diff --git a/pkg/storage/driver/cfgmaps.go b/pkg/storage/driver/cfgmaps.go
index b0eaf49df..f05541d46 100644
--- a/pkg/storage/driver/cfgmaps.go
+++ b/pkg/storage/driver/cfgmaps.go
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ func (cfgmaps *ConfigMaps) Get(key string) (*rspb.Release, error) {
 		cfgmaps.Log("get: failed to decode data %q: %s", key, err)
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	r.Labels = obj.ObjectMeta.Labels
+	r.Labels = filterSystemLabels(obj.ObjectMeta.Labels)
 	// return the release object
 	return r, nil
 }
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ func (cfgmaps *ConfigMaps) List(filter func(*rspb.Release) bool) ([]*rspb.Releas
 			continue
 		}
 
-		rls.Labels = item.ObjectMeta.Labels
+		rls.Labels = filterSystemLabels(item.ObjectMeta.Labels)
 
 		if filter(rls) {
 			results = append(results, rls)
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ func (cfgmaps *ConfigMaps) Query(labels map[string]string) ([]*rspb.Release, err
 			cfgmaps.Log("query: failed to decode release: %s", err)
 			continue
 		}
-		rls.Labels = item.ObjectMeta.Labels
+		rls.Labels = filterSystemLabels(item.ObjectMeta.Labels)
 		results = append(results, rls)
 	}
 	return results, nil
diff --git a/pkg/storage/driver/mock_test.go b/pkg/storage/driver/mock_test.go
index c0236ece8..948f2eaa5 100644
--- a/pkg/storage/driver/mock_test.go
+++ b/pkg/storage/driver/mock_test.go
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ func releaseStub(name string, vers int, namespace string, status rspb.Status) *r
 		Version:   vers,
 		Namespace: namespace,
 		Info:      &rspb.Info{Status: status},
+		Labels:    make(map[string]string),
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/storage/driver/secrets.go b/pkg/storage/driver/secrets.go
index 9cb17e01f..e2be9548f 100644
--- a/pkg/storage/driver/secrets.go
+++ b/pkg/storage/driver/secrets.go
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ func (secrets *Secrets) Get(key string) (*rspb.Release, error) {
 	}
 	// found the secret, decode the base64 data string
 	r, err := decodeRelease(string(obj.Data["release"]))
-	r.Labels = obj.ObjectMeta.Labels
+	r.Labels = filterSystemLabels(obj.ObjectMeta.Labels)
 	return r, errors.Wrapf(err, "get: failed to decode data %q", key)
 }
 
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ func (secrets *Secrets) List(filter func(*rspb.Release) bool) ([]*rspb.Release,
 			continue
 		}
 
-		rls.Labels = item.ObjectMeta.Labels
+		rls.Labels = filterSystemLabels(item.ObjectMeta.Labels)
 
 		if filter(rls) {
 			results = append(results, rls)
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ func (secrets *Secrets) Query(labels map[string]string) ([]*rspb.Release, error)
 			secrets.Log("query: failed to decode release: %s", err)
 			continue
 		}
-		rls.Labels = item.ObjectMeta.Labels
+		rls.Labels = filterSystemLabels(item.ObjectMeta.Labels)
 		results = append(results, rls)
 	}
 	return results, nil
diff --git a/pkg/storage/driver/util.go b/pkg/storage/driver/util.go
index e5b846163..f6f97f947 100644
--- a/pkg/storage/driver/util.go
+++ b/pkg/storage/driver/util.go
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ var b64 = base64.StdEncoding
 
 var magicGzip = []byte{0x1f, 0x8b, 0x08}
 
+var systemLabels = []string{"name", "owner", "status", "version", "createdAt", "modifiedAt"}
+
 // encodeRelease encodes a release returning a base64 encoded
 // gzipped string representation, or error.
 func encodeRelease(rls *rspb.Release) (string, error) {
@@ -83,3 +85,24 @@ func decodeRelease(data string) (*rspb.Release, error) {
 	}
 	return &rls, nil
 }
+
+// Checks if label is system
+func isSystemLabel(key string) bool {
+	for _, v := range systemLabels {
+		if key == v {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+// Removes system labels from labels map
+func filterSystemLabels(lbs map[string]string) map[string]string {
+	result := make(map[string]string)
+	for k, v := range lbs {
+		if !isSystemLabel(k) {
+			result[k] = v
+		}
+	}
+	return result
+}