diff --git a/install/0000_90_cluster-version-operator_02_servicemonitor.yaml b/install/0000_90_cluster-version-operator_02_servicemonitor.yaml
index 229a284883..9df75793ef 100644
--- a/install/0000_90_cluster-version-operator_02_servicemonitor.yaml
+++ b/install/0000_90_cluster-version-operator_02_servicemonitor.yaml
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ spec:
       annotations:
         summary: Cluster version operator has disappeared from Prometheus target discovery.
         description: The operator may be down or disabled. The cluster will not be kept up to date and upgrades will not be possible. Inspect the openshift-cluster-version namespace for events or changes to the cluster-version-operator deployment or pods to diagnose and repair. {{ "{{ with $console_url := \"console_url\" | query }}{{ if ne (len (label \"url\" (first $console_url ) ) ) 0}} For more information refer to {{ label \"url\" (first $console_url ) }}/k8s/cluster/projects/openshift-cluster-version.{{ end }}{{ end }}" }}
+        runbook_url: https://github.com/openshift/runbooks/blob/master/alerts/cluster-version-operator/ClusterVersionOperatorDown.md
       expr: |
         absent(up{job="cluster-version-operator"} == 1)
       for: 10m