Even after applying the annotation velero.io/exclude-from-backup=true on the PVCs and PVs velero is still backing up those PVs

[ayushrockzzz]

I have applied the velero.io/exclude-from-backup=true annotation on both PVCs and PVs to exclude them from Velero backups. However, Velero continues to back up the associated PVs, which is not the expected behavior.

Steps to reproduce:

1. Add the annotation velero.io/exclude-from-backup=true to the PVCs and PVs.
2. Trigger a Velero backup.
3. Check the backup contents and observe that the PVs are still being backed up.

Expected behavior:
PVs and PVCs with the annotation velero.io/exclude-from-backup=true should be excluded from the Velero backup.

Is there any additional configuration or step required to ensure that Velero honors this annotation?

Environment:

• Velero version: 1.15
• Kubernetes version: 1.30
• Cloud Provider: AWS

Any guidance on resolving this would be appreciated. Thank you!

[kaovilai]

paste your backup yaml and velero deployment yaml

[sseago]

You may be hitting this bug: #8510
It's a regression in 1.15, fixed here: #8572
Fix will be in 1.15.2.

[ayushrockzzz]

If I switch back to the older version like 1.14, then it should work as expected for me ?