diff --git a/cli/cmd/install.go b/cli/cmd/install.go
index 4f968015e..83ef63c13 100644
--- a/cli/cmd/install.go
+++ b/cli/cmd/install.go
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ You can use the --ignore-cluster flag if you just want to generate the installat
 )
 
 var (
-	templatesCrdFiles = []string{
+	TemplatesCrdFiles = []string{
 		"templates/policy/authorization-policy.yaml",
 		"templates/policy/httproute.yaml",
 		"templates/policy/meshtls-authentication.yaml",
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ func renderCRDs(w io.Writer, options valuespkg.Options) error {
 	files := []*loader.BufferedFile{
 		{Name: chartutil.ChartfileName},
 	}
-	for _, template := range templatesCrdFiles {
+	for _, template := range TemplatesCrdFiles {
 		files = append(files, &loader.BufferedFile{Name: template})
 	}
 	if err := charts.FilesReader(static.Templates, l5dcharts.HelmChartDirCrds+"/", files); err != nil {
diff --git a/cli/cmd/install_helm_test.go b/cli/cmd/install_helm_test.go
index c13dc08f3..a15e6e9f0 100644
--- a/cli/cmd/install_helm_test.go
+++ b/cli/cmd/install_helm_test.go
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ func chartCrds(t *testing.T) *chart.Chart {
 
 	linkerd2Chart.AddDependency(chartPartials)
 
-	for _, filepath := range templatesCrdFiles {
+	for _, filepath := range TemplatesCrdFiles {
 		linkerd2Chart.Templates = append(linkerd2Chart.Templates, &chart.File{
 			Name: filepath,
 		})