diff --git a/spartan/terraform/deploy-release/main.tf b/spartan/terraform/deploy-release/main.tf
index 12cfc012b2a..46eac8fc049 100644
--- a/spartan/terraform/deploy-release/main.tf
+++ b/spartan/terraform/deploy-release/main.tf
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ resource "helm_release" "aztec-gke-cluster" {
   chart            = "aztec-network"
   namespace        = var.RELEASE_NAME
   create_namespace = true
+  upgrade_install  = true
 
   # base values file
   values = [file("../../aztec-network/values/${var.VALUES_FILE}")]