diff --git a/pkg/release/hook.go b/pkg/release/hook.go
index 96cc4f250..49d0a461b 100644
--- a/pkg/release/hook.go
+++ b/pkg/release/hook.go
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ type HookEvent string
 const (
 	HookPreInstall   HookEvent = "pre-install"
 	HookPostInstall  HookEvent = "post-install"
+	HookCRDInstall   HookEvent = "crd-install"
 	HookPreDelete    HookEvent = "pre-delete"
 	HookPostDelete   HookEvent = "post-delete"
 	HookPreUpgrade   HookEvent = "pre-upgrade"
diff --git a/pkg/releaseutil/manifest_sorter.go b/pkg/releaseutil/manifest_sorter.go
index 3e91189e4..8120a07f2 100644
--- a/pkg/releaseutil/manifest_sorter.go
+++ b/pkg/releaseutil/manifest_sorter.go
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ var events = map[string]release.HookEvent{
 	release.HookPreRollback.String():  release.HookPreRollback,
 	release.HookPostRollback.String(): release.HookPostRollback,
 	release.HookTest.String():         release.HookTest,
+	release.HookCRDInstall.String():   release.HookCRDInstall,
 	// Support test-success for backward compatibility with Helm 2 tests
 	"test-success": release.HookTest,
 }