diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c8f87ecc..33cbee0c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -35,3 +35,5 @@ override.tf.json
 .terraformrc
 terraform.rc
 .terraform.lock.hclvenv
+
+venv
diff --git a/manifest.yml b/manifest.yml
index ee77f065..35c3d967 100644
--- a/manifest.yml
+++ b/manifest.yml
@@ -129,6 +129,18 @@ repos:
     track: main
     url: git@github.com:canonical/traefik-route-k8s-operator.git
 
+  - path: ../istio-k8s-operator
+    track: main
+    url: git@github.com:canonical/istio-k8s-operator.git
+
+  - path: ../istio-beacon-k8s-operator
+    track: main
+    url: git@github.com:canonical/istio-beacon-k8s-operator.git
+
+  - path: ../istio-ingress-k8s-operator
+    track: main
+    url: git@github.com:canonical/istio-ingress-k8s-operator.git
+
   # rocks
   - path: ../alertmanager-rock
     track: main