diff --git a/connector-mgmt-topics/connect-configs-topic.yaml b/connector-mgmt-topics/connect-configs-topic.yaml
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+apiVersion: kafka.strimzi.io/v1beta2
+kind: KafkaTopic
+metadata:
+  name: connect-configs
+  namespace: kafka
+  labels:
+    strimzi.io/cluster: kafka-cluster
+spec:
+  partitions: 1
+  replicas: 1
+  config:
+    # http://kafka.apache.org/documentation/#topicconfigs
+    cleanup.policy: compact
diff --git a/connector-mgmt-topics/connect-offsets-topic.yaml b/connector-mgmt-topics/connect-offsets-topic.yaml
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+apiVersion: kafka.strimzi.io/v1beta2
+kind: KafkaTopic
+metadata:
+  name: connect-offsets
+  namespace: kafka
+  labels:
+    strimzi.io/cluster: kafka-cluster
+spec:
+  partitions: 1
+  replicas: 1
+  config:
+    # http://kafka.apache.org/documentation/#topicconfigs
+    cleanup.policy: compact
diff --git a/connector-mgmt-topics/connect-status-topic.yaml b/connector-mgmt-topics/connect-status-topic.yaml
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+apiVersion: kafka.strimzi.io/v1beta2
+kind: KafkaTopic
+metadata:
+  name: connect-status
+  namespace: kafka
+  labels:
+    strimzi.io/cluster: kafka-cluster
+spec:
+  partitions: 1
+  replicas: 1
+  config:
+    # http://kafka.apache.org/documentation/#topicconfigs
+    cleanup.policy: compact