diff --git a/charts/argo/templates/_workflow-crd.json b/charts/argo/templates/_workflow-crd.json
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index 00000000..ef26b415
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+++ b/charts/argo/templates/_workflow-crd.json
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+{{- define "workflow-crd-json" }}
+{
+  "apiVersion": "apiextensions.k8s.io/v1beta1",
+  "kind": "CustomResourceDefinition",
+  "metadata": {
+    "name": "workflows.argoproj.io"
+  },
+  "spec": {
+    "group": "argoproj.io",
+    "names": {
+      "kind": "Workflow",
+      "plural": "workflows",
+      "shortNames": ["wf"]
+    },
+    "scope": "Namespaced",
+    "version": "v1alpha1"
+  }
+}
+{{- end}}
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diff --git a/charts/argo/templates/apply-workflow-crd-job.yaml b/charts/argo/templates/apply-workflow-crd-job.yaml
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index 00000000..313a05f2
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+++ b/charts/argo/templates/apply-workflow-crd-job.yaml
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+apiVersion: batch/v1
+kind: Job
+metadata:
+  name: {{ .Release.Name }}-apply-workflow-crd
+  annotations:
+    helm.sh/hook: pre-install
+    helm.sh/hook-delete-policy: hook-succeeded
+spec:
+  backoffLimit: 5
+  activeDeadlineSeconds: 100
+  template:
+    spec:
+      containers:
+      - name: kubectl-apply
+        image: lachlanevenson/k8s-kubectl
+        command: ["/bin/sh"]
+        args: ["-c", 'echo ''{{- include "workflow-crd-json" .}}'' | kubectl apply -f -']
+      restartPolicy: Never
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diff --git a/charts/argo/templates/workflow-crd.yaml b/charts/argo/templates/workflow-crd.yaml
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index aaf95780..00000000
--- a/charts/argo/templates/workflow-crd.yaml
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@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-apiVersion: apiextensions.k8s.io/v1beta1
-kind: CustomResourceDefinition
-metadata:
-  name: workflows.argoproj.io
-spec:
-  group: argoproj.io
-  names:
-    kind: Workflow
-    plural: workflows
-    shortNames:
-    - wf
-  scope: Namespaced
-  version: v1alpha1
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