diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index dfb7dec..52900c1 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ UID:=$(shell id -u)
 GID:=$(shell id -g)
 
 GO_VERSION=1.12.7
-VERSION=0.0.20
+VERSION=0.0.21
 
 GOBUILD=CGO_ENABLED=0 GO111MODULE=on go build -ldflags="\
 	-X github.com/Yelp/paasta-tools-go/pkg/version.Version=$(VERSION) \
diff --git a/pkg/environment/environment.go b/pkg/environment/environment.go
index 6ca69d5..37986a6 100644
--- a/pkg/environment/environment.go
+++ b/pkg/environment/environment.go
@@ -30,6 +30,14 @@ func GetDefaultPaastaKubernetesEnvironment() []corev1.EnvVar {
 				},
 			},
 		},
+		{
+			Name: "PAASTA_INSTANCE_TYPE",
+			ValueFrom: &corev1.EnvVarSource{
+				FieldRef: &corev1.ObjectFieldSelector{
+					FieldPath: "metadata.labels['paasta.yelp.com/service']",
+				},
+			},
+		},
 		{
 			Name: "PAASTA_CLUSTER",
 			ValueFrom: &corev1.EnvVarSource{
diff --git a/pkg/environment/environment_test.go b/pkg/environment/environment_test.go
index 0142a3a..19eaf94 100644
--- a/pkg/environment/environment_test.go
+++ b/pkg/environment/environment_test.go
@@ -34,6 +34,14 @@ func TestGetDefaultPaastaKubernetesEnvironment(test *testing.T) {
 				},
 			},
 		},
+		{
+			Name: "PAASTA_INSTANCE_TYPE",
+			ValueFrom: &corev1.EnvVarSource{
+				FieldRef: &corev1.ObjectFieldSelector{
+					FieldPath: "metadata.labels['paasta.yelp.com/service']",
+				},
+			},
+		},
 		{
 			Name: "PAASTA_CLUSTER",
 			ValueFrom: &corev1.EnvVarSource{