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+---
+'@backstage/plugin-kubernetes-backend': patch
+---
+
+Add kubernetes namespace annotation `backstage.io/kubernetes-namespace` to force namespaced lookups for Kubernetes resources
diff --git a/docs/features/kubernetes/configuration.md b/docs/features/kubernetes/configuration.md
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@@ -355,6 +355,16 @@ annotations:
   'backstage.io/kubernetes-id': dice-roller
 ```
 
+#### Adding the namespace annotation
+
+Additionally entities can have the `backstage.io/kubernetes-namespace` annotation to use namespaced
+lookups instead of the default cluster wide lookups.
+
+```yaml
+annotations:
+  'backstage.io/kubernetes-namespace': dice-space
+```
+
 #### Labeling Kubernetes components
 
 In order for Kubernetes components to show up in the software catalog as a part