diff --git a/docs/content/en/docs/reference/helm-chart.md b/docs/content/en/docs/reference/helm-chart.md
index f39b0595813..27743f389ef 100644
--- a/docs/content/en/docs/reference/helm-chart.md
+++ b/docs/content/en/docs/reference/helm-chart.md
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ To use [the values available](#values), with `helm install` or `helm upgrade`, u
 | tetragon.prometheus.serviceMonitor.scrapeInterval | string | `"10s"` | Interval at which metrics should be scraped. If not specified, Prometheus' global scrape interval is used. |
 | tetragon.resources | object | `{}` |  |
 | tetragon.securityContext.privileged | bool | `true` |  |
-| tetragonOperator | object | `{"affinity":{},"annotations":{},"enabled":true,"extraLabels":{},"extraPodLabels":{},"extraVolumeMounts":[],"extraVolumes":[],"image":{"override":null,"pullPolicy":"IfNotPresent","repository":"quay.io/cilium/tetragon-operator","tag":"v1.0.2"},"nodeSelector":{},"podAnnotations":{},"podInfo":{"enabled":false},"podSecurityContext":{"allowPrivilegeEscalation":false,"capabilities":{"drop":["ALL"]}},"priorityClassName":"","prometheus":{"address":"","enabled":true,"port":2113,"serviceMonitor":{"enabled":false,"labelsOverride":{},"scrapeInterval":"10s"}},"resources":{"limits":{"cpu":"500m","memory":"128Mi"},"requests":{"cpu":"10m","memory":"64Mi"}},"securityContext":{},"serviceAccount":{"annotations":{},"create":true,"name":""},"skipCRDCreation":false,"strategy":{},"tolerations":[{"operator":"Exists"}],"tracingPolicy":{"enabled":true}}` | Tetragon Operator settings |
+| tetragonOperator | object | `{"affinity":{},"annotations":{},"enabled":true,"extraLabels":{},"extraPodLabels":{},"extraVolumeMounts":[],"extraVolumes":[],"forceUpdateCRDs":false,"image":{"override":null,"pullPolicy":"IfNotPresent","repository":"quay.io/cilium/tetragon-operator","tag":"v1.0.2"},"nodeSelector":{},"podAnnotations":{},"podInfo":{"enabled":false},"podSecurityContext":{"allowPrivilegeEscalation":false,"capabilities":{"drop":["ALL"]}},"priorityClassName":"","prometheus":{"address":"","enabled":true,"port":2113,"serviceMonitor":{"enabled":false,"labelsOverride":{},"scrapeInterval":"10s"}},"resources":{"limits":{"cpu":"500m","memory":"128Mi"},"requests":{"cpu":"10m","memory":"64Mi"}},"securityContext":{},"serviceAccount":{"annotations":{},"create":true,"name":""},"skipCRDCreation":false,"strategy":{},"tolerations":[{"operator":"Exists"}],"tracingPolicy":{"enabled":true}}` | Tetragon Operator settings |
 | tetragonOperator.annotations | object | `{}` | Annotations for the Tetragon Operator Deployment. |
 | tetragonOperator.enabled | bool | `true` | Enables the Tetragon Operator. |
 | tetragonOperator.extraLabels | object | `{}` | Extra labels to be added on the Tetragon Operator Deployment. |
diff --git a/install/kubernetes/tetragon/README.md b/install/kubernetes/tetragon/README.md
index b6d0b84797b..198a88caa06 100644
--- a/install/kubernetes/tetragon/README.md
+++ b/install/kubernetes/tetragon/README.md
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ Helm chart for Tetragon
 | tetragon.prometheus.serviceMonitor.scrapeInterval | string | `"10s"` | Interval at which metrics should be scraped. If not specified, Prometheus' global scrape interval is used. |
 | tetragon.resources | object | `{}` |  |
