diff --git a/examples/clear-cache-taskrun.yaml b/examples/clear-cache-taskrun.yaml
index dd0257c273c9c6321de61e7424233ace15fdcb91..b8c8e30e9c108b4fdf1eb9ae450d05b2e909fd92 100644
--- a/examples/clear-cache-taskrun.yaml
+++ b/examples/clear-cache-taskrun.yaml
@@ -2,6 +2,13 @@ apiVersion: tekton.dev/v1beta1
 kind: TaskRun
 metadata:
   generateName: clear-cache-
+  ownerReferences:
+    - apiVersion: tekton.dev/v1beta1
+      blockOwnerDeletion: true
+      controller: true
+      kind: Pipeline
+      name: build-test
+      uid: my-uid
 spec:
   taskRef:
     name: clear-cache
diff --git a/examples/database-restore-taskrun.yaml b/examples/database-restore-taskrun.yaml
index 80accf0289f88fd69888b5f0ee8792f9fd4bae72..08af4baf62ee06429ba6413e0111a5270ba14960 100644
--- a/examples/database-restore-taskrun.yaml
+++ b/examples/database-restore-taskrun.yaml
@@ -2,6 +2,13 @@ apiVersion: tekton.dev/v1beta1
 kind: TaskRun
 metadata:
   generateName: database-restore-
+  ownerReferences:
+    - apiVersion: tekton.dev/v1beta1
+      blockOwnerDeletion: true
+      controller: true
+      kind: Pipeline
+      name: build-test
+      uid: my-uid
 spec:
   taskRef:
     name: database-restore
diff --git a/examples/drupalsite-backup-taskrun.yaml b/examples/drupalsite-backup-taskrun.yaml
index 67745ab6334592c51c2fe7562e192b62ea661904..904ee1f9f119d5982feeec4928e826e7e8df221d 100644
--- a/examples/drupalsite-backup-taskrun.yaml
+++ b/examples/drupalsite-backup-taskrun.yaml
@@ -2,6 +2,13 @@ apiVersion: tekton.dev/v1beta1
 kind: TaskRun
 metadata:
   generateName: drupalsite-backup-
+  ownerReferences:
+    - apiVersion: tekton.dev/v1beta1
+      blockOwnerDeletion: true
+      controller: true
+      kind: ClusterTask
+      name: build-test
+      uid: my-uid
 spec:
   taskRef:
     name: drupalsite-backup
diff --git a/examples/drupalsite-restore-taskrun.yaml b/examples/drupalsite-restore-taskrun.yaml
index a26a6ed325cdc08f149cca9ec2c43ebf4b72d7e1..bafc0266abde53b3313c89568dbd5e28347269c9 100644
--- a/examples/drupalsite-restore-taskrun.yaml
+++ b/examples/drupalsite-restore-taskrun.yaml
@@ -2,6 +2,13 @@ apiVersion: tekton.dev/v1beta1
 kind: TaskRun
 metadata:
   generateName: drupalsite-restore-
+  ownerReferences:
+    - apiVersion: tekton.dev/v1beta1
+      blockOwnerDeletion: true
+      controller: true
+      kind: ClusterTask
+      name: build-test
+      uid: my-uid
 spec:
   taskRef:
     name: drupalsite-restore