diff --git a/operator/config/crd/bases/core.cnrm.cloud.google.com_configconnectorcontexts.yaml b/operator/config/crd/bases/core.cnrm.cloud.google.com_configconnectorcontexts.yaml
index 6ba76a9c37..6f7cb5536a 100644
--- a/operator/config/crd/bases/core.cnrm.cloud.google.com_configconnectorcontexts.yaml
+++ b/operator/config/crd/bases/core.cnrm.cloud.google.com_configconnectorcontexts.yaml
@@ -97,6 +97,12 @@ spec:
                 - Absent
                 - Merge
                 type: string
+              version:
+                description: |-
+                  Version specifies the exact addon version to be deployed, eg 1.2.3
+                  Only limited versions are supported; currently we are only supporting
+                  the operator version and the previous minor version.
+                type: string
             required:
             - googleServiceAccount
             type: object
diff --git a/operator/pkg/apis/core/v1beta1/configconnectorcontext_types.go b/operator/pkg/apis/core/v1beta1/configconnectorcontext_types.go
index 019c31450d..79ee74d5d4 100644
--- a/operator/pkg/apis/core/v1beta1/configconnectorcontext_types.go
+++ b/operator/pkg/apis/core/v1beta1/configconnectorcontext_types.go
@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@ import (
 
 // ConfigConnectorContextSpec defines the desired state of ConfigConnectorContext
 type ConfigConnectorContextSpec struct {
+	// Version specifies the exact addon version to be deployed, eg 1.2.3
+	// Only limited versions are supported; currently we are only supporting
+	// the operator version and the previous minor version.
+	Version string `json:"version,omitempty"`
+
 	// The Google Service Account to be used by Config Connector to
 	// authenticate with Google Cloud APIs in the associated namespace.
 	GoogleServiceAccount string `json:"googleServiceAccount"`
diff --git a/operator/pkg/manifest/per_namespace_manifest_loader.go b/operator/pkg/manifest/per_namespace_manifest_loader.go
index 6b04e7c039..3ab4c35f23 100644
--- a/operator/pkg/manifest/per_namespace_manifest_loader.go
+++ b/operator/pkg/manifest/per_namespace_manifest_loader.go
@@ -39,17 +39,27 @@ func NewPerNamespaceManifestLoader(repo Repository) *PerNamespaceManifestLoader
 }
 
 func (p *PerNamespaceManifestLoader) ResolveManifest(ctx context.Context, o runtime.Object) (map[string]string, error) {
-	_, ok := o.(*corev1beta1.ConfigConnectorContext)
+	ccc, ok := o.(*corev1beta1.ConfigConnectorContext)
 	if !ok {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("expected the resource to be a ConfigConnectorContext, but it was not. Object: %v", o)
 	}
 
 	componentName := k8s.ConfigConnectorComponentName
 	channelName := k8s.StableChannel
-	v, err := ResolveVersion(ctx, p.repo, componentName, channelName)
+
+	version := ccc.Spec.Version
+	if version == "" {
+		v, err := ResolveVersion(ctx, p.repo, componentName, channelName)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("error resolving the version for %v in %v channel: %w", componentName, channelName, err)
+		}
+		version = v
+	}
+
+	files, err := p.repo.LoadNamespacedComponents(ctx, componentName, version)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error resolving the version for %v in %v channel: %w", componentName, channelName, err)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("version %q could not be loaded: %w", version, err)
 	}
 
-	return p.repo.LoadNamespacedComponents(ctx, componentName, v)
+	return files, nil
 }