diff --git a/argocd/apps/kyverno.yaml b/argocd/apps/kyverno.yaml
index 47dc365..119fc2a 100644
--- a/argocd/apps/kyverno.yaml
+++ b/argocd/apps/kyverno.yaml
@@ -20,6 +20,6 @@ spec:
       selfHeal: true
     syncOptions:
       - CreateNamespace=true
-      # Kyverno policy CRDs are large enough to exceed client-side apply's
-      # annotation limit on a local k3d cluster.
-      - ServerSideApply=true
+      # Kyverno policy CRDs exceed Kubernetes' client-side apply annotation
+      # limit, so replacement avoids storing the oversized last-applied blob.
+      - Replace=true