diff --git a/manifests/base/application-controller/argocd-application-controller-statefulset.yaml b/manifests/base/application-controller/argocd-application-controller-statefulset.yaml
index e82f49224a360..9e07525a27982 100644
--- a/manifests/base/application-controller/argocd-application-controller-statefulset.yaml
+++ b/manifests/base/application-controller/argocd-application-controller-statefulset.yaml
@@ -226,6 +226,8 @@ spec:
               name: argocd-cmd-params-cm
               key: controller.ignore.normalizer.jq.timeout
               optional: true
+        - name: KUBECACHEDIR
+          value: /tmp/kubecache
         image: quay.io/argoproj/argocd:latest
         imagePullPolicy: Always
         name: argocd-application-controller
@@ -254,6 +256,8 @@ spec:
           mountPath: /home/argocd
         - name: argocd-cmd-params-cm
           mountPath: /home/argocd/params
+        - name: argocd-application-controller-tmp
+          mountPath: /tmp
       serviceAccountName: argocd-application-controller
       affinity:
         podAntiAffinity:
@@ -273,6 +277,8 @@ spec:
       volumes:
       - emptyDir: {}
         name: argocd-home
+      - emptyDir: {}
+        name: argocd-application-controller-tmp
       - name: argocd-repo-server-tls
         secret:
           secretName: argocd-repo-server-tls
diff --git a/manifests/core-install.yaml b/manifests/core-install.yaml
index 2c54ad05ea977..c5714d95fc1eb 100644
--- a/manifests/core-install.yaml
+++ b/manifests/core-install.yaml
@@ -23462,6 +23462,8 @@ spec:
               key: controller.ignore.normalizer.jq.timeout
               name: argocd-cmd-params-cm
               optional: true
+        - name: KUBECACHEDIR
+          value: /tmp/kubecache
         image: quay.io/argoproj/argocd:latest
         imagePullPolicy: Always
         name: argocd-application-controller
@@ -23489,6 +23491,8 @@ spec:
           name: argocd-home
         - mountPath: /home/argocd/params
           name: argocd-cmd-params-cm
+        - mountPath: /tmp
+          name: argocd-application-controller-tmp
         workingDir: /home/argocd
       nodeSelector:
         kubernetes.io/os: linux
@@ -23496,6 +23500,8 @@ spec:
       volumes:
       - emptyDir: {}
         name: argocd-home
+      - emptyDir: {}
+        name: argocd-application-controller-tmp
       - name: argocd-repo-server-tls
         secret:
           items:
diff --git a/manifests/ha/install.yaml b/manifests/ha/install.yaml
index 9615aa8c27d39..625afde880178 100644
--- a/manifests/ha/install.yaml
+++ b/manifests/ha/install.yaml
@@ -25452,6 +25452,8 @@ spec:
               key: controller.ignore.normalizer.jq.timeout
               name: argocd-cmd-params-cm
               optional: true
+        - name: KUBECACHEDIR
+          value: /tmp/kubecache
         image: quay.io/argoproj/argocd:latest
         imagePullPolicy: Always
         name: argocd-application-controller
@@ -25479,6 +25481,8 @@ spec:
           name: argocd-home
         - mountPath: /home/argocd/params
           name: argocd-cmd-params-cm
+        - mountPath: /tmp
+          name: argocd-application-controller-tmp
         workingDir: /home/argocd
       nodeSelector:
         kubernetes.io/os: linux
@@ -25486,6 +25490,8 @@ spec:
       volumes:
       - emptyDir: {}
         name: argocd-home
+      - emptyDir: {}
+        name: argocd-application-controller-tmp
       - name: argocd-repo-server-tls
         secret:
           items:
diff --git a/manifests/ha/namespace-install.yaml b/manifests/ha/namespace-install.yaml
index 1897f8a0901f4..140d0de74910a 100644
--- a/manifests/ha/namespace-install.yaml
+++ b/manifests/ha/namespace-install.yaml
@@ -3077,6 +3077,8 @@ spec:
               key: controller.ignore.normalizer.jq.timeout
               name: argocd-cmd-params-cm
               optional: true
+        - name: KUBECACHEDIR
+          value: /tmp/kubecache
         image: quay.io/argoproj/argocd:latest
         imagePullPolicy: Always
         name: argocd-application-controller
@@ -3104,6 +3106,8 @@ spec:
           name: argocd-home
         - mountPath: /home/argocd/params
           name: argocd-cmd-params-cm
+        - mountPath: /tmp
+          name: argocd-application-controller-tmp
         workingDir: /home/argocd
       nodeSelector:
         kubernetes.io/os: linux
@@ -3111,6 +3115,8 @@ spec:
       volumes:
       - emptyDir: {}
         name: argocd-home
+      - emptyDir: {}
+        name: argocd-application-controller-tmp
       - name: argocd-repo-server-tls
         secret:
           items:
diff --git a/manifests/install.yaml b/manifests/install.yaml
index f64634743cac3..70db9f4a37e9f 100644
--- a/manifests/install.yaml
+++ b/manifests/install.yaml
@@ -24522,6 +24522,8 @@ spec:
               key: controller.ignore.normalizer.jq.timeout
               name: argocd-cmd-params-cm
               optional: true
+        - name: KUBECACHEDIR
+          value: /tmp/kubecache
         image: quay.io/argoproj/argocd:latest
         imagePullPolicy: Always
         name: argocd-application-controller
@@ -24549,6 +24551,8 @@ spec:
           name: argocd-home
         - mountPath: /home/argocd/params
           name: argocd-cmd-params-cm
+        - mountPath: /tmp
+          name: argocd-application-controller-tmp
         workingDir: /home/argocd
       nodeSelector:
         kubernetes.io/os: linux
@@ -24556,6 +24560,8 @@ spec:
       volumes:
       - emptyDir: {}
         name: argocd-home
+      - emptyDir: {}
+        name: argocd-application-controller-tmp
       - name: argocd-repo-server-tls
         secret:
           items:
diff --git a/manifests/namespace-install.yaml b/manifests/namespace-install.yaml
index 4f7ffccdbbb95..73fe685010ae4 100644
--- a/manifests/namespace-install.yaml
+++ b/manifests/namespace-install.yaml
@@ -2147,6 +2147,8 @@ spec:
               key: controller.ignore.normalizer.jq.timeout
               name: argocd-cmd-params-cm
               optional: true
+        - name: KUBECACHEDIR
+          value: /tmp/kubecache
         image: quay.io/argoproj/argocd:latest
         imagePullPolicy: Always
         name: argocd-application-controller
@@ -2174,6 +2176,8 @@ spec:
           name: argocd-home
         - mountPath: /home/argocd/params
           name: argocd-cmd-params-cm
+        - mountPath: /tmp
+          name: argocd-application-controller-tmp
         workingDir: /home/argocd
       nodeSelector:
         kubernetes.io/os: linux
@@ -2181,6 +2185,8 @@ spec:
       volumes:
       - emptyDir: {}
         name: argocd-home
+      - emptyDir: {}
+        name: argocd-application-controller-tmp
       - name: argocd-repo-server-tls
         secret:
           items: