diff --git a/config/applications/prometheus-operator-crds.yaml b/config/applications/prometheus-operator-crds.yaml
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+apiVersion: argoproj.io/v1alpha1
+kind: Application
+metadata:
+  name: prometheus-operator-crds
+  namespace: argocd
+  finalizers:
+    - resources-finalizer.argocd.argoproj.io
+spec:
+  project: default
+  source:
+    chart: prometheus-operator-crds
+    repoURL: https://prometheus-community.github.io/helm-charts
+    targetRevision: 16.0.0
+    helm:
+      releaseName: prometheus-operator-crds
+  destination:
+    server: "https://kubernetes.default.svc"
+    namespace: prometheus-operator-crds
+  syncPolicy:
+    automated: {}
+    syncOptions:
+      - CreateNamespace=true
+      - ServerSideApply=true