diff --git a/charts/t8s-cluster/templates/workload-cluster/gpu-operator.yaml b/charts/t8s-cluster/templates/workload-cluster/gpu-operator.yaml
index 1db94791e..bc369cb51 100644
--- a/charts/t8s-cluster/templates/workload-cluster/gpu-operator.yaml
+++ b/charts/t8s-cluster/templates/workload-cluster/gpu-operator.yaml
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ spec:
       retries: -1
   upgrade:
     timeout: 5m
+    crds: CreateReplace
   storageNamespace: kube-system
   targetNamespace: kube-system
   releaseName: gpu-operator