diff --git a/bootstrap/registry/registry.yaml b/bootstrap/registry/registry.yaml
index 905e66a..225857b 100644
--- a/bootstrap/registry/registry.yaml
+++ b/bootstrap/registry/registry.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,19 @@
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: PersistentVolumeClaim
+metadata:
+  name: registry-pvc
+  namespace: crossplane-system
+spec:
+  accessModes:
+    - ReadWriteOnce
+  resources:
+    requests:
+      storage: 20Gi
+  # Uses the default StorageClass (local-path in colima/k3s).
+  # Data lives on the colima VM disk, which persists across computer restarts
+  # (as long as the colima instance/VM itself is not deleted).
+
+---
 apiVersion: apps/v1
 kind: Deployment
 metadata:
@@ -18,6 +34,13 @@ spec:
           image: registry:2
           ports:
             - containerPort: 5000
+          volumeMounts:
+            - name: registry-data
+              mountPath: /var/lib/registry
+      volumes:
+        - name: registry-data
+          persistentVolumeClaim:
+            claimName: registry-pvc
 ---
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: Service