diff --git a/.gitleaks.toml b/.gitleaks.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..11e0a3d95
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitleaks.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+[allowlist]
+  description = "Global Allowlist"
+        
+  # Ignore based on any subset of the line
+  regexes = [
+    
+    # Ignore specific database password
+    '''database-password\s*:\s*"The BlurstOfTimes"''',
+
+    # Ignore specific database user
+    '''database-user\s*:\s*"mlmduser"'''
+  ]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/openshift-ci/resources/model-registry-operator/mysql-db.yaml b/openshift-ci/resources/model-registry-operator/mysql-db.yaml
index 3fda2ef4c..a1a741f6e 100644
--- a/openshift-ci/resources/model-registry-operator/mysql-db.yaml
+++ b/openshift-ci/resources/model-registry-operator/mysql-db.yaml
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ items:
     name: model-registry-db
   stringData:
     database-name: "model_registry"
-    database-password: "TheBlurstOfTimes"
-    database-user: "mlmduser"
+    database-password: "TheBlurstOfTimes" # notsecret
+    database-user: "mlmduser" # notsecret
 kind: List
 metadata: {}
diff --git a/openshift-ci/resources/samples/mysql/mysql-db.yaml b/openshift-ci/resources/samples/mysql/mysql-db.yaml
index 65e60b13b..14296dac5 100644
--- a/openshift-ci/resources/samples/mysql/mysql-db.yaml
+++ b/openshift-ci/resources/samples/mysql/mysql-db.yaml
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ items:
     name: model-registry-db
   stringData:
     database-name: "model_registry"
-    database-password: "TheBlurstOfTimes"
-    database-user: "mlmduser"
+    database-password: "TheBlurstOfTimes" # notsecret
+    database-user: "mlmduser" # notsecret
 kind: List
 metadata: {}
diff --git a/openshift-ci/resources/samples/postgres/postgres-db.yaml b/openshift-ci/resources/samples/postgres/postgres-db.yaml
index 63e6dff6f..7877bdd2b 100644
--- a/openshift-ci/resources/samples/postgres/postgres-db.yaml
+++ b/openshift-ci/resources/samples/postgres/postgres-db.yaml
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ items:
     name: model-registry-db
   stringData:
     database-name: "model-registry"
-    database-password: "TheBlurstOfTimes"
-    database-user: "mlmduser"
+    database-password: "TheBlurstOfTimes" # notsecret
+    database-user: "mlmduser" # notsecret
 kind: List
 metadata: {}
diff --git a/openshift-ci/resources/samples/samples/postgres/postgres-db.yaml b/openshift-ci/resources/samples/samples/postgres/postgres-db.yaml
index 63e6dff6f..7877bdd2b 100644
--- a/openshift-ci/resources/samples/samples/postgres/postgres-db.yaml
+++ b/openshift-ci/resources/samples/samples/postgres/postgres-db.yaml
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ items:
     name: model-registry-db
   stringData:
     database-name: "model-registry"
-    database-password: "TheBlurstOfTimes"
-    database-user: "mlmduser"
+    database-password: "TheBlurstOfTimes" # notsecret
+    database-user: "mlmduser" # notsecret
 kind: List
 metadata: {}