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+---
+
+kind: Namespace
+apiVersion: v1
+metadata:
+  name: cis-operator-system
+
+---
+
+apiVersion: helm.cattle.io/v1
+kind: HelmChart
+metadata:
+  name: rancher
+  namespace: kube-system
+spec:
+  repo: {{ item.value.repo | default("https://releases.rancher.com/server-charts/latest") }}
+  chart: rancher-cis-benchmark
+  version: {{ item.value.version | default("2.0.3") }}
+  targetNamespace: cis-operator-system
+  set:
+    alerts.enabled: true
+
+