diff --git a/apps/directus/directus-deployment.yaml b/apps/directus/directus-deployment.yaml
index 7240366..935619e 100644
--- a/apps/directus/directus-deployment.yaml
+++ b/apps/directus/directus-deployment.yaml
@@ -75,6 +75,11 @@ spec:
             secretKeyRef:
               name: directus-admin-credentials
               key: admin-password
+        - name: LICENSE_KEY
+          valueFrom:
+            secretKeyRef:
+              name: directus-license
+              key: license-key
         - name: PUBLIC_URL
           value: https://directus.basicstack.de
         - name: AUTH_PROVIDERS
diff --git a/apps/directus/directus-license-sealed.yaml b/apps/directus/directus-license-sealed.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f1819c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/directus/directus-license-sealed.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+apiVersion: bitnami.com/v1alpha1
+kind: SealedSecret
+metadata:
+  creationTimestamp: null
+  name: directus-license
+  namespace: directus
+spec:
+  encryptedData:
+    license-key: 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
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      creationTimestamp: null
+      name: directus-license
+      namespace: directus
+    type: Opaque