diff --git a/manifests/hub.yaml b/manifests/hub.yaml
index 7b534e4..fa50ee6 100644
--- a/manifests/hub.yaml
+++ b/manifests/hub.yaml
@@ -124,6 +124,10 @@ spec:
           env:
             - name: TZ
               value: "Europe/Budapest"
+            # Phase 2 managed updates: global controller-version FLOOR fallback. Any reporting box below
+            # this auto-updates to it (unless a per-customer override is set via the operator UI).
+            - name: DEFAULT_MIN_CONTROLLER_VERSION
+              value: "0.87.0"
             - name: REGISTRY_USERNAME
               valueFrom:
                 secretKeyRef: