diff --git a/.yamllint.yaml b/.yamllint.yaml
index 452c7fe..1a90123 100644
--- a/.yamllint.yaml
+++ b/.yamllint.yaml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ rules:
   # Required for ansible-lint compatibility
   comments-indentation: false
   octal-values:
-    forbid-implicit-octal: true
+    forbid-implicit-octal: false
     forbid-explicit-octal: true
 
 ignore:
diff --git a/argocd/manifests/kiwix/deployment.yaml b/argocd/manifests/kiwix/deployment.yaml
index bf97f1c..28065bd 100644
--- a/argocd/manifests/kiwix/deployment.yaml
+++ b/argocd/manifests/kiwix/deployment.yaml
@@ -96,4 +96,4 @@ spec:
         - name: sync-script
           configMap:
             name: zim-torrent-sync-script
-            defaultMode: 493  # 0755 in decimal
+            defaultMode: 0755
diff --git a/argocd/manifests/ollama/deployment.yaml b/argocd/manifests/ollama/deployment.yaml
index 795c458..de74329 100644
--- a/argocd/manifests/ollama/deployment.yaml
+++ b/argocd/manifests/ollama/deployment.yaml
@@ -85,4 +85,4 @@ spec:
         - name: sync-script
           configMap:
             name: ollama-sync-script
-            defaultMode: 0755 # yamllint disable-line rule:octal-values
+            defaultMode: 0755
diff --git a/docs/changelog.d/implicit-octal.infra.md b/docs/changelog.d/implicit-octal.infra.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a147497
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/changelog.d/implicit-octal.infra.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Allow implicit octals in yamllint and use `0755` directly in k8s manifests instead of decimal or disable-line comments.