 100644
--- a/operator/src/main/java/com/datastax/oss/kaap/controllers/function/FunctionsWorkerResourcesFactory.java
+++ b/operator/src/main/java/com/datastax/oss/kaap/controllers/function/FunctionsWorkerResourcesFactory.java
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
 import java.util.Objects;
 import java.util.TreeSet;
 import lombok.extern.jbosslog.JBossLog;
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.BooleanUtils;
 
 @JBossLog
 public class FunctionsWorkerResourcesFactory extends BaseResourcesFactory<FunctionsWorkerSpec> {
@@ -352,6 +353,7 @@ public StatefulSet generateStatefulSet() {
         }
 
         Map<String, String> labels = getLabels(spec.getLabels());
+        boolean skipVolumeClaimLabels = BooleanUtils.isTrue(spec.getSkipVolumeClaimLabels());
         Map<String, String> podLabels = getPodLabels(spec.getPodLabels());
         Objects.requireNonNull(configMap, "ConfigMap should have been created at this point");
         Map<String, String> annotations = getAnnotations(spec.getAnnotations());
@@ -473,7 +475,8 @@ public StatefulSet generateStatefulSet() {
         List<PersistentVolumeClaim> persistentVolumeClaims = new ArrayList<>();
         if (global.getPersistence()) {
             persistentVolumeClaims.add(
-                    createPersistentVolumeClaim(logsVolumeName, spec.getLogsVolume(), labels)
+                    createPersistentVolumeClaim(logsVolumeName, spec.getLogsVolume(),
+                        labels, skipVolumeClaimLabels)
             );
         } else {
             volumes.add(new VolumeBuilder()
diff --git a/operator/src/main/java/com/datastax/oss/kaap/controllers/zookeeper/ZooKeeperResourcesFactory.java b/operator/src/main/java/com/datastax/oss/kaap/controllers/zookeeper/ZooKeeperResourcesFactory.java
index bac1e156..92a0ce72 100644
--- a/operator/src/main/java/com/datastax/oss/kaap/controllers/zookeeper/ZooKeeperResourcesFactory.java
+++ b/operator/src/main/java/com/datastax/oss/kaap/controllers/zookeeper/ZooKeeperResourcesFactory.java
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@
 import java.util.Objects;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 import lombok.extern.jbosslog.JBossLog;
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.BooleanUtils;
 
 @JBossLog
 public class ZooKeeperResourcesFactory extends BaseResourcesFactory<ZooKeeperSpec> {
@@ -236,6 +237,7 @@ public void patchStatefulSet() {
         }
 
         Map<String, String> labels = getLabels(spec.getLabels());
+        boolean skipVolumeClaimLabels = BooleanUtils.isTrue(spec.getSkipVolumeClaimLabels());
         Map<String, String> podLabels = getPodLabels(spec.getPodLabels());
         Map<String, String> matchLabels = getMatchLabels(spec.getMatchLabels());
         Map<String, String> annotations = getAnnotations(spec.getAnnotations());
@@ -331,7 +333,8 @@ public void patchStatefulSet() {
         } else {
             final VolumeConfig dataVolume = spec.getDataVolume();
             persistentVolumeClaims.add(
-                    createPersistentVolumeClaim(dataStorageVolumeName, dataVolume, labels)
+                createPersistentVolumeClaim(dataStorageVolumeName, dataVolume,
+                    labels, skipVolumeClaimLabels)
             );
         }
 
diff --git a/operator/src/main/java/com/datastax/oss/kaap/crds/BaseComponentSpec.java b/operator/src/main/java/com/datastax/oss/kaap/crds/BaseComponentSpec.java
index dbb1af41..a323905d 100644
--- a/operator/src/main/java/com/datastax/oss/kaap/crds/BaseComponentSpec.java
+++ b/operator/src/main/java/com/datastax/oss/kaap/crds/BaseComponentSpec.java
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ public abstract class BaseComponentSpec<T> extends ValidableSpec<T> implements W
     private Map<String, String> podAnnotations;
     @JsonPropertyDescription(CRDConstants.DOC_LABELS)
     private Map<String, String> labels;
+    @JsonPropertyDescription(CRDConstants.DOC_SKIP_VOLUME_CLAIM_LABELS)
+    private Boolean skipVolumeClaimLabels;
     @JsonPropertyDescription(CRDConstants.DOC_POD_LABELS)
     private Map<String, String> podLabels;
     @JsonPropertyDescription(CRDConstants.DOC_POD_MATCH_LABELS)
diff --git a/operator/src/main/java/com/datastax/oss/kaap/crds/CRDConstants.java b/operator/src/main/java/com/datastax/oss/kaap/crds/CRDConstants.java
index aa77414f..9de307be 100644
--- a/operator/src/main/java/com/datastax/oss/kaap/crds/CRDConstants.java
+++ b/operator/src/main/java/com/datastax/oss/kaap/crds/CRDConstants.java
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ public final class CRDConstants {
     public static final String DOC_ANNOTATIONS = "Annotations to add to each resource (except pods).";
     public static final String DOC_POD_ANNOTATIONS = "Annotations to add to pod.";
     public static final String DOC_LABELS = "Labels to add to each resource (except pods).";
+    public static final String DOC_SKIP_VOLUME_CLAIM_LABELS =
+        "Skip Applying Labels to Statefulset.VolumeClaimTemplate";
     public static final String DOC_POD_LABELS = "Labels to add to each pod.";
     public static final String DOC_POD_MATCH_LABELS = "Match labels selectors to add to each pod.";
     public static final String DOC_CONFIG = "Configuration.";