 | tetragon.securityContext.privileged | bool | `true` |  |
-| tetragonOperator | object | `{"affinity":{},"annotations":{},"enabled":true,"extraLabels":{},"extraPodLabels":{},"extraVolumeMounts":[],"extraVolumes":[],"image":{"override":null,"pullPolicy":"IfNotPresent","repository":"quay.io/cilium/tetragon-operator","tag":"v1.0.2"},"nodeSelector":{},"podAnnotations":{},"podInfo":{"enabled":false},"podSecurityContext":{"allowPrivilegeEscalation":false,"capabilities":{"drop":["ALL"]}},"priorityClassName":"","prometheus":{"address":"","enabled":true,"port":2113,"serviceMonitor":{"enabled":false,"labelsOverride":{},"scrapeInterval":"10s"}},"resources":{"limits":{"cpu":"500m","memory":"128Mi"},"requests":{"cpu":"10m","memory":"64Mi"}},"securityContext":{},"serviceAccount":{"annotations":{},"create":true,"name":""},"skipCRDCreation":false,"strategy":{},"tolerations":[{"operator":"Exists"}],"tracingPolicy":{"enabled":true}}` | Tetragon Operator settings |
+| tetragonOperator | object | `{"affinity":{},"annotations":{},"enabled":true,"extraLabels":{},"extraPodLabels":{},"extraVolumeMounts":[],"extraVolumes":[],"forceUpdateCRDs":false,"image":{"override":null,"pullPolicy":"IfNotPresent","repository":"quay.io/cilium/tetragon-operator","tag":"v1.0.2"},"nodeSelector":{},"podAnnotations":{},"podInfo":{"enabled":false},"podSecurityContext":{"allowPrivilegeEscalation":false,"capabilities":{"drop":["ALL"]}},"priorityClassName":"","prometheus":{"address":"","enabled":true,"port":2113,"serviceMonitor":{"enabled":false,"labelsOverride":{},"scrapeInterval":"10s"}},"resources":{"limits":{"cpu":"500m","memory":"128Mi"},"requests":{"cpu":"10m","memory":"64Mi"}},"securityContext":{},"serviceAccount":{"annotations":{},"create":true,"name":""},"skipCRDCreation":false,"strategy":{},"tolerations":[{"operator":"Exists"}],"tracingPolicy":{"enabled":true}}` | Tetragon Operator settings |
 | tetragonOperator.annotations | object | `{}` | Annotations for the Tetragon Operator Deployment. |
 | tetragonOperator.enabled | bool | `true` | Enables the Tetragon Operator. |
 | tetragonOperator.extraLabels | object | `{}` | Extra labels to be added on the Tetragon Operator Deployment. |
diff --git a/install/kubernetes/tetragon/templates/operator_configmap.yaml b/install/kubernetes/tetragon/templates/operator_configmap.yaml
index ed11766edf7..6d5904835e1 100644
--- a/install/kubernetes/tetragon/templates/operator_configmap.yaml
+++ b/install/kubernetes/tetragon/templates/operator_configmap.yaml
@@ -10,4 +10,5 @@ data:
   skip-crd-creation: {{ .Values.tetragonOperator.skipCRDCreation | quote }}
   skip-pod-info-crd: {{ not .Values.tetragonOperator.podInfo.enabled | quote }}
   skip-tracing-policy-crd: {{ not .Values.tetragonOperator.tracingPolicy.enabled | quote }}
+  force-update-crds: {{ .Values.tetragonOperator.forceUpdateCRDs | quote }}
 {{- end }}
diff --git a/install/kubernetes/tetragon/values.yaml b/install/kubernetes/tetragon/values.yaml
index a555db93461..312e87d544a 100644
--- a/install/kubernetes/tetragon/values.yaml
+++ b/install/kubernetes/tetragon/values.yaml
@@ -228,6 +228,7 @@ tetragonOperator:
   # -- Extra volumes for the Tetragon Operator Deployment.
   extraVolumes: []
   extraVolumeMounts: []
+  forceUpdateCRDs: false
   # Skip CRD creation.
   skipCRDCreation: false
   podInfo: