diff --git a/manifests/base/application-controller/argocd-application-controller-deployment.yaml b/manifests/base/application-controller/argocd-application-controller-deployment.yaml
index d98ca3a80a..56ae41853b 100644
--- a/manifests/base/application-controller/argocd-application-controller-deployment.yaml
+++ b/manifests/base/application-controller/argocd-application-controller-deployment.yaml
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ metadata:
     app.kubernetes.io/component: application-controller
   name: argocd-application-controller
 spec:
+  strategy:
+    type: Recreate
   selector:
     matchLabels:
       app.kubernetes.io/name: argocd-application-controller
diff --git a/manifests/ha/install.yaml b/manifests/ha/install.yaml
index ccb181b219..f0c2d846fe 100644
--- a/manifests/ha/install.yaml
+++ b/manifests/ha/install.yaml
@@ -675,6 +675,8 @@ spec:
   selector:
     matchLabels:
       app.kubernetes.io/name: argocd-application-controller
+  strategy:
+    type: Recreate
   template:
     metadata:
       labels:
diff --git a/manifests/ha/namespace-install.yaml b/manifests/ha/namespace-install.yaml
index 113ce031b7..fd179874f0 100644
--- a/manifests/ha/namespace-install.yaml
+++ b/manifests/ha/namespace-install.yaml
@@ -590,6 +590,8 @@ spec:
   selector:
     matchLabels:
       app.kubernetes.io/name: argocd-application-controller
+  strategy:
+    type: Recreate
   template:
     metadata:
       labels:
diff --git a/manifests/install.yaml b/manifests/install.yaml
index 5048b1ce99..e9b2ec1403 100644
--- a/manifests/install.yaml
+++ b/manifests/install.yaml
@@ -446,6 +446,8 @@ spec:
   selector:
     matchLabels:
       app.kubernetes.io/name: argocd-application-controller
+  strategy:
+    type: Recreate
   template:
     metadata:
       labels:
diff --git a/manifests/namespace-install.yaml b/manifests/namespace-install.yaml
index edebceb194..a9a36544a2 100644
--- a/manifests/namespace-install.yaml
+++ b/manifests/namespace-install.yaml
@@ -361,6 +361,8 @@ spec:
   selector:
     matchLabels:
       app.kubernetes.io/name: argocd-application-controller
+  strategy:
+    type: Recreate
   template:
     metadata:
       labels: