diff --git a/.forgejo/workflows/deploy.yaml b/.forgejo/workflows/deploy.yaml
index 0271e6d..d74f011 100644
--- a/.forgejo/workflows/deploy.yaml
+++ b/.forgejo/workflows/deploy.yaml
@@ -24,4 +24,5 @@ jobs:
         helm repo update prometheus-community
         helm upgrade --install ksm prometheus-community/kube-state-metrics \
           --namespace ksm-system \
+          --create-namespace
           --version "${KSM_VERSION}"