diff --git a/workloads/hello.yaml b/workloads/hello.yaml
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+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: hello
+  namespace: lasample
+  labels:
+    app: hello
+spec:
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      app: hello
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      labels:
+        app: hello
+    spec:
+      containers:
+      - name: hello
+        image: linuxacademycontent/gitops:hellov1.0