diff --git a/release/template.yaml b/release/template.yaml
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+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Service
+metadata:
+  name: postgres
+  annotations:
+    kardinal.dev.service/shared: "true"
+    kardinal.dev.service/plugins: |
+      - name: github.com/kurtosis-tech/postgres-seed-plugin
+        args:
+          seed_script: |
+            --  create the table
+            CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS public.items(
+                id bigserial PRIMARY KEY,
+                created_at TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE,
+                updated_at TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE,
+                deleted_at TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE,
+                user_id TEXT,
+                product_id TEXT,
+                quantity INTEGER
+            );
+
+            INSERT INTO public.items (id, created_at, updated_at, deleted_at, user_id, product_id, quantity) 
+            VALUES (1, '2024-08-02 13:02:07.656104 +00:00', '2024-08-02 13:02:07.656104 +00:00', null, '0494c5e0-dde0-48fa-a6d8-f7962f5476bf', '66VCHSJNUP', 1);
+
+            INSERT INTO public.items (id, created_at, updated_at, deleted_at, user_id, product_id, quantity) 
+            VALUES (2, '2024-08-02 13:02:10.891407 +00:00', '2024-08-02 13:02:10.891407 +00:00', null, '0494c5e0-dde0-48fa-a6d8-f7962f5476bf', '2ZYFJ3GM2N', 1);
+
+            INSERT INTO public.items (id, created_at, updated_at, deleted_at, user_id, product_id, quantity) 
+            VALUES (3, '2024-08-02 13:03:10.891407 +00:00', '2024-08-02 13:02:10.891407 +00:00', null, '0494c5e0-dde0-48fa-a6d8-f7962f5476bf', '2ZYFJ3GM2N', ${last_insert_quantity:-1});
+
+            -- Set the sequence to the correct value after inserting records
+            SELECT setval('public.items_id_seq', (SELECT MAX(id) FROM public.items));
+          db_name: "cart"
+          db_user: "postgresuser"
+          db_password: "postgrespass"
diff --git a/release/template_args.yaml b/release/template_args.yaml
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+last_insert_quantity: 3