Deploying software in Kubernetes can appear simple but often involves numerous challenges, such as managing resource constraints, external dependencies, monitoring inadequacies, and infrastructure health issues. Keptn, an open-source project, is introduced as a solution that enhances observability and provides governance and automated checks around the deployment process, ensuring that applications meet defined service level objectives. By integrating with standard deployment tools and practices, Keptn verifies infrastructure health, resource availability, external service reachability, and monitoring configurations before and after a workload is deployed. Additionally, Keptn facilitates end-to-end traceability by accepting W3C trace IDs, allowing for comprehensive observability of the deployment process. This integration helps DevOps teams maintain smooth and efficient Kubernetes deployments by offering visibility and control over the entire deployment lifecycle, from code merging to production rollout.