diff --git a/kubernetes/api-pipeline-deploy.sh b/kubernetes/api-pipeline-deploy.sh
index c97e363..0562f72 100755
--- a/kubernetes/api-pipeline-deploy.sh
+++ b/kubernetes/api-pipeline-deploy.sh
@@ -424,6 +424,10 @@ function deploy_pipeline {
     echo "Deploying pipeline-regression..."
     kubectl --context=${CONTEXT} apply -f kernelci-pipeline/kube/aks/regression.yaml --namespace=${NS_PIPELINE}
 
+    # Deploy cron
+    echo "Deploying cron..."
+    kubectl --context=${CONTEXT} apply -f kernelci-pipeline/kube/aks/cron.yaml --namespace=${NS_PIPELINE}
+
     sleep 5
 
     # wait until ingress is ready
diff --git a/kubernetes/api-production-update.sh b/kubernetes/api-production-update.sh
index 78906b2..8ca6b0e 100755
--- a/kubernetes/api-production-update.sh
+++ b/kubernetes/api-production-update.sh
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ build_kci2_docker_images() {
     echo "./kci docker build ${rev_arg} --prefix=kernelci/ -v --push kernelci api" >> kernelci-core/dockerbuilds.sh
     echo "./kci docker build ${rev_arg} --prefix=kernelci/ -v --push kernelci pipeline" >> kernelci-core/dockerbuilds.sh
     echo "./kci docker build ${rev_arg} --prefix=kernelci/ -v --push kernelci lava-callback" >> kernelci-core/dockerbuilds.sh
+    echo "./kci docker build ${rev_arg} --prefix=kernelci/ -v --push kernelci pipeline-cron" >> kernelci-core/dockerbuilds.sh
     chmod +x kernelci-core/dockerbuilds.sh
     # map also host docker and docker credentials
     docker run -v $PWD/kernelci-core:/kernelci-core -w /kernelci-core --rm --privileged \
@@ -146,6 +147,8 @@ apply_manifests() {
     kubectl --context=$CONTEXT apply --namespace kernelci-pipeline -f kernelci-pipeline/kube/aks/tarball.yaml
     echo "[DEPLOY] Applying configmap"
     kubectl --context=$CONTEXT apply --namespace kernelci-pipeline -f kernelci-pipeline/kube/aks/pipeline-kcidb.yaml
+    echo "[DEPLOY] Applying cron"
+    kubectl --context=$CONTEXT apply --namespace kernelci-pipeline -f kernelci-pipeline/kube/aks/cron.yaml
 
     # BUG/FIXME: trigger need some delay, otherwise if other components are not ready, it will waste the job
     echo "Sleeping 10 seconds before applying trigger"