diff --git a/scm-packaging/helm/src/main/chart/templates/deployment.yaml b/scm-packaging/helm/src/main/chart/templates/deployment.yaml
index 8e5f46d581..3c90b0c971 100644
--- a/scm-packaging/helm/src/main/chart/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/scm-packaging/helm/src/main/chart/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@ spec:
       labels:
         app: {{ include "scm-manager.name" . }}
         release: {{ .Release.Name }}
+      {{- if .Values.forceRedeploy }}
+      annotations:
+        timestamp: {{ now | quote }}
+      {{- end }}
     spec:
       {{- if .Values.image.pullSecret }}
       imagePullSecrets:
diff --git a/scm-packaging/helm/src/main/chart/values.yaml b/scm-packaging/helm/src/main/chart/values.yaml
index 06db3a9a63..95dd3197a5 100644
--- a/scm-packaging/helm/src/main/chart/values.yaml
+++ b/scm-packaging/helm/src/main/chart/values.yaml
@@ -180,3 +180,6 @@ extraVolumeMounts: |
 extraArgs: []
 #  - "-Dscm.initialPassword=admin"
 #  - "-Dscm.initialUser=admin"
+
+# forceRedeploy - Forces a redeployment in the cluster on every change even if the chart has not changed significantly
+forceRedeploy: false