diff --git a/crossplane/templates/gitlab.yml b/crossplane/templates/gitlab.yml
index 17e156d..447064b 100644
--- a/crossplane/templates/gitlab.yml
+++ b/crossplane/templates/gitlab.yml
@@ -21,3 +21,18 @@ spec:
     remoteRef:
       key: secrets/gitlab/token
       property: accesstoken
+
+---
+
+apiVersion: gitlab.crossplane.io/v1beta1
+kind: ProviderConfig
+metadata:
+  name: gitlab-provider
+spec:
+  baseURL: https://gitlab.com/
+  credentials:
+    source: Secret
+    secretRef:
+      namespace: crossplane
+      name: gitlab-secret
+      key: accesstoken