From e45bdffb0b3b23ffe95db195b5cb4744da0c1e91 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Giulio Cardillo <giulio.cardillo@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2026 12:34:24 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Default resourceTrackingMethod is "annotation"

---
 internal/controller/argo.go      | 1 +
 internal/controller/argo_test.go | 2 ++
 2 files changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/internal/controller/argo.go b/internal/controller/argo.go
index 556f352b9..813b031bb 100644
--- a/internal/controller/argo.go
+++ b/internal/controller/argo.go
@@ -335,6 +335,7 @@ health_status.message = "An install plan for a subscription is pending installat
 return health_status`,
 				},
 			},
+			ResourceTrackingMethod: "annotation",
 			Server: argooperator.ArgoCDServerSpec{
 				Autoscale: argooperator.ArgoCDServerAutoscaleSpec{
 					Enabled: false,
diff --git a/internal/controller/argo_test.go b/internal/controller/argo_test.go
index ff5a6089e..975564307 100644
--- a/internal/controller/argo_test.go
+++ b/internal/controller/argo_test.go
@@ -784,6 +784,8 @@ var _ = Describe("NewArgoCD", func() {
 
 			Expect(spec.RBAC.Policy).ToNot(BeNil())
 			Expect(spec.RBAC.Scopes).ToNot(BeNil())
+
+			Expect(spec.ResourceTrackingMethod).To(Equal("annotation"))
 		})
 
 		It("should have the correct init containers", func() {