diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 28d41cea3..396cd239a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-VERSION=v0.0.17
+VERSION=v0.0.18
 OUT_DIR=dist
 YEAR?=$(shell date +"%Y")
 
diff --git a/manifests/argo-cd/kustomization.yaml b/manifests/argo-cd/kustomization.yaml
index f4f212656..31af453b3 100644
--- a/manifests/argo-cd/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/manifests/argo-cd/kustomization.yaml
@@ -3,3 +3,29 @@ kind: Kustomization
 resources:
   - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2.0.4/manifests/install.yaml
   - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/argoproj-labs/applicationset/master/manifests/install.yaml # TODO: switch to the next release when available
+# will be effective on argo-cd 2.1
+configMapGenerator:
+  - name: argocd-cm
+    behavior: merge
+    literals:
+      - "timeout.reconciliation=5s"
+# currently in use since we are on 2.0.4
+patches:
+- patch: |-
+    apiVersion: apps/v1
+    kind: StatefulSet
+    metadata:
+      name: argocd-application-controller
+    spec:
+      template:
+        spec:
+          containers:
+            - name: argocd-application-controller
+              command:
+                - argocd-application-controller
+                - --status-processors
+                - "20"
+                - --operation-processors
+                - "10"
+                - --app-resync
+                - "5"