diff --git a/catalogd/cmd/catalogd/main.go b/catalogd/cmd/catalogd/main.go
index 8ab76aa32..10260136b 100644
--- a/catalogd/cmd/catalogd/main.go
+++ b/catalogd/cmd/catalogd/main.go
@@ -227,12 +227,13 @@ func main() {
 
 	// Create manager
 	mgr, err := ctrl.NewManager(cfg, ctrl.Options{
-		Scheme:                 scheme,
-		Metrics:                metricsServerOptions,
-		PprofBindAddress:       pprofAddr,
-		HealthProbeBindAddress: probeAddr,
-		LeaderElection:         enableLeaderElection,
-		LeaderElectionID:       "catalogd-operator-lock",
+		Scheme:                        scheme,
+		Metrics:                       metricsServerOptions,
+		PprofBindAddress:              pprofAddr,
+		HealthProbeBindAddress:        probeAddr,
+		LeaderElection:                enableLeaderElection,
+		LeaderElectionID:              "catalogd-operator-lock",
+		LeaderElectionReleaseOnCancel: true,
 		// Recommended Leader Election values
 		// https://github.com/openshift/enhancements/blob/61581dcd985130357d6e4b0e72b87ee35394bf6e/CONVENTIONS.md#handling-kube-apiserver-disruption
 		LeaseDuration: ptr.To(137 * time.Second),
diff --git a/cmd/operator-controller/main.go b/cmd/operator-controller/main.go
index 16176ddc5..21fb05628 100644
--- a/cmd/operator-controller/main.go
+++ b/cmd/operator-controller/main.go
@@ -228,11 +228,12 @@ func main() {
 	}
 
 	mgr, err := ctrl.NewManager(ctrl.GetConfigOrDie(), ctrl.Options{
-		Scheme:                 scheme.Scheme,
-		Metrics:                metricsServerOptions,
-		HealthProbeBindAddress: probeAddr,
-		LeaderElection:         enableLeaderElection,
-		LeaderElectionID:       "9c4404e7.operatorframework.io",
+		Scheme:                        scheme.Scheme,
+		Metrics:                       metricsServerOptions,
+		HealthProbeBindAddress:        probeAddr,
+		LeaderElection:                enableLeaderElection,
+		LeaderElectionID:              "9c4404e7.operatorframework.io",
+		LeaderElectionReleaseOnCancel: true,
 		// Recommended Leader Election values
 		// https://github.com/openshift/enhancements/blob/61581dcd985130357d6e4b0e72b87ee35394bf6e/CONVENTIONS.md#handling-kube-apiserver-disruption
 		LeaseDuration: ptr.To(137 * time.Second